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From sociocognitive theories, the model of coping with stress assumes that substance use is one of the responses used to cope with traumatic life events. The main objective of this study is to identify the coping strategies of people with SUD and to analyze their relationship to complicated grief (CG).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods<\/jats:bold>: A sample of 196 bereaved drug-dependent patients was assessed, after providing written consent, in sociodemographic variables, drug and bereavement related characteristics, CG symptomatology (Inventory of Complicated Grief) and coping strategies (Coping Strategies Inventory).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results<\/jats:bold>: There are differences in relation to the coping strategies used among patients with CG, using more those focused on emotional expression, social withdrawal, wishful thinking, and self-criticism.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion<\/jats:bold>: We can conclude that, in general, CG in patients with SUD is more associated with the use of less adaptive coping strategies. This data can contribute to a better understanding of the different variables involved in the grieving process among people with SUD. It is important to point out the clinical implications of addressing what the coping strategies associated with improved grief outcomes among people with addiction problems are.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2020.624065","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,1,18]],"date-time":"2021-01-18T10:11:55Z","timestamp":1610964715000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":24,"title":["Coping Strategies and Complicated Grief in a Substance Use Disorder Sample"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Beatriz","family":"Caparr\u00f3s","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Laura","family":"Masferrer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,1,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"325","DOI":"10.1016\/j.psychres.2017.02.035","article-title":"Coping strategies related to treatment in substance use disorder patients with and without comorbid depression","volume":"251","author":"Adan","year":"2017","journal-title":"Psychiatry Res."},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"49","DOI":"10.1111\/ppc.12102","article-title":"Prevalence of internet addiction and its association with psychological distress and coping strategies among university students in Jordan","volume":"52","author":"Al-Gamal","year":"2016","journal-title":"Pers. 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