Trauma- and Stress-Induced Craving for Alcohol in Individuals Without PTSD.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The main objective of the study was to compare the differences in craving following trauma and stress scripts in individuals with alcohol dependence (AD) who have experienced trauma but did not meet criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Methods

Twenty-eight men and women who participated in a treatment trial were included in this study before starting treatment. All had to meet criteria for AD and had experienced trauma at some point of their lives but were never diagnosed with PTSD. All participants had one laboratory session and were exposed to stress, trauma and neutral scripts randomly assigned. Main measures of craving, anxiety and mood were administered before, during and after each script.

Results

Stress and trauma scripts induced significant

SUBMITTER: Ralevski E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11502949 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature