2022
Trauma and Substance Use among Indigenous Peoples of the United States and Canada: A Scoping Review
Spillane N, Schick M, Kirk-Provencher K, Nalven T, Goldstein S, Crawford M, Weiss N. Trauma and Substance Use among Indigenous Peoples of the United States and Canada: A Scoping Review. Trauma Violence & Abuse 2022, 24: 3297-3312. PMID: 36197078, DOI: 10.1177/15248380221126184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance useImplementation of interventionsIndigenous participantsMeta-analyses statementIndigenous populationReduce substance useHealth disparitiesRates of trauma exposureHistorical traumaLived traumaPost-traumatic stress disorderIndigenous communitiesSystematic reviewUnited StatesMeta-analysesStress disorderTrauma exposureEnhancing cultural valuesParticipantsAssociationTraumaCommunityPopulationCanadaUsePosttraumatic stress disorder strengthens the momentary associations between emotion dysregulation and substance use: a micro‐longitudinal study of community women experiencing intimate partner violence
Weiss NH, Brick LA, Schick MR, Forkus SR, Raudales AM, Contractor AA, Sullivan TP. Posttraumatic stress disorder strengthens the momentary associations between emotion dysregulation and substance use: a micro‐longitudinal study of community women experiencing intimate partner violence. Addiction 2022, 117: 3150-3169. PMID: 35792057, DOI: 10.1111/add.15992.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive emotion dysregulationPost-traumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderEmotion dysregulationStress disorderMomentary associationsSubstance usePerson relationsNegative emotion dysregulationMicro-longitudinal studyIntimate partner violenceStructured diagnostic interviewCommunity womenPositive emotionsPartner violencePTSD diagnosisDrug useNumber of drinksMomentary dataCross-sectional designMomentary surveysDiagnostic InterviewBody of literatureMore alcoholInteraction test
2020
Post‐traumatic stress disorder's relation with positive and negative emotional avoidance: The moderating role of gender
Schick M, Weiss N, Contractor A, Suazo N, Spillane N. Post‐traumatic stress disorder's relation with positive and negative emotional avoidance: The moderating role of gender. Stress And Health 2020, 36: 172-178. PMID: 31919954, DOI: 10.1002/smi.2920.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorder symptom severityPost-traumatic stress disorderNegative emotional avoidancePositive emotional avoidanceEmotional avoidanceSymptom severityTrauma-related emotionsTrauma-exposed individualsModerating roleEvidence of gender differencesGender-sensitive recommendationsInteraction of genderStress disorderNegative emotionsDisorders RelatedEmotional experienceExamined genderGender differencesAvoidanceEmotionsModerate resultsModeratelySeverityGenderNorth-eastern United States