2015
Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and risky behaviors among trauma-exposed inpatients with substance dependence: The influence of negative and positive urgency
Weiss NH, Tull MT, Sullivan TP, Dixon-Gordon KL, Gratz KL. Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and risky behaviors among trauma-exposed inpatients with substance dependence: The influence of negative and positive urgency. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2015, 155: 147-153. PMID: 26278196, PMCID: PMC4581985, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.07.679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderPositive urgencyLifetime PTSD symptomsSubstance use disordersEmotion dysregulationPTSD symptomsBehavior relationsRisky behaviorsPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsPositive emotional statesLifetime posttraumatic stress disorderResidential SUD treatment facilitySignificant indirect effectSelf-report questionnairesHealth-compromising behaviorsNegative emotionsEmotional statesSUD treatment facilitiesDisorder symptomsMaladaptive behaviorsStress disorderInitial supportPast researchDiagnostic InterviewExtant research
2014
The underlying role of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in the association between intimate partner violence and deliberate self-harm among African American women
Weiss NH, Dixon-Gordon KL, Duke AA, Sullivan TP. The underlying role of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in the association between intimate partner violence and deliberate self-harm among African American women. Comprehensive Psychiatry 2014, 59: 8-16. PMID: 25752736, PMCID: PMC4363011, DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2014.05.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAfrican American womenPsychological IPV severityPTSD symptom severityIntimate partner violencePTSD symptomsAmerican womenSymptom severityIPV severityHealth-compromising behaviorsPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsSignificant positive associationHistory of DSHPartner violenceSymptomsCommunity womenSeverityWomenDisorder symptomsPositive associationUnderlying roleSixty participantsPresent studyDSH