Psychoactive Substance Use and Its Relationship to Stress, Emotional State, Depressive Symptomatology, and Perceived Threat During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Mexico

• Main Authors: Nora Angélica Martínez-Vélez (Author), Marcela Tiburcio (Author), Guillermina Natera Rey (Author), Jorge Ameth Villatoro Velázquez (Author), Miriam Arroyo-Belmonte (Author), Graciela Yazmín Sánchez-Hernández (Author), Morise Fernández-Torres (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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People can increase their use of psychoactive substances in response to stressful situations as a maladaptive mechanism for reducing negative affective states. It is therefore necessary to examine changes in the use of such substances and their relationship to mental health in light of the COVID-19...