Stress is a well‐known risk factor in the development of addiction and in addiction relapse
vulnerability. A series of population‐based and epidemiological studies have identified …

Rationale: The notion that stress leads to drug abuse in vulnerable individuals and relapse
in addicts is not new. Most major theories of addiction postulate that stress plays an …

OBJECTIVE: To present initial findings on the validity of a recently developed maltreatment
inventory, the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), in a sample of adolescent psychiatric …

ContextIn recent years, smoking among adolescents has increased and the decline of adult
smoking has slowed to nearly a halt; new insights into tobacco dependency are needed to …

In this article, the author critically reviews studies on the relationship between exposure to
trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and alcohol abuse. After establishing that …

Objective.—To clarify the definition of sexual abuse of boys, update estimates of its
prevalence, and explore critically its reported correlates, sequelae, and management. Data …

Early childhood traumatic experiences, such as childhood maltreatment, are associated with
an enhanced risk of adolescent and adult alcohol and substance use disorders (defined as …

Objectives To better understand the motivation for adolescent smoking and drinking and to
identify the underlying risk and protective factors associated with these behaviors among …

OBJECTIVE: Clinical observation suggests that adolescents with alcohol use disorders often
have complex histories that include childhood maltreatment and other traumas. The aim of …

This paper describes the prevalence of and patterns of overlap among four problem
behaviours (alcohol abuse, drug abuse, non‐violent crime and violence) in abused and …