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Influence Of Ptsd On The Efficacy Of Brief Interventions For Heavy Drinking College Students
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Book Synopsis Influence of PTSD on the Efficacy of Brief Interventions for Heavy Drinking College Students by : Christopher J. Monahan
Download or read book Influence of PTSD on the Efficacy of Brief Interventions for Heavy Drinking College Students written by Christopher J. Monahan and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Role of Affective and Behavioral Economic Factors in Predicting Response to a Brief Intervention for Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use in College Students by : Ashley Ann Dennhardt
Download or read book The Role of Affective and Behavioral Economic Factors in Predicting Response to a Brief Intervention for Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use in College Students written by Ashley Ann Dennhardt and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brief motivational interventions (BMIs) have been shown to be efficacious in reducing heavy drinking and drug use among college students; however, effect sizes are small and more research is needed to identify predictors of responsiveness to these interventions. Depression, distress tolerance, delay discounting, and the reinforcing efficacy of substances have been implicated in substance use and may predict problem severity. Further, preliminary evidence suggests that these factors may be important predictors of treatment outcomes, but few studies have examined these constructs in this manner. This study tested a novel intervention approach that involves a BMI plus a supplemental intervention targeting behavioral economic and mood-related variables (Substance-Free Activity Session; SFAS). Participants were 97 college students who reported one or more past-month heavy drinking episodes. After completing an alcohol and drug- focused MI, participants were randomized to either the SFAS or an Education control session. The combination of the MI plus SFAS was associated with significantly greater reductions in drinking and drug use compared to the MI plus EDU at the 6-month follow-up. Across the two conditions, levels of depression were lower at 1 and 6 months post intervention and one measure of reinforcing efficacy was lower at 1-month follow-up suggesting a BMI may be effective at reducing depression and alcohol demand. Lower baseline proportion of reinforcement derived from substances and higher distress tolerance were predictive of better outcomes across conditions. Moderation analyses indicated that students with lower distress tolerance and higher discounting responded better to the MI + EDU session and students with lower discounting and reinforcing efficacy responded better to MI + SFAS. Changes in mood and behavioral economic variables did not mediate changes in substance use. These results suggest that a BMI + supplemental mood and behavioral economic session may be more effective overall in helping students reduce their drinking and drug use, but not necessarily through the targeted behavioral economic and mood-related mechanisms. So, although these variables may predict response to intervention, and students who vary in these domains may respond differentially to various interventions, more research is necessary to determine mechanisms of change in this novel intervention.
Book Synopsis Handbook of Alcoholism Treatment Approaches by : Reid K. Hester
Download or read book Handbook of Alcoholism Treatment Approaches written by Reid K. Hester and published by Addison-Wesley Longman. This book was released on 2003 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The accomplished author team of Reid Hester and William Miller provides a comprehensive, results-based guide to alcohol treatment methods. Along with the contributions of notable practitioners if the field, this text serves as an aid to graduate students and professionals. The authors stress the necessity of choosing different treatment protocols based on scientific research and a client's needs. This text also offers an up-to-date review of the treatment outcome literature, which illustrates that there are a number of treatments that are consistently supported by research. The subsequent chapters provide mini-treatment manuals for approaches with the most scientific support, with sections on matching clients to particular treatment and descriptions on how to utilize each particular treatment plan. The authors have consolidated the information necessary to develop individualized, multidimensional treatment that can meet the needs of a diverse client population."--Back cover.
Book Synopsis Feasibility, Acceptability, and Outcomes of a Brief Mindfulness Intervention for College Students with Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Problem Drinking by : Helen Renee Valenstein-Mah
Download or read book Feasibility, Acceptability, and Outcomes of a Brief Mindfulness Intervention for College Students with Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Problem Drinking written by Helen Renee Valenstein-Mah and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The majority of college students will experience a traumatic event either before or during college, and a significant subset of those students experience PTSD symptoms. Additionally, many college students engage in problematic alcohol use. There is evidence that individuals with co-occurring PTSD symptoms and alcohol and other substance use disorders often use substances in an attempt to reduce their PTSD symptoms, and college students with PTSD symptoms experience more negative alcohol and drug consequences than those without PTSD. The relationship between PTSD and alcohol and other substance use disorders is often cyclical: individuals use substances to cope with PTSD symptoms, which in turn exacerbate symptoms and make them vulnerable to further traumatic experiences. Mindfulness interventions have been successfully utilized for individuals with PTSD or substance use disorders. However, to date, no previous studies have evaluated treatments for college students with co-occurring PTSD symptoms and problem drinking. This study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of a 4-week group loving-kindness meditation (LKM) compared to referral to treatment as usual (RTAU) for college students with PTSD symptoms and problem drinking. Seventy-six college students participated in the current study. Overall, the LKM group was feasible and acceptable to college students, although recruitment of eligible students into the study was lower than expected and attendance at LKM groups was modest. Participants’ PTSD symptoms, drinking quantity, and negative drinking consequences decreased over the course of the study, although there was no significant differences between the LKM and RTAU conditions on these outcomes. Additionally, higher coping drinking motives predicted greater PTSD symptoms and more drinking consequences, highlighting the need for early effective intervention for individuals who drink to cope with their PTSD symptoms.
Book Synopsis The Effect of Computer-delivered Brief Intervention on Heavy Alcohol Use by : Benjamin Varner Laliberte
Download or read book The Effect of Computer-delivered Brief Intervention on Heavy Alcohol Use written by Benjamin Varner Laliberte and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alcohol misuse remains a significant issue on college campuses. One potential remedy, especially for those unwilling or unable to seek face-to-face intervention, are computer-delivered brief interventions. Although the literature is mixed regarding the magnitude of their effect on alcohol use, findings are consistent that they at least produce small changes in alcohol use. The current study tested a computer-delivered brief intervention (CDBI) against an education-only control in order to examine its efficacy in reducing alcohol use. Additionally, it tested the interactive effects of secondary psychopathic personality, a trait associated with higher rates of alcohol use. 100 heavy drinking college students were randomized to either the intervention or education-control condition. Overall, both groups showed reductions in readiness to change, intentions to reduce drinking, and alcohol use at one-month follow-up; there was no change in alcohol use consequences in either group. Secondary psychopathic personality was related to trend level reductions in alcohol use across conditions, and those with higher levels of secondary psychopathy had more alcohol use consequences at follow-up compared to the education-only condition. In total, both programs were generally effective at increasing motivation to change and reducing alcohol use. These findings suggest that (1) computerized programs aimed at reducing alcohol use can produce small but meaningful changes and (2) individuals with higher levels of secondary psychopathic personality traits can benefit from these programs.
Book Synopsis Event Level Associations Between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Alcohol Behavior in College Students by : Rachel Lauren Bachrach
Download or read book Event Level Associations Between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Alcohol Behavior in College Students written by Rachel Lauren Bachrach and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Self-medication theory (SMT) posits that individuals exposed to trauma and resulting posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSD) are at risk for heavy drinking and associated negative consequences. Estimates of PTSD among college students are comparable to rates in the general adult population, and recent research has linked PTSD and negative alcohol-related consequences in college individuals. The social environment (e. g., perceived peer norms, active peer influences) is a critical predictor of alcohol involvement in college. Research also shows that emotionally supportive peers are critical to the diminution and resolution of PTSD symptoms. As such, drinking behaviors of supportive peers may have an effect on drinking outcomes for students struggling with posttraumatic distress. The present project aimed to assess the dynamic relationship between PTSD, alcohol behavior, and the influence of emotionally supportive peers at the daily level. Specifically, the study investigated: (1) whether higher daily levels of PTSD symptoms were associated with increased within-subject levels of daily alcohol use and consequences; (2) whether daily PTSD symptom expression and alcohol behavior was moderated by the typical drinking patterns in one0́9s emotional support group; and (3) whether the relationship between daily PTSD symptoms and daily alcohol behavior was moderated by the daily drinking behavior of emotionally support peers. In addition, multilevel modeling (MLM) analyses were used to test the relationship between weekly PTSD symptom severity and weekend alcohol behavior to delineate temporal associations posited by SMT. Exploratory MLM analyses also assessed how participants0́9 other friends/acquaintances moderated the daily and week to weekend PTSD-alcohol relationship. Trauma-exposed heavy drinking college students (N=128) completed a baseline assessment and subsequent 30 days of daily web-based surveys assessing alcohol use and related consequences, PTSD symptoms, emotionally supportive and other friend/acquaintance alcohol behavior. Results directly testing SMT were not supported. However, both supportive peer and other friend/acquaintance alcohol behavior moderated the relationship between daily PTSD and daily alcohol behavior, as well as weekday PTSD and weekend alcohol behavior. Overall, supportive peer drinking behaviors were not as harmful to those experiencing more daily/weekly PTSD symptoms relative to other friends/acquaintances' alcohol behaviors. These findings highlight the importance of social support as a buffer against problematic drinking and provide useful information for interventions aimed at high-risk drinkers.
Book Synopsis Components Analysis of a Brief Intervention for College Drinkers by : Angela Meade Eggleston
Download or read book Components Analysis of a Brief Intervention for College Drinkers written by Angela Meade Eggleston and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Excessive and harmful alcohol consumption is especially common among college students in the United States and is associated with proximal and distal psychiatric and medical morbidity. Brief, individual interventions that provide either risk and normative feedback or normative feedback alone have been shown to particularly efficacious with high-risk college drinkers. The relative efficacy of the two types of feedback has not been determined, however. The current study compares the efficacy of these two interventions with a sample of high-risk college drinkers. It also provides preliminary data on purported mechanisms of change: risk- and norm-perception. College students (n = 1197) were screened for alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems. The top quartile of this sample (n = 299), in terms of alcohol use severity, was randomly assigned to one of three treatment conditions: risk and normative feedback, normative feedback alone or assessment only. All treatment conditions included a baseline assessment session and the feedback conditions included an in-person feedback session. One hundred and fifteen participants successfully completed their assigned condition. Thirty-eight participants (33%) completed an assessment six months later. Overall, findings did not replicate the existing literature supporting the efficacy of these feedback interventions. Neither feedback group showed appreciable, unqualified reductions in alcohol consumption or alcohol-related problems at follow-up. Primary predictors of alcohol use and alcohol-related problems at follow-up were the baseline measures of these variables. Furthermore, the relationships between baseline and follow-up measures were often qualified by an interaction effect, with individuals who consumed more alcohol or experienced more alcohol-related problems, relative to other participants, being more likely to have a negative response to treatment. Finally, there were no group differences on purported mechanisms of change. Findings may be explained by methodological and sample differences between this study and other, related studies, as well as by social and cognitive mechanisms.
Book Synopsis Investigation of a Protective Behavioral Strategies Brief Alcohol Intervention Targeting Community College Students by : Lindsay Rechtman
Download or read book Investigation of a Protective Behavioral Strategies Brief Alcohol Intervention Targeting Community College Students written by Lindsay Rechtman and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background: Nearly half of all undergraduate college students are enrolled in community colleges; yet, the majority of college student health-related research is focused on four-year college students. Alcohol use is one such area where community college research is limited. Research has demonstrated that the use of Protective Behavioral Strategies (PBS) is associated with decreased alcohol use and alcohol-related negative consequences. This dissertation examined short-term changes in the use of PBS, as well as changes in alcohol use and alcohol-related negative consequences as a result of a brief in-class intervention. Methods: Participants were recruited from select courses at a community college. Study participants completed a pen and paper administration of several psychometrically-validated survey instruments that contain items specific to alcohol use, PBS use, and alcohol-related negative consequences. To assess the effects of the intervention, ANCOVA and MANCOVA analyses were conducted. A series of four regression analyses were conducted to test each of three hypothesized mediation models. Results: Two hundred six participants were enrolled in the study and randomly assigned by classroom to an intervention (N = 105) or control (N = 101) group; 179 (87%) participants completed the follow-up survey approximately 3 months later. Analysis of covariance tests did not yield significant differences with respect to overall PBS use, typical number drinks per drinking day, number of heavy drinking days or reported alcohol-related negative consequences between the intervention and control groups at follow-up. The mediation hypotheses were not supported. Conclusions: Participation in the brief intervention did not result in statistically significant changes in alcohol consumption and alcohol-related negative consequences at the time of follow-up. Further in-class brief intervention research needs to be conducted in community colleges to determine the best practices for this setting.
Book Synopsis Effectiveness of a Feedback-based Brief Intervention for Alcohol Use Disorders in Community Care by : Blaise L. Worden
Download or read book Effectiveness of a Feedback-based Brief Intervention for Alcohol Use Disorders in Community Care written by Blaise L. Worden and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feedback-based brief interventions for alcohol use have been shown to be highly effective with undergraduate populations. However, there has been little research on their effectiveness with community treatment populations, who typically have higher levels of dependence, comorbidity, and chronicity. The effectiveness of an assessment/ feedback brief intervention to reduce alcohol use versus an assessment only condition with no feedback component was investigated in a community treatment setting with patients (N = 87) characterized by high levels of long-term dependency on alcohol and drugs, high levels of comorbidity, ethnic diversity, and low socioeconomic status. It was hypothesized that randomization to a condition receiving brief individualized feedback would reduce alcohol consumption and increase motivation for substance use treatment, versus randomization to a condition the same assessment but no feedback. Repeated measures ANOVAs and ANCOVAs were used to examine primary outcome variables obtained from the Addiction Severity Index (ASI; McLellan et al., 1992) of drinking quantity and frequency, and motivation for treatment. Results suggested that participants who received the feedback showed substantial reductions in number of drinking days at follow-up 30 days post-intervention (i.e. 30 days from the date of the intake). However participants who received the feedback and those who did not did not differ on other outcomes at follow-up, including days of heavy drinking, motivation for treatment, or drug use frequency. Findings may be influenced by the decision to seek help, assessment reactivity, or treatment effects as on nearly all outcome measures participants in both conditions showed greatly improved outcomes at follow-up.
Book Synopsis Examining the Efficacy of a Protective Behavioral Strategies Intervention for High-risk College Student Drinkers by : Lauren Zimmerman
Download or read book Examining the Efficacy of a Protective Behavioral Strategies Intervention for High-risk College Student Drinkers written by Lauren Zimmerman and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alcohol use among college students is a significant public health concern, given their propensity to engage in frequent and heavy drinking. Although problematic drinking can be found campus-wide, the risk for engaging in binge drinking and experiencing alcohol-related problems is more pronounced for students affiliated with Greek Life and athletics. These college students demonstrate high rates of problematic drinking, even using interventions that have been successful in treating the college student population more generally (e.g., correcting social norms). Instead, harm reduction interventions that place focus on minimizing harms from drinking may be more effective for these high-risk groups. Specifically, an intervention focused on increasing use of protective behavioral strategies (PBS), which encourages safer drinking behaviors, may reduce harms in this group. However, this type of intervention has not yet been examined for these students. The current study aimed to examine the efficacy of a brief, standalone PBS intervention for Greek Life members and student athletes. Affiliated students (N=77) were randomly assigned to an experimental (i.e., PBS intervention) or control condition (i.e., healthy lifestyles education). At one-month post-intervention, the experimental group reported more PBS use after controlling for baseline levels. Results from this study found that PBS skills training was more effective for the intervention condition in terms of increasing PBS utilization compared to the controls, but no differences were observed for negative consequences or past month drinks. Knowledge from this study is an important first step in understanding that PBS utilization can be increased for these high-risk college student drinkers.
Book Synopsis TIP 35: Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Use Disorder Treatment (Updated 2019) by : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Download or read book TIP 35: Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Use Disorder Treatment (Updated 2019) written by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Motivation is key to substance use behavior change. Counselors can support clients' movement toward positive changes in their substance use by identifying and enhancing motivation that already exists. Motivational approaches are based on the principles of person-centered counseling. Counselors' use of empathy, not authority and power, is key to enhancing clients' motivation to change. Clients are experts in their own recovery from SUDs. Counselors should engage them in collaborative partnerships. Ambivalence about change is normal. Resistance to change is an expression of ambivalence about change, not a client trait or characteristic. Confrontational approaches increase client resistance and discord in the counseling relationship. Motivational approaches explore ambivalence in a nonjudgmental and compassionate way.
Book Synopsis Readiness to Change Questionnaire by : Nick Heather
Download or read book Readiness to Change Questionnaire written by Nick Heather and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :Paul S. Haber Publisher :Specialty of Addiction Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney ISBN 13 :1742104894 Total Pages :408 pages Book Rating :4.7/5 (421 download)
Book Synopsis Guidelines for the Treatment of Alcohol Problems by : Paul S. Haber
Download or read book Guidelines for the Treatment of Alcohol Problems written by Paul S. Haber and published by Specialty of Addiction Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney. This book was released on 2021-04-01 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Australian Guidelines for the Treatment of Alcohol Problems have been periodically developed over the past 25 years. In 1993, the first version of these guidelines, titled: ‘An outline for the management of alcohol problems: Quality assurance in the treatment of drug dependence project’ was published (Mattick & Jarvis 1993). The Australian Government commissioned an update a decade later (Shand et al. 2003) and a further edition in 2009 to integrate the Guidelines with the Australian Guidelines to Reduce Health Risks from Drinking Alcohol (National Health and Medical Research Council, NHMRC 2009; Haber et al., 2009). The present version of the Guidelines was also commissioned by the Commonwealth of Australia to remain current and integrated with the updated NHMRC consumption guidelines (2020). In order to ensure that guidelines remain relevant, the next set of guidelines should be updated in 2025, consistent with NHMRC recommendation that guidelines be updated every five years. These guidelines aim to provide up-to-date, evidence-based information to clinicians on available treatments for people with alcohol problems and are largely directed towards individual clinicians in practice, such as primary care physicians (general practitioners, nursing staff), specialist medical practitioners, psychologists and other counsellors, and other health professionals. Some chapters highlight service or system level issues that impact on clinicians and their patients. These include recommendations concerning Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, stigma, and discrimination. Elsewhere, organisation capacity is implied, such as medical resources for withdrawal management where recommendations indicate use of medications. As all forms of treatment will not be readily available or suitable for all populations or settings, these guidelines may require interpretation and adaptation.
Book Synopsis Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD by : Candice M. Monson
Download or read book Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD written by Candice M. Monson and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2012-07-23 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting an evidence-based treatment for couples in which one or both partners suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), this step-by-step manual is packed with practical clinical guidance and tools. The therapy is carefully structured to address both PTSD symptoms and associated relationship difficulties in a time-limited framework. It is grounded in cutting-edge knowledge about interpersonal aspects of trauma and its treatment. Detailed session outlines and therapist scripts facilitate the entire process of assessment, case conceptualization, and intervention. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the book includes 50 reproducible handouts and forms.
Book Synopsis Anxiety and Substance Use Disorders by : Sherry H. Stewart
Download or read book Anxiety and Substance Use Disorders written by Sherry H. Stewart and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-12-03 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disorders of anxiety and substance use are, for some reason, rarely treated in an integrated fashion by professionals. This timely volume addresses this glaring omission with dispatches from the frontlines of research and treatment. Thirty-four international experts offer findings, theories, and intervention strategies for this common form of dual disorder, across a range of substances and of anxiety disorders, to give the reader comprehensive knowledge in a practical format.
Book Synopsis Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder by : Evelyn J. Bromet
Download or read book Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder written by Evelyn J. Bromet and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-08-09 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first systematic analysis of the rates, risk factors, consequences and global burden of trauma and PTSD across the globe.
Book Synopsis Health and Behavior by : Institute of Medicine
Download or read book Health and Behavior written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-10-18 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Health and Behavior reviews our improved understanding of the complex interplay among biological, psychological, and social influences and explores findings suggested by recent research-including interventions at multiple levels that we can employ to improve human health. The book covers three main areas: What do biological, behavioral, and social sciences contribute to our understanding of healthâ€"including cardiovascular, immune system and brain functioning, behaviors that influence health, the role of social networks and socioeconomic status, and more. What can we learn from applied research on interventions to improve the health of individuals, families, communities, organizations, and larger populations? How can we expeditiously translate research findings into application?
