Open AccessActing with Awareness and Distress Tolerance Relate to PTSD Symptoms Among Women with Substance Use Disorder
Author(s) -
Inna Arnaudova,
Hortensia Amaro
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
mindfulness
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.509
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1868-8535
pISSN - 1868-8527
DOI - 10.1007/s12671-020-01362-1
Subject(s) - mindfulness , dysphoria , psychology , clinical psychology , distress , population , psychiatry , arousal , psychological resilience , anxiety , medicine , psychotherapist , environmental health , neuroscience
Women with a history of trauma exposure and substance use disorder (SUD) are more likely to report co-occurring post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms than the general population. However, cognitive factors such as increased distress tolerance and mindfulness disposition might be especially protective against PTSD symptoms for women with SUD.