Impulsive behaviors as an emotion regulation strategy: Examining associations between PTSD, emotion dysregulation, and impulsive behaviors among substance dependent inpatients

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 453-458

  Weiss, Nicole H ^a   Tull, Matthew T ^b   Viana, Andres G ^b   Anestis, Michael D ^c   Gratz, Kim L ^b  

^a JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion regulation; Impulsive behaviors; Impulsivity; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Risk taking; Risky behavior; Substance use disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMOTIONALITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PANIC; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; RISK-TAKING; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84858168686     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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