Childhood Emotional Abuse and Maladaptive Coping in Adults Seeking Treatment for Substance Use Disorder

Little is understood about distinct traumatic exposures and their relationship to later coping strategies. Adults receiving treatment for substance use were assessed for experiential avoidance and a range of traumatic exposures. Only childhood emotional abuse significantly predicted experiential avo...

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Main Author: Watts, Justin R. (Author)
Contributors: Daniels, Aubrey D. ; O'Sullivan, Deirdre ; Panlilio, Carlomagno
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Journal of addictions & offender counseling
Year: 2020, Volume: 41, Issue: 1, Pages: 18-34
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Coping
emotional abuse
Experiential avoidance
Psychological maltreatment
Substance use disorder
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Summary:Little is understood about distinct traumatic exposures and their relationship to later coping strategies. Adults receiving treatment for substance use were assessed for experiential avoidance and a range of traumatic exposures. Only childhood emotional abuse significantly predicted experiential avoidance.
ISSN:2161-1874
DOI:10.1002/jaoc.12073