Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 220-226 , March 2009

Can emotion-focused coping help explain the link between posttraumatic stress disorder severity and triggers for substance use in young adults?

  • Petra K. Staiger, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychology, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Deakin University, School of Psychology, Burwood 3125, Victoria, Australia. Tel.: +61 3 92446876; fax: +61 3 92446858.
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  • Fritha Melville, M.Psych. (Clin.)

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychology, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
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  • Leanne Hides, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • ORYGEN Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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  • Nicolas Kambouropoulos, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychology, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria 3125, Australia
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  • Dan I. Lubman, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • ORYGEN Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia

Received 24 December 2007 ,Revised 26 April 2008 ,Accepted 5 May 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2008.05.008

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
Volume 36, Issue 2 , Pages 220-226 , March 2009

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