Author(s): Battaglia AM; Vedelago L; Coelho SG; Baumgartner C; Schaub MP; Stewart SH; MacKillop J; Hodgins DC; Wardell JD; O' Connor RM; Kim HS; Keough MT;

The Gambling Craving Scale (GACS) is a multifaceted measure of gambling craving. Initial validation work by Young and Wohl (2009) in university student samples showed that the GACS had a three-factor structure capturing dimensions of Desire, Anticipation, and Relief. Despite its potential clinica ...

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Heavy drinking and smoking have been found to be among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality within Indigenous youth in North America. The focus of this study was to examine the relative roles of cultural identity, parent-child communication about the harms of substance use (SU), and perc ...

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Trauma cue-elicited activation of automatic cannabis-related cognitive biases are theorized to contribute to comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and cannabis use disorder. This phenomenon can be studied experimentally by combining the trauma cue reactivity paradigm (CRP) with cannabis-related ...

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i>Background: Gray's original Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (RST) posits that an oversensitive behavioral inhibition system (BIS) may increase risk for negative-reinforcement-motivated drinking, given its role in anxiety. However, existing data provides mixed support for the BIS-alcohol use association. The inconsistent evidence is not surprising, ...

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Author(s): Frohlich JR; Rapinda KK; Schaub MP; Wenger A; Baumgartner C; Johnson EA; O' Connor RM; Vincent N; Blankers M; Ebert DD; Hadjistavropoulos HD; Mackenzie CS; Wardell JD; Augsburger M; Goldberg JO; Keough MT;

Many young adults struggle with comorbid alcohol misuse and emotional problems (i.e., depression and anxiety). However, there is currently a paucity of evidence-based, integrated, accessible treatment options for individuals with these comorbidities. The main goal of this study was to examine eff ...

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