Low distress tolerance and hyperarousal posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms: A pathway to alcohol use?

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 280-290

  Duranceau, Sophie ^a   Fetzner, Mathew G ^a   Carleton, R Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Coping motives; Distress tolerance; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERAROUSAL POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARESTHESIA; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RISK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902553098     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: 15732819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-013-9591-7     Document Type: Article

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