Posttraumatic Stress Symptom Severity and Marijuana Use Coping Motives: A Test of the Mediating Role of Non-Judgmental Acceptance within a Trauma-Exposed Community Sample

Mindfulness

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 98-106

  Bonn Miller, Marcel O ^a   Vujanovic, Anka A ^b   Twohig, Michael P ^c   Medina, Johnna L ^d   Huggins, Jennifer L ^d  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE EVALUATION   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Coping; Marijuana; Posttraumatic stress; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857781008     PISSN: 18688527     EISSN: 18688535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-010-0013-6     Document Type: Article

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