Symptoms of posttraumatic stress predict craving among alcohol treatment seekers: Results of a daily monitoring study

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 724-733

  Simpson, Tracy L ^a,b   Stappenbeck, Cynthia A ^a,b   Varra, Alethea A ^a,b   Moore, Sally A ^b,c   Kaysen, Debra ^b  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c PLLC   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol craving; daily monitoring; PTSD; self medication hypothesis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF MEDICATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84865326172     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: 19391501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027169     Document Type: Article

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