Henri M Garrison-Desany, Jacquelyn L Meyers, Sarah D Linnstaedt, Stacey L House, Francesca L Beaudoin, Xinming An, Donglin Zeng, Thomas C Neylan, Gari D Clifford, Tanja Jovanovic, Laura T Germine, Kenneth A Bollen, Scott L Rauch, John P Haran, Alan B Storrow, Christopher Lewandowski, Paul I Musey, Phyllis L Hendry, Sophia Sheikh, Christopher W Jones, Brittany E Punches, Robert A Swor, Nina T Gentile, Lauren A Hudak, Jose L Pascual, Mark J Seamon, Erica Harris, Claire Pearson, David A Peak, Robert M Domeier, Niels K Rathlev, Brian J O'Neil, Paulina Sergot, Leon D Sanchez, Steven E Bruce, Jutta Joormann, Steven E Harte, Samuel A McLean, Karestan C Koenen, Christy A Denckla
BACKGROUND: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use (tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis) are highly comorbid. Many factors affect this relationship, including sociodemographic and psychosocial characteristics, other prior traumas, and physical health. However, few prior studies have investigated this prospectively, examining new substance use and the extent to which a wide range of factors may modify the relationship to PTSD. METHODS: The Advancing Understanding of RecOvery afteR traumA (AURORA) study is a prospective cohort of adults presenting at emergency departments (N = 2,943)...
2024: Frontiers in Psychiatry