2018
Negative Affect Intensity and Hostility in Individuals With Alcohol Use Disorder With or Without Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Gandelman E, Petrakis I, Kachadourian L, Ralevski E. Negative Affect Intensity and Hostility in Individuals With Alcohol Use Disorder With or Without Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Journal Of Dual Diagnosis 2018, 14: 96-101. PMID: 29461925, DOI: 10.1080/15504263.2018.1434264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative affect intensityPosttraumatic stress disorderComorbid alcohol use disorderAlcohol use disorderAffect intensityStress disorderHostility levelsUse disordersBuss-Durkee Hostility InventoryNegative affectPTSD symptomatologyDiagnosis severityAUD severityHostility InventorySymptomatology improvementHostilityHigh levelsPlacebo control groupParticipantsIndividualsDisordersFirst studyAffectSecondary analysisIntensity scaleSuicidal ideation in military veterans with alcohol dependence and PTSD: The role of hostility
Kachadourian LK, Gandelman E, Ralevski E, Petrakis IL. Suicidal ideation in military veterans with alcohol dependence and PTSD: The role of hostility. American Journal On Addictions 2018, 27: 124-130. PMID: 29489046, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.12688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderSuicidal ideationAlcohol dependencePTSD symptom severityDepression symptomsMilitary veteransPlacebo-controlled treatment studySymptom severitySignificant public health problemComorbid posttraumatic stress disorderPublic health problemRelevant risk factorsRisk of suicideLifetime suicidal ideationUS military veteransRisk factorsTreatment approachesHealth problemsTreatment studiesRole of hostilityCovert hostilityStress disorderCivilian samplesVeteransIdeation
2016
The burden of hostility in U.S. Veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Sippel LM, Mota NP, Kachadourian LK, Krystal JH, Southwick SM, Harpaz-Rotem I, Pietrzak RH. The burden of hostility in U.S. Veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Psychiatry Research 2016, 243: 421-430. PMID: 27450745, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.06.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsS. veteransLongitudinal courseNational HealthProtective correlatesVeterans StudyProspective cohort studyPopulation-based evaluationPopulation-based dataAggressive urgesMajority of veteransPhysical health consequencesProtective psychosocial characteristicsCohort studySymptomatic courseAlcohol misuseU.S. veteransPsychosocial characteristicsHealth consequencesTreatment effortsPsychological distressVeteransTwo-year periodPrevalenceRiskSocial connectedness
2012
Alcohol Expectancies, Alcohol Use, and Hostility as Longitudinal Predictors of Alcohol-Related Aggression
Kachadourian LK, Homish GG, Quigley BM, Leonard KE. Alcohol Expectancies, Alcohol Use, and Hostility as Longitudinal Predictors of Alcohol-Related Aggression. Psychology Of Addictive Behaviors 2012, 26: 414-422. PMID: 22004128, PMCID: PMC4030542, DOI: 10.1037/a0025842.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol-related aggressionAlcohol-aggression expectanciesAggression expectanciesPhysical aggressionDispositional hostilityAlcohol expectanciesAlcohol effectsPrevious longitudinal researchLongitudinal predictorsYears of marriageAlcohol consumptionLongitudinal researchOwn behaviorAggressionAlcohol useMarried couplesHostilityPrevious researchInteractive effectsExpectancyHeavy alcohol consumptionHusbandsBehaviorFindingsResearch