Substance Abuse and Trauma.
There is a strong, bidirectional link between substance abuse and traumatic experiences. Teens with cooccurring substance use disorders (SUDs) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have significant functional and psychosocial impairment. Common neurobiological foundations point to the reinforcing cycle of trauma symptoms, substance withdrawal, and substance use. Treatment of teens with these issues should include a systemic and integrated approach to both the SUD and the PTSD.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle Children's Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way Northeast, Seattle, WA 98105, USA. Electronic address: Shannon.simmons@seattlechildrens.org.
Shannon
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Simmons
Department of Psychiatry, Institute for Juvenile Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1747 West Roosevelt Road #192, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Liza
L
Suárez
D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy
Chemical dependency; Integrated treatment; PTSD; Substance abuse; Trauma