Trauma And Addiction: Understanding The Link And Importance Of Treatment

What is Trauma and Addiction?Trauma refers to an injury, either physical or psychological, that can affect the wellbeing of an individual (Nasirian et al. 2018; Afari et al. 2014). From a psychological perspective, trauma can be the effect of a distressing or disturbing experience (such as a life threatening event, abuse, neglect, suffering, natural disasters, death, social isolation, chronic health conditions, rape or incarceration) that advers…