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ArticleBehaviour research and therapy2015

A controlled examination of two coping skills for daily alcohol use and PTSD symptom severity among dually diagnosed individuals.

Cynthia A Stappenbeck, Jane A Luterek, Debra Kaysen, Christina F Rosenthal, Bethann Gurrad, Tracy L Simpson

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Article in Behaviour research and therapy, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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18citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Cynthia A StappenbeckDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, USA. Electronic address: cstappen@uw.edu.
Jane A LuterekVA Puget Sound Health Care System, USA.
Debra KaysenDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, USA.
Christina F RosenthalVA Puget Sound Health Care System, USA.
Bethann GurradVA Puget Sound Health Care System, USA.
Tracy L SimpsonDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, USA; VA Puget Sound Health Care System, USA; Center of Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment & Education (CESATE), USA.
VA Puget Sound Health Care System · USUniversity of Washington · USCenter for Excellence in Education · US

Funding

Web-Based Treatment of Heavy Drinking Among Women with a History of Sexual TraumaK08AA021745 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI STAPPENBECK, CYNTHIA A. · 2014 to 2018
$852k
Reducing Alcohol Use & PTSD w/ Cognitive Restructuring & Experiential AcceptanceR21AA017130 · NIAAA · SEATTLE INST FOR BIOMEDICAL/CLINICAL RES · PI SIMPSON, TRACY L. · 2007 to 2008
$359k
NIAAA NIH HHS K08 AA021745NIAAA NIH HHS R21 AA017130NIAAA NIH HHS R21AA17130
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Investigations of targeted coping skills could help guide initial treatment decisions for individuals with co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol dependence (AD) who often endorse worse coping skills than those with AD but not PTSD. Although improvement in coping skills is associated with enhanced alcohol use outcomes, no study has evaluated the utility of teaching specific coping skills in the context of comorbid PTSD/AD. We compared the effects of teaching two coping skills (cognitive restructuring [CR] and experiential acceptance [EA]) or an attention control condition on drinking and PTSD symptoms among 78 men and women with comorbid PTSD/AD during a 5-week daily follow-up assessment. Both CR and EA skills were associated with decreased drinking compared to control, and that change in drinking over time did not significantly differ between those who received CR and EA. Individuals who received CR skills, however, consumed less alcohol on a given day than those who received EA skills. Neither CR nor EA was associated with a decrease in PTSD symptom severity. These results provide preliminary support for clinicians to prioritize CR and EA skills during initial treatment sessions when working with individuals with PTSD/AD, and offer ideas for continued investigation and intervention refinement.

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Adaptation, PsychologicalCognitive Behavioral TherapyAdultAlcohol DrinkingAlcoholismDiagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)FemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSeverity of Illness IndexStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticAlcohol dependenceCognitive restructuringCoping behaviorDual diagnosisExperiential acceptancePosttraumatic stress disorder

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PMID25617814
PMCPMC4346423
OpenAlexW1967952100

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