@article{ref1,
title="Relationship of PTSD with impulsivity dimensions while controlling the effect of anxiety and depression in a sample of inpatients with alcohol use disorder",
journal="Journal of dual diagnosis",
year="2018",
author="Evren, Cuneyt and Umut, Gokhan and Bozkurt, Muge and Evren, Bilge",
volume="14",
number="1",
pages="40-49",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relationship of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with impulsivity dimensions while controlling the effect of anxiety and depression in a sample of inpatients with alcohol use disorder (AUD). <br><br>METHODS: Participants were 190 male patients admitted to a specialized center for substance use disorders within a six month period. Participants were evaluated with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the Short Form Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11-SF), the Traumatic Experiences Checklist (TEC) and PTSD Checklist Civilian version (PCL-C). <br><br>RESULTS: Age was lower in the group with PTSD (n = 63, 33.2%) than the group without PTSD (n = 127, 66.8%). Duration of education, marital and employment status did not differ between the groups. STAI, BDI, and BIS-11-SF scores were higher in the group with PTSD. Trait anxiety, depression and impulsivity predicted high PTSD risk in a logistic regression model. Same variables predicted the severity of PTSD symptoms in a linear regression. Among dimensions of impulsivity attentional component was the only predictor of PTSD symptoms severity, not motor or non-planning impulsivity. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that the PTSD may be related to impulsivity, particularly attentional impulsivity, even after controlling anxiety and depression among inpatients with AUD.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1550-4263",
doi="10.1080/15504263.2017.1404665",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15504263.2017.1404665"
}