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 …

Negative affect and alcohol craving in trauma‐exposed young adult drinkers

EC Berenz, S Edalatian Zakeri… - Alcoholism: clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Clinical research indicates that successful posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
treatment does not lead to improvements in alcohol use outcomes in comorbid PTSD and …

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 …

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 expectancies and distress tolerance: Potential mechanisms in the relationship between posttraumatic stress and alcohol use

S Himmerich, H Orcutt - Personality and Individual Differences, 2019 - Elsevier
Individual reactions following trauma exposure vary, with up to one-third of survivors
developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD; Kessler, Chiu, Demler, & Walters, 2005) …

Transdiagnostic processes linking posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms to alcohol use severity

K Wolitzky-Taylor, T Smit, AA Vujanovic… - Journal of dual …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: The high comorbidity between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol
use disorder (AUD) is well-established and complex. However, there is a need to explore …

The role of emotion dysregulation in heightened alcohol craving related to posttraumatic stress disorder and depression symptoms

C Glanton Holzhauer, A Sherrill… - Substance Use & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Compared to their male counterparts, women with alcohol use disorders (AUD)
alone and those with symptoms of co-occurring emotional disorders (posttraumatic stress …

Mechanistic role of emotion regulation in the PTSD and alcohol association.

SA Radomski, JP Read - Traumatology, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been linked to problematic alcohol use. Those
with PTSD have greater difficulty regulating emotions, which may help to explain the PTSD …

Negative emotions and alcohol use disorder treatment

MG Kushner, JJ Anker - Neuroscience of Alcohol, 2019 - Elsevier
We review the association of negative emotions and alcohol use disorder (AUD) through the
lens of three discrete disciplines: psychology, psychiatry, and neuroscience. Taking an …

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 …