ArticleThe American journal of drug and alcohol abuse2018
Impulsivity interacts with momentary PTSD symptom worsening to predict alcohol use in male veterans.
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- Negative urgency, PTSD symptoms, and alcohol risk in college students.Addictive behaviors reports · 2023Article
- Correspondence Between Retrospective and Momentary Self-Reported Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: Evidence for Peak and End Effects in Veterans.Journal of traumatic stress · 2021Article
- Alcohol use in daily life: Examining the role of trait and state impulsivity facets.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2021Article
- CRF serum levels differentiate PTSD from healthy controls and TBI in military veterans.Psychiatric research and clinical practice · 2021Article
- Themes in experiences of PTSD symptoms and relationships among male veterans with risky sexual behavior.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2020Article
- Translational approach to understanding momentary factors associated with alcohol consumption.British journal of pharmacology · 2020Review
- The Role of Impulsivity in the Association Between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Severity and Substance Use in Male Military Veterans.Journal of traumatic stress · 2020Article
- Ecological momentary assessment studies of comorbid PTSD and alcohol use: A narrative review.Addictive behaviors reports · 2019Review
- A Biopsychosocial Overview of the Opioid Crisis: Considering Nutrition and Gastrointestinal Health.Frontiers in public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is prevalent among veterans who served post-9/11, and co-occurs with problem alcohol and substance use. Studies using ecological momentary assessment have examined the temporal association between time-varying PTSD symptoms and alcohol use. Results suggest individual differences in these associations.
objectivesWe tested hypotheses that alcohol use measured by momentary assessment would be explained by acute increases in PTSD symptoms, and the PTSD-alcohol association would be moderated by trait impulsivity.
methodsA sample of 28 male post-9/11-era veterans who reported past-month PTSD symptoms and risky alcohol use were enrolled. On a quasi-random schedule, participants completed three electronic assessments daily for 28 days measuring past 2-h PTSD symptoms, alcohol, and substance use. At baseline, trait impulsivity was measured by the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale. Past-month PTSD symptoms and alcohol use were measured. Using three-level hierarchical models, number of drinks recorded by momentary assessment was modeled as a function of change in PTSD symptoms since last assessment, controlling for lag-1 alcohol and substance use and other covariates. A cross-level interaction tested moderation of the within-time PTSD-alcohol association by impulsivity.
resultsA total of 1,522 assessments were completed. A positive within-time association between PTSD symptom change and number of drinks was demonstrated. The association was significantly moderated by impulsivity.
conclusionResults provide preliminary support for a unique temporal relationship between acute PTSD symptom change and alcohol use among veterans with trait impulsiveness. If replicated in a clinical sample, results may have implications for a targeted momentary intervention.
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