Journal of Traumatic Stress Disorders & TreatmentISSN: 2324-8947

All submissions of the EM system will be redirected to Online Manuscript Submission System. Authors are requested to submit articles directly to Online Manuscript Submission System of respective journal.

Research Article, J Trauma Stress Disor Treat Vol: 3 Issue: 2

Distress Tolerance as a Predictor of Depressive and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in a Substance Use Disorder In-Patient Treatment Sample

Lauren P Greenberg, Sarah L Martindale, Samantha P Collum and Sara L Dolan*
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University, USA
Corresponding author : Sara L Dolan
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97334, Waco, TX 76798, USA
Tel: 254-710-2573; Fax: 254-757-0627
E-mail: sara_dolan@baylor.edu
Received: November 01, 2013 Accepted: February 28, 2014 Published: March 18, 2014
Citation: Greenberg LP, Martindale SL, Collum SP, Dolan SL (2014) Distress Tolerance as a Predictor of Depressive and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in a Substance Use Disorder In-Patient Treatment Sample. J Trauma Stress Disor Treat 3:2. doi:10.4172/2324-8947.1000123

Abstract

 Distress Tolerance as a Predictor of Depressive and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in a Substance Use Disorder In-Patient Treatment Sample

Previous research has revealed significant associations between distress tolerance (DT) with the maintenance and extinction of various symptoms of psychopathology. The current study investigated DT as a predictor of symptom experience in depression, and posttraumatic stress symptoms (PSS) in a substance abuse population. Participants were 64 men and women enrolled in a residential substance abuse treatment facility who completed self-report measures of DT, depressive symptoms, and PSS. Results demonstrated that DT significantly predicted both depressive symptoms and PSS.

Keywords: Distress tolerance; Depression; Posttraumatic stress symptoms; Substance use

international publisher, scitechnol, subscription journals, subscription, international, publisher, science

Track Your Manuscript

Awards Nomination

open access