Differential roles of thought suppression and dispositional mindfulness in posttraumatic stress symptoms and craving

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1555-1562

  Garland, Eric L ^a   Roberts Lewis, Amelia ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Craving; Mindfulness; Post traumatic stress; Thought suppression

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THINKING; THOUGHT SUPPRESSION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 84871734427     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2012.02.004     Document Type: Article

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