Pathological gamblers who drink when gambling (n=158; 77% men; mean age=36.0 years) completed the Inventory of Gambling Situations (IGS) and drinking criterion measures. Principal components analysis on IGS subscales revealed negative (e.g., Unpleasant Emotions) positive Pleasant situation factors. Subjecting factor scores to cluster three clusters: (a) enhancement gamblers, with low high scores; (b) coping very (c) emotion regulation (59%, 23%, 18% sample, respectively). Clusters were...

Moderate to severe psoriasis is associated with increased alcohol intake and excessive mortality from alcohol-related causes. Alcohol biomarkers provide an objective measure of consumption. Carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) the single most sensitive specific biomarker.To assess consumption in a cohort patients moderate using standard screening questionnaires biomarkers. We investigated whether there was association between intake, anxiety, depression disease severity.Consecutive...

Canadian Aboriginal youth show high rates of excessive drinking, hopelessness, and depressive symptoms. We propose that adolescents with higher levels hopelessness are more susceptible to symptoms, which in turn predispose them drinking cope—which ultimately puts at risk for drinking. Adolescent drinkers (<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mn>551</mml:mn></mml:math>; 52% boys; mean age<mml:math...

Routine activities (RA) theory posits that changes in people's typical daily covary with increases or decreases criminal behaviors, including, but not limited to, partner maltreatment. Using a large clinical database, we examined temporal variations among 24,460 incidents of confirmed maltreatment across an 11-year period within the U.S. Air Force (USAF). Specifically, created regression models predicted number per day. In addition to several control variables, coded variables for days week,...

From 2002 until 2007, the United States Air Force (USAF) revised process of determining whether incidents suspected family maltreatment met criteria for maltreatment. In this study, all reported child and partner abuse in USAF from January 2008 to July 2011 were examined determine extent which characteristics victims, offenders, affected determined have For both abuse, alleged offenders used substances more severe likely than that did not involve offender substance use less incidents....

The authors examined heart rate responses to video lottery terminal (VLT) play and alcohol intake. Forty-four VLT players were randomized an (mean blood concentration=0.06%) or a control beverage condition. Heart was recorded at pre- postdrinking baseline during play. Alcohol participants displayed elevated rates relative controls Controls both baselines, whereas elevations post- predrinking postdrinking. increases from greater among controls. Results provide novel information that the...

Substantiation rates for alleged incidents of spouse (N = 33,787) and child 31,986) maltreatment reported to the U.S. Air Force (AF) Family Advocacy Program between 2000 2007 were examined. For maltreatment, physical abuse multiple forms most likely be substantiated neglect was least substantiated. emotional higher referrals by military professionals than civilian or nonprofessionals; considerable variation in substantiation within each these categories also observed. Overall, AF general...

The authors examined heart-rate responses to alcohol consumption and video lottery terminal (VLT) play. Regular VLT players (30 probable pathological gamblers [PPGs]; 30 nonpathological [NPGs]) were randomized an (mean postdrinking blood concentration = 0.056%) or placebo condition. Heart rate was recorded at pre- baselines during Consistent with earlier study, alcohol-condition participants displayed elevated heart rates relative placebo-condition only Moreover, showed a greater increase...

The present study describes the sources of Air Force (AF) Family Advocacy Program referrals (N = 42,389) for child and spouse maltreatment between 2000 2004. Sources were stable over time, with military accounting majority both referrals. Most (85%) came from AF law enforcement, medical psychological staff, command, victim self-referrals. For maltreatment, most (71%) social services, friends or relatives. Differences in across different types greater than maltreatment. Comparison U.S....

Cannabis use is common among individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), although its can ultimately worsen PTSD outcomes. Cannabis-use coping motives may help explain the PTSD-cannabis relationship. Frequent pairing of trauma cues substance to cope negative affect lead conditioned craving. For present cue-reactivity study, we examined if symptoms were associated cannabis craving elicited by a personalized cue and explored whether mediated this hypothesized relationship;...

Abstract Providing high-quality and cost-effective services in family mental health treatment programs is difficult. There an elusive balance between (a) maximizing patients served positive patient outcomes (b) minimizing provider burnout turnover. Agencies often implicitly assume that all cases require equivalent time effort thus assign solely to each provider’s caseload numbers. However, this assumption ignores factors can lead substandard burnout. This study identifies contribute case...

This mixed-methods study explores the impact of Vista curriculum, a trauma-informed antiviolence intervention program for women who have used force in their intimate relationships, delivered by Department Air Force Family Advocacy Program clinicians. Questions sought to understand any changes personal growth, self-awareness, beliefs, and relationship interaction skills 62 cisgender women. Findings suggest that gained increased tools. Women identified positive cofacilitator support...

Cannabis use is common in individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The PTSD-cannabis relationship important as cannabis can worsen PTSD outcomes. motives are a useful construct for understanding the relationship. Frequent pairing of trauma cue substance to cope lead conditioned craving. extant research has not yet examined potential mechanisms explain this effect. We recruited 51 users history cue-reactivity study examine coping mediator hypothesized between symptoms and...