Posttraumatic stress disorder, alcohol use, and physical health concerns

Kaysen, Debra; Pantalone, David W.; Chawla, Neharika; Lindgren, Kristen P.; Clum, George A.; Lee, Christine; Resick, Patricia A.

doi:10.1007/s10865-007-9140-5

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“…Future studies should examine how Asian culture affects these mediational models. It is important to note that the measures included for this study also did not address social or health functioning although both of these domains can be affected by both alcohol use and by trauma exposure (Kaysen et al, 2008;Ullman & Brecklin, 2003;Ullman et al, 2005). Future research should include measures of social and health functioning as additional domains that may be adversely affected by IR and moderated by ethnicity.…”

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Incapacitated Rape and Alcohol Use in White and Asian American College Women

Nguyen

Kaysen

Dillworth

et al. 2010

Violence Against Women

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This study examined the role of Asian ethnicity as a moderator of drinking outcomes associated with alcohol-related sexual assault (incapacitated rape). Participants were 5,467 Asian American and White college women. Results found the overall MANOVA for ethnicity and incapacitated rape (IR) interactions to be significant. Asian American participants with no history of IR had fewer drinking problems than White American participants with no history of IR. Asian American participants with IR histories had more drinking problems than White Americans with IR histories. Findings indicate Asian Americans who experience IR may be at increased risk for negative alcohol outcomes.

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Incapacitated Rape and Alcohol Use in White and Asian American College Women

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Kaysen

Dillworth

et al. 2010

Violence Against Women

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“…Consistent with prior studies (Kaysen et al, 2008), complaints were dichotomously coded (present/absent) and then summed to create a continuous count variable indicating total number of physical health complaints endorsed, range = 0–46; M(SD) = 18.61(10.07). Individuals who endorse more complaints on the PILL are more aware of unpleasant physical and somatic sensations than those who endorse fewer complaints.…”

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The Relationship Between Assault and Physical Health Complaints in a Sample of Female Drinkers

Bedard‐Gilligan

Cronce

Lehavot

et al. 2013

J Interpers Violence

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Trauma exposure and PTSD are associated with poorer physical health. Psychological and behavioral mechanisms may help account for this relationship. In this study, we tested avoidant coping and alcohol use as mediators of the relationship between trauma exposure, PTSD, and self-reported physical health complaints in female drinkers. In 827 college women, we compared three groups: women with no trauma history, women with a sexual assault but no PTSD, and women with a sexual assault and PTSD, on avoidant coping, alcohol use, and physical health complaints. We found that PTSD was positively associated with alcohol use and that both PTSD and trauma exposure were associated with increased avoidant coping. We also found that avoidant coping mediated the relationship between trauma, PTSD and physical health complaints. Alcohol use did not predict physical health but was associated with PTSD. These results suggest that in female college students coping may be more critical in the PTSD/physical health relationship than alcohol and have implications for targeting coping in young trauma-exposed women to improve physical health.

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“…Although a much more limited literature to date, similar results have been found in civilian women and men with PTSD predicting increased health problems and complaints (Bedard-Gilligan, Cronce, Lehavot, Blayney, & Kaysen, 2014; Kaysen et al, 2008; Kimerling, 2004). Given the context of minority stress, coupled with the high prevalence of trauma exposure, PTSD, and physical health problems among sexual minority women, understanding the relationship between trauma exposure, PTSD, and physical functioning in this population may be particularly important for strategic interventions related to both mental and physical health.…”

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Effects of trauma and PTSD on self-reported physical functioning in sexual minority women.

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Objective Sexual minority women (lesbians, bisexual women, and women who partner with women) experience high rates of trauma exposure, are more likely to develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and have high rates of physical health problems compared to heterosexual women. The present study tested whether PTSD may be the mechanism through which trauma exposure affects self-reported physical functioning in this population. Methods In a sample of 857 sexual minority women, we examined the association between trauma exposure and worsening physical functioning (measured using the 12-item Short Form Health Survey) 2 years later, whether PTSD mediated this relationship, and if so, which PTSD symptom clusters best accounted for this mediation. Results Results showed that more criterion A traumatic events experienced (based on DSM IV) predicted greater decline in physical functioning 2-years later, and PTSD symptoms mediated this relationship, explaining 73% of the total effect. The arousal/reactivity symptom cluster was the only significant mediator, explaining 68% of the total effect. Conclusions Results show that PTSD, and arousal/reactivity symptoms in particular, may be the mechanism through which traumatic events negatively impact self-reported physical functioning. These findings provide further evidence that, for this at risk population, treating PTSD as soon as possible after onset may improve long term physical functioning.

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Posttraumatic stress disorder, alcohol use, and physical health concerns

Cited by 21 publications

References 102 publications

Incapacitated Rape and Alcohol Use in White and Asian American College Women

Incapacitated Rape and Alcohol Use in White and Asian American College Women

The Relationship Between Assault and Physical Health Complaints in a Sample of Female Drinkers

Effects of trauma and PTSD on self-reported physical functioning in sexual minority women.

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