Towards a psychopathology specific to Substance Use Disorder: Should emotional responses to life events be included?

The severity of emotional responses to life events (PTSD spectrum) as part of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Substance Use Disorder (SUD) patients has often been considered from a unitary perspective. Light has also been shed on the possible definition of a specific psychopathology of SUD patients. This psychopathology has been proved to be independent of treatment choice, of being active in using substances, of lifetime psychiatric comorbidity and primary substance of abuse (heroin, alcohol, cocaine).

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - October 6, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Angelo G.I. Maremmani, Marco Maiello, Manuel Glauco Carbone, Alessandro Pallucchini, Francesca Brizi, Iacopo Belcari, Ciro Conversano, Giulio Perugi, Icro Maremmani Source Type: research