2023
Posttraumatic Stress as a Moderator of the Association Between HPA-Axis Functioning and Alcohol Use Disorder Among a Community Sample of Women Currently Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence
Goldstein SC, Schick MR, Weyandt LL, Sullivan TP, Cadely H, Weiss NH. Posttraumatic Stress as a Moderator of the Association Between HPA-Axis Functioning and Alcohol Use Disorder Among a Community Sample of Women Currently Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2023, 31: 163-173. PMID: 35113644, PMCID: PMC10829849, DOI: 10.1037/pha0000543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHPA axis functioningAlcohol use disorderHPA axis recoveryHigher PTSD symptom severityPTSD symptom severitySymptom severityMeeting criteriaUse disordersLog oddsMaintenance of AUDCurrent male partnerPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsSaliva cortisol samplesAmount of alcoholAxis functioningInduction protocolCortisol samplesIntimate partner violence experiencesMale partnersCommunity womenSeverityHeightened prevalenceWomenDisorder symptomsIntimate partner violence
2022
The Role of Executive Functioning Deficits in the Association between Substance-use-Related Stigma and Substance use Problems among Trauma-Exposed Individuals
Wang K, Schick MR, Weiss NH. The Role of Executive Functioning Deficits in the Association between Substance-use-Related Stigma and Substance use Problems among Trauma-Exposed Individuals. Substance Use & Addiction Journal 2022, 43: 171-178. PMID: 33759728, PMCID: PMC8460690, DOI: 10.1080/08897077.2021.1903652.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Ethnic-Racial Identity and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: The Role of Emotional Avoidance Among Trauma-Exposed Community Individuals
Weiss N, Schick M, Reyes M, Thomas E, Tobar-Santamaria A, Contractor A. Ethnic-Racial Identity and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: The Role of Emotional Avoidance Among Trauma-Exposed Community Individuals. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice And Policy 2021, 13: 35-43. PMID: 33030936, PMCID: PMC8443085, DOI: 10.1037/tra0000974.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of posttraumatic stress disorderNegative emotional avoidancePTSD symptom severityEthnic-racial identityTrauma-exposed community individualsEmotional avoidancePosttraumatic stress disorderEthnic-racial differencesSymptom severityStress disorderAssociated with PTSD symptom severityCommunity individualsPositive emotional avoidanceEthnic-racial minoritiesIndirect effectsTrauma-exposedBlack subsampleWhite subsampleHispanic subsampleAvoidanceSubsampleDisordersSeverityIndividualsIdentity
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 StatesComparison of latent typologies of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression symptoms across military personnel from India and the US
Contractor A, Weiss N, Schick M, Natesan Batley P, Forkus S, Sharma R. Comparison of latent typologies of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression symptoms across military personnel from India and the US. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2020, 70: 102195. PMID: 32035292, PMCID: PMC7074844, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderLow-severity classHighest severity classStress disorderDepressive symptomsPTSD classU.S. sampleOptimal class solutionMulti-group invarianceClass solutionSubgroups of individualsLatent class solutionAnxiety severityMilitary personnelAlcohol useDepressionCulturally-sensitive interventionsHigher severityDisordersSeveral classesHeterogeneous subgroupsModeratelyIndia samplesSymptomsSeverity
2019
Posttraumatic stress disorder and substance use: Identifying the underlying role of difficulties regulating positive emotions
Weiss N, Schick M, Contractor A, Dixon-Gordon K. Posttraumatic stress disorder and substance use: Identifying the underlying role of difficulties regulating positive emotions. Addictive Behaviors 2019, 96: 119-126. PMID: 31075729, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.04.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorder symptom severityDifficulties regulating positive emotionsPosttraumatic stress disorderSymptom severityPositive emotionsSubstance useEmotion dysregulationAlcohol useStress disorderCo-occurrence of posttraumatic stress disorderPositive zero-order correlationsDrug useTrauma-exposed individualsZero-order correlationsReduce substance useNegative emotionsEmotionsAmazon MTurkCo-occurrenceDisordersAlcoholDysregulationPotential utilitySeverityDifficultiesDepression and risky alcohol use: an examination of the role of difficulties regulating positive emotions in trauma-exposed individuals
Schick M, Weiss N, Contractor A, Dixon-Gordon K, Spillane N. Depression and risky alcohol use: an examination of the role of difficulties regulating positive emotions in trauma-exposed individuals. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2019, 45: 323-332. PMID: 30848960, PMCID: PMC6450725, DOI: 10.1080/00952990.2019.1572759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressive symptom severityRisky alcohol useSymptom severityAlcohol useEmotion dysregulationPositive emotionsDifficulties regulating positive emotionsCo-occurrence of depressionTrauma-exposed adultsEmotion regulation skillsRates of comorbidityZero-order correlationsSelf-report questionnairesImpulsive behaviorRegulation skillsAmazon Mechanical TurkNegative emotionsDepressionEmotionsMechanical TurkSubscalesCo-occurrenceDysregulationSeverityDifficulties