Posttraumatic stress disorder and substance use: Identifying the underlying role of difficulties regulating positive emotions

NH Weiss, MR Schick, AA Contractor… - Addictive Behaviors, 2019 - Elsevier
The co-occurrence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use is clinically-
relevant. Emotion dysregulation is one factor that has been shown to underlie this …

The role of gender in the associations among posttraumatic stress disorder symptom, severity, difficulties regulating emotions, and alcohol misuse

S Goncharenko, NH Weiss, AA Contractor… - Addictive …, 2019 - Elsevier
Introduction The co-occurrence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol misuse
is highly prevalent and clinically significant. Delineating mediators (ie, emotion regulation) …

Depression and risky alcohol use: An examination of the role of difficulties regulating positive emotions in trauma-exposed individuals

MR Schick, NH Weiss, A Contractor… - The American Journal …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The co-occurrence of depression and risky alcohol use is clinically relevant
given their high rates of comorbidity and reciprocal negative impact on outcomes. Emotion …

A prospective investigation of emotion dysregulation as a moderator of the relation between posttraumatic stress symptoms and substance use severity

MT Tull, JR Bardeen, D DiLillo… - Journal of Anxiety …, 2015 - Elsevier
Despite strong evidence for an association between the experience of posttraumatic stress
(PTS) symptoms and substance use, little is known about the particular individuals most at …

Alcohol misuse to down-regulate positive emotions: A cross-sectional multiple mediator analysis among US military veterans

NH Weiss, SR Forkus, AM Raudales, MR Schick… - Addictive Behaviors, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction The co-occurrence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol misuse
presents a pervasive and clinically relevant concern among US military veterans. Objective …

Alcohol to down-regulate negative and positive emotions: Extending our understanding of the functional role of alcohol in relation to posttraumatic stress disorder

NH Weiss, S Goncharenko, AM Raudales, MR Schick… - Addictive …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Functional models of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use
disorder (AUD) underscore the role of internally-driven negative reinforcement. However …

The relative and unique contributions of emotion dysregulation and impulsivity to posttraumatic stress disorder among substance dependent inpatients

NH Weiss, MT Tull, MD Anestis, KL Gratz - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Despite elevated rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among
substance use disorder (SUD) patients, as well as the clinical relevance of this co …

The interplay of negative and positive emotion dysregulation on mental health outcomes among trauma-exposed community individuals.

NH Weiss, SR Forkus, AA Contractor… - … , practice, and policy, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Emotion dysregulation is a transdiagnostic construct with relevance to a wide
range of mental health outcomes. A growing literature highlights the contribution of positive …

Posttraumatic stress disorder strengthens the momentary associations between emotion dysregulation and substance use: A micro‐longitudinal study of community …

NH Weiss, LA Brick, MR Schick, SR Forkus… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Aims A fast‐growing body of literature linking emotion dysregulation to
substance use has almost exclusively relied on cross‐sectional designs and has generally …

PTSD symptom severity and emotion regulation strategy use during trauma cue exposure among patients with substance use disorders: Associations with negative …

MT Tull, CR Berghoff, LE Wheeless, RT Cohen… - Behavior Therapy, 2018 - Elsevier
The co-occurrence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) pathology with a substance use
disorder (SUD) is associated with emotion regulation deficits. However, studies in this area …