Trial reportDrug and alcohol dependence2020
The relationship between perceived stress and depression in substance use disorder treatment.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Alcohol intake patterns, stress exposures and oral health in treatment seeking individuals with alcohol use disorder.Frontiers in oral health · 2026Article
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- Coping Strategies in Patients with Bipolar Disorder (BD) and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and Their Correlation with Clusters of Psychiatric Symptoms.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The phenotype of recovery XI: associations of sleep quality and perceived stress with discounting and quality of life in substance use recovery.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Higher perceived stress during admission is associated with shorter retention in short-term residential substance use disorder treatment.Addictive behaviors reports · 2023Article
- Gender-Based Analysis of the Association Between Mental Health, Sleep Quality, Aggression, and Physical Activity Among University Students During the COVID-19 Outbreak.Psychological reports · 2023Article
- Stimulant Use Associated With Psychosocial Factors, HIV Risk, and Concurrent Hazardous Alcohol Use Among US Adults: Exploratory Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
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- The Relationship among Anxiety, Worry, Perceived Stress, Defense Mechanisms, and High Levels of Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms: A Discriminant Analytic Approach.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Examining an In-Home Behavioral Parent Training Protocol Among Parents Who Use Substances Involved Child Welfare: Effectiveness of SafeCare.Child maltreatment · 2022Article
- Association of active coping to unfair treatment with perceived stress and depressive symptoms in African Americans: mh-grid study.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
- Perceived stress and life satisfaction among elderly migrants in China: A moderated mediation model.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- An examination of abstinence social support among recovery home residents with psychiatric comorbidity.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2021Article
- Chronic opioid exposure differentially modulates oxycodone self-administration in male and female rats.Addiction biology · 2021Article
- The Psychosocial Predictors and Day-Level Correlates of Substance Use Among Participants Recruited via an Online Crowdsourcing Platform in the United States: Daily Diary Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2021Article
- Detecting Suicide and Self-Harm Discussions Among Opioid Substance Users on Instagram Using Machine Learning.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundDepression is highly prevalent among individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs), especially women, and has been noted to improve during SUD treatment. Perceived stress is independently related to severity of depression and substance use disorders (SUDs) as well as recurrence of symptoms and relapse following treatment. The aim of this study was to investigate among adults enrolled in SUD treatment whether levels of perceived stress and substance use over the course of treatment were related to reduction in depression.
methodsThis is a secondary analysis of data from the Women's Recovery Group Study. Women (n = 100) were randomized to either single- or mixed-gender group therapy and men (n = 58) received mixed-gender group therapy. Measures of substance use, perceived stress and depressive symptoms were collected for 6 months following treatment completion. In this study, we used lagged mixed models to investigate whether levels of substance use and perceived stress at each time point were associated with changes in depression at the subsequent time point.
resultsResults indicated that depressive symptoms significantly improved over time. Both substance use and perceived stress were associated with subsequent depressive symptoms. Importantly, stress was associated with symptoms when controlling for substance use, suggesting that changes in depressive symptoms were not solely attributable to levels of substance use.
conclusionsThese results suggest that both stress and substance use are associated with improvements in depressive symptoms in substance use disorder treatment. Although preliminary, these results provide further support for the importance of targeting stress reduction in people with substance use disorders.
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