SynthesisAddictive behaviors2013
The impact of elevated posttraumatic stress on the efficacy of brief alcohol interventions for heavy drinking college students.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for adults with substance use disorder that have a co-occurring mental health disorder: an umbrella review and illustrative cost-effectiveness analysis.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2026Pooled it
- Electronic Interventions for Alcohol Misuse and Alcohol Use Disorders: A Systematic Review.Annals of internal medicine · 2015Pooled it
- Personalized normative feedback for hazardous drinking among college women: Differential outcomes by history of incapacitated rape.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2023Trial
- Study protocol for a web-based personalized normative feedback alcohol intervention for young adult veterans.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2016Trial
- Gender and depression moderate response to brief motivational intervention for alcohol misuse among college students.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2014Trial
- Randomized controlled trial of two brief alcohol interventions for OEF/OIF veterans.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2014Trial
- The Relationship Between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Alcohol Misuse and Smoking Among Aging Men Who Have Sex With Men: No Evidence of Exercise or Volunteering Impact.Journal of aging and health · 2024Article
- A longitudinal investigation of PTSD symptoms, hazardous drinking, and relationship satisfaction in college student dating relationships.Journal of social and personal relationships · 2024Article
- Open trial of a personalized feedback intervention and substance-free activity supplement for veterans with PTSD and hazardous drinking.Journal of behavioral and cognitive therapy · 2022Article
- Comparative Effectiveness of Brief Alcohol Interventions for College Students: Results from a Network Meta-Analysis.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2019Review
- Feasibility pilot of a brief mindfulness intervention for college students with posttraumatic stress symptoms and problem drinking.Mindfulness · 2019Article
- Associations among trauma, depression, and alcohol use profiles and treatment motivation and engagement in college students.Journal of American college health : J of ACH · 2018Article
- Emotion Regulation Enhancement of Cognitive Behavior Therapy for College Student Problem Drinkers: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of child & adolescent substance abuse · 2018Article
- Peer alcohol behavior moderates within-level associations between posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and alcohol use in college students.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2017Article
- Student service members/veterans on campus: Challenges for reintegration.The American journal of orthopsychiatry · 2017Review
- Addictive Behavior Interventions Among College Students.Current addiction reports · 2016Article
- Brief Intervention to Reduce Hazardous Drinking and Enhance Coping among OEF/OIF/OND Veterans.Professional psychology, research and practice · 2015Article
- Associations among Trauma, Posttraumatic Stress, and Hazardous Drinking in College Students: Considerations for Intervention.Current addiction reports · 2015Article
- Social network influences on initiation and maintenance of reduced drinking among college students.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2015Article
- Episode-specific drinking-to-cope motivation, daily mood, and fatigue-related symptoms among college students.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2014Article
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Abstract
Brief alcohol interventions (BAIs) have been widely adopted for use with college students and are associated with significant reductions in drinking and problems. However, many students do not respond to these approaches and little is known about risk factors for poor response. The current study investigated one possible risk factor by examining the impact of posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms on BAI efficacy. This study presents pooled data from two randomized clinical trials that examined the efficacy of counselor-administered BAIs compared with computerized interventions. Participants were 207 college students (53.1% women, 68.1% White/Caucasian, 16.9% with elevated post-traumatic stress) who reported past-month heavy episodic drinking. Follow-up assessments were completed six months post-intervention. Analyses testing differences in frequency of past-month heavy episodic drinking revealed a significant post-traumatic stress by time interaction (F(1,165)=8.27, p=.005) such that individuals screening positive for PTS showed larger reductions in heavy episodic drinking at follow-up. A significant three-way interaction between time, PTS, and intervention condition (F(2,167)=5.76, p=.004) was found for alcohol related consequences. Specifically, among individuals screening positive for PTS, only those that received the counselor-administered BAI showed a significant reduction in consequences at follow-up. These results suggest that overall college students with PTS may respond well to BAIs and that counselor-delivered BAIs may be more efficacious than computer-delivered interventions for reducing alcohol problems for these high-risk students.
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