## Abstract Smoking prevalence among patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is over 40%. Baseline data from the VA Cooperative Studies Program trial of integrated versus usual care for smoking cessation in veterans with PTSD (__N__ = 863) were used in multivariate analyses of PTSD and d
Posttraumatic stress disorder and smoking relapse: A theoretical model
β Scribed by Jessica W. Cook; Miles M. McFall; Patrick S. Calhoun; Jean C. Beckham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 103 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0894-9867
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with a high prevalence of cigarette smoking, heavy cigarette consumption, and low cessation rates. To date, little is known about mechanisms impeding smoking cessation among this recalcitrant group of smokers. An important first step in improving smoking cessation treatment efficacy is the assessment of knowledge about mechanisms pertinent to relapse. This theoretical study addresses the gap in the literature regarding factors potentially influencing smoking relapse among individuals with PTSD. Mechanisms reviewed that may be particularly relevant to smoking relapse among PTSD smokers include negative affect, positive affect, attention, anxiety sensitivity, distress tolerance, and selfβefficacy. Treatment implications as well as methodological advances that may be relevant to examining the proposed relapse model are discussed.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
## Abstract The valenceβarousal (W. Heller, 1993) and approachβwithdrawal (R. J. Davidson, 1998a) models hypothesize that particular patterns of hemispheric brain activity are associated with specific motivational tendencies and psychopathologies. We tested several of these predictions in two group
Previous findings suggested a unique role that depression symptoms might play in the comorbid relationship between obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, the nature of this role remains unclear. Thus, the current study examined ways in which OCD and PT
Intrusive imagery was investigated in survivors of motor vehicle accidents with (a) posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and accurate recall of the trauma, (b) PTSD and amnesia of the trauma, (c) no PTSD, or (d) control participants who simulated PTSD. Imagery was precipitated by presentation of an