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Childhood Emotional Abuse and Maladaptive Coping in Adults Seeking Treatment for Substance Use Disorder
Author(s) -
Watts Justin R.,
O'Sullivan Deirdre,
Panlilio Carlomagno,
Daniels Aubrey D.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of addictions and offender counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2161-1874
pISSN - 1055-3835
DOI - 10.1002/jaoc.12073
Subject(s) - psychology , coping (psychology) , clinical psychology , substance abuse , experiential learning , childhood abuse , psychiatry , psychological abuse , experiential avoidance , psychotherapist , anxiety , child abuse , injury prevention , poison control , medicine , mathematics education , environmental health
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.