Coping motives mediate the relationship between PTSD and MDMA use in adolescents with substance use disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorders (SUDs) often co-occur in adolescent patients. Previous research has shown that these patients differ from SUD patients without PTSD in terms of their substance use patterns. In this study, we aimed to test whether substance use in this population is related to an attempt to self-medicate PTSD-related symptoms.

Methods

German adolescent patients (aged 13-18 years) at an outpatient clinic for SUD treatment, n = 111 (43% female), completed a self-designed questionnaire on use motives, a measure of PTSD-related experiences, and underwent a standardized psychiatric interview including structured substance use questions. Participants were subsequently classified as 'no traumatic experiences ('noTEs' but S

SUBMITTER: Basedow LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9441101 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature