Substance use, childhood traumatic experience, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in an urban civilian population

Khoury, Lamya; Tang, Yilang L.; Bradley, Bekh; Cubells, Joe F.; Ressler, Kerry J.

doi:10.1002/da.20751

Substance use, childhood traumatic experience, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in an urban civilian population

Objective: Exposure to traumatic experiences, especially those occurring in childhood, has been linked to substance use disorders (SUDs), including abuse and dependence. SUDs are also highly comorbid with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other mood‐related psychopathology. Most studies ex…