Unraveling the Link Between Complex Post-traumatic Stress Symptoms and Addictive Behaviors in Adolescents: A Network Analysis.

Adolescence is marked by increased susceptibility to trauma-related disorders and substance and behavioral addictions (SBAs). Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (cPTSD) is a newly recognized condition characterized by specific features in addition to those of classic PTSD and is often associated...

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Publicado en:International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 2839 - 2849
Autores principales: Jannini, Tommaso B., Murri, Martino Belvederi, Ossola, Paolo, Pettorruso, Mauro, Martinotti, Giovanni, Di Lorenzo, Giorgio, Rossi, Rodolfo
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Publicado: Springer Nature Aug2025
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          Jannini, Tommaso B.
          Murri, Martino Belvederi
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          https://ror.org/02p77k626 Department of Experimental Medicine, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy
          https://ror.org/041zkgm14 Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
          https://ror.org/02k7wn190 Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
          https://ror.org/00qjgza05 Department of Neurosciences, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, Università Degli Studi G. D'Annunzio, Chieti, Italy
          https://ror.org/02p77k626 Department of Systems Medicine, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy
          https://ror.org/05rcxtd95 IRCCS – Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
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        Substance abuse
        Internet addiction
        Emotional stability
        Teenagers
        Compulsive behavior
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        Communication network analysis
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      ab: Adolescence is marked by increased susceptibility to trauma-related disorders and substance and behavioral addictions (SBAs). Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (cPTSD) is a newly recognized condition characterized by specific features in addition to those of classic PTSD and is often associated with SBAs. This study adopted a psychopathology network approach to explore which post-traumatic symptoms were explicitly associated with SBAs in a sample of late adolescents. We hypothesized that cPTSD symptoms would be particularly relevant to explain the comorbidity between PTSD and SBAs. A sample of 1010 late adolescents provided measures of post-traumatic symptomatology, cannabis and alcohol abuse, problematic internet use, and gambling. We estimated the network structure of PTSD/cPTSD symptoms and SBAs and assessed their bridge centrality indices. The results suggest that the SBAs had the highest bridge connections with the cPTSD dimension of affective dysregulation, which reported the highest centrality indices. Problematic internet use was the most central cluster of addictive behaviors among SBAs. Therefore, adolescents struggling with affective dysregulation may look for alternative ways to suppress their intense emotions, and SBAs may be sought as a maladaptive coping mechanism. These findings should prompt further research on affective dysregulation as a therapeutic target among adolescents.
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