Emotional Regulation in Adolescent Substance Use Disorders: Rethinking Risk

Abstract

Emotional regulation has emerged as an important factor in understanding a wide spectrum of disorders, including substance abuse. This article reviews research on the role of emotion regulation in substance use disorders (SUD) and offers a new perspective on the rationale of family substance use as a risk predictor for children and adolescents. The implications for prevention and early intervention are of particular importance to adolescent SUD.

Keywords:

• adolescent substance abuse
• emotional regulation
• family risk factors