“…Indeed, a burgeoning literature highlights the robust relationship between PTSD and risky behaviors. For example, individuals with PTSD have been found to be at heightened risk for alcohol and drug use (Epstein, Saunders, Kilpatrick, & Resnick, 1998; Shipherd, Stafford, & Tanner, 2005), antisocial and/or aggressive behavior (Booth-Kewley, Larson, High-McRoy, Garland, & Gaskin, 2010; Monson, Fredman, & Dekel, 2010), binge eating and purging (Holzer, Uppala, Wonderlich, Crosby, & Simonich, 2008), deliberate self-harm (Gratz & Tull, 2012), and risky sexual behavior (Weiss, Tull, Borne, & Gratz, 2013), as well as negative outcomes associated with these behaviors, including revictimization (e.g., Messman-Moore, Ward, & Brown, 2009) and HIV (Hoff, Beam-Goulet, & Rosenheck, 1997). Notably, however, few studies have examined mechanisms that may underlie engagement in risky behaviors among individuals with PTSD.…”