ReviewAddictive behaviors reports2019
Ecological momentary assessment studies of comorbid PTSD and alcohol use: A narrative review.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The Impact of Co-occurring Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Disorders on Craving: A Systematic Review of the Literature.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
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- Couple's conflict among veterans seeking PTSD treatment.Military psychology : the official journal of the Division of Military Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2026Article
- The short-term stability and reliability of daily estimates of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms.Journal of traumatic stress · 2026Article
- Daily Life Assessment of Seven Alcohol-Use-Disorder Symptoms.Clinical psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science · 2026Article
- The Association of Emotion Dysregulation with the Co-Occurrence of PTSD and SUD: A Systematic Review of Recent Literature.Current addiction reports · 2026Article
- Making trauma ecological momentary assessment studies FAIR: review of design considerations and data procedures.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Review
- Using Ecological Momentary Assessment to Measure Impulsivity among Trauma-Exposed Adults.Journal of psychopathology and behavioral assessment · 2025Article
- From sleep to sip? Examining a daily model of sleep and trauma-related drinking among sexual violence survivors.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2025Article
- Intensive longitudinal assessment following index trauma to predict development of PTSD using machine learning.Journal of anxiety disorders · 2024Article
- A month in review: longitudinal dynamics between daily PTSD symptom networks, affect, and drinking behaviors in female college students.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration Among Sexual Minority Young Adults: Associations With Alcohol Use, PTSD Symptoms, Internalized Homophobia, and Heterosexist Discrimination.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2024Article
- Mental Health and Dispositional Predictors of Simultaneous Versus Concurrent Cannabis and Alcohol Use in a Canadian Context.Cannabis (Albuquerque, N.M.) · 2024Article
- Male sex and hazardous alcohol use following military sexual assault increase suicide risk among US service members and veterans.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2024Article
- Associations of alcohol and cannabis use with change in posttraumatic stress disorder and depression symptoms over time in recently trauma-exposed individuals.Psychological medicine · 2024Article
- Event-level positive and negative reinforcement risk factors for alcohol use: Moderation by individual-level alcohol consequences and post-traumatic stress disorder symptom severity.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2023Article
- "I Know Myself Again, Which Makes Me Motivated for Life": Feasibility and Acceptability of Using Experience Sampling Methods With Trauma-Exposed Sexual Minority Women.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2023Article
- Testing Phenotypic Models of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorder Comorbidity Using Longitudinal Registry Data.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2023Article
- Early intervention using written exposure therapy for PTSD and AUD symptoms following sexual assault: Description of design and methodology.Contemporary clinical trials · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionPTSD and harmful alcohol use, including alcohol use disorder (AUD), frequently co-occur. Recent research has used ecological momentary assessment (EMA) to examine the associations between PTSD symptoms and alcohol-related variables, such as craving for alcohol, alcohol use, and the presence of alcohol-related problems. The overall purpose of this narrative review is to summarize this emerging literature.
methodsInclusion criteria for studies were: 1) Use of ecological momentary assessment as the method for gathering data on alcohol use and/or craving in populations with both problematic alcohol use and PTSD, and the inclusion of an assessment of both PTSD symptoms and at least one alcohol use variable during EMA; and 2) At screening, participants were required to meet study criteria for a) elevated PTSD symptoms or trauma exposure, and b) alcohol use.
resultsThe pertinent extant literature is reviewed in terms of four underlying themes: Methodological considerations of EMA research in a population with PTSD symptoms and harmful alcohol use; Associations between PTSD symptoms and alcohol use variable/s; Moderators of PTSD-alcohol use associations; Mediators of PTSD-alcohol use associations.
conclusionsCollectively, studies provide support for the self-medication hypothesis. Several variables were found to moderate association between PTSD symptoms and alcohol-related variables. EMA data may ultimately be useful in identifying when individuals are at risk for harm due to increased symptoms or alcohol misuse and may inform treatment approaches administered remotely.
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