When trauma triggers craving: meta-analytic evidence for the mediating role of negative affect among trauma-exposed individuals who use substances
Results suggest that trauma cue-elicited substance craving is a robust phenomenon that may be explained through trauma cue-induced negative affect driving increased craving.
Authors
- Tessa Cosman
- Sarah DeGrace (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3731-2580)
- Sherry H. Stewart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3350-2712)
- Philip G. Tibbo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2070-6495)
- Martin M. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4754-3032)
- Igor Yakovenko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3544-6200)
- Pablo Romero‐Sanchiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3683-3835)
- Mikaela A. Ethier-Gagnon
- Brian Bird
- Simon B. Sherry
Institutions
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Sussex (GB)
- Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Psychotraumatology
- Published
- 2026-04-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2026.2645996
- Primary Topic
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans