Background and objectives: Cognitive reappraisal (CR) and emotional suppression (ES), two emotion regulation strategies, are disrupted in other substance use disorders but have not been studied in cocaine dependence.
Methods: Methadone-maintained individuals with cocaine dependence (N = 72) completed assessment of CR, ES, cocaine use, and psychiatric symptoms.
Results: CR scores were associated with lower depression scores (r = -.29, p = .01), but not with cocaine abstinence during 8 weeks of treatment (r = .12, p = .29).
Conclusions and scientific significance: CR appeared relevant to cocaine-dependent individuals' depression, but was not associated with abstinence or treatment outcome. (Am J Addict 2016;25:529-532).
Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00350610.
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