The effects of trauma recall on smoking topography in posttraumatic stress disorder and non-posttraumatic stress disorder trauma survivors.
Published
Journal Article
Smoking topography was measured in trauma survivors with and without posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after recalling trauma-related and neutral experiences. Analysis of covariance was performed on puff topography and mood measures using nicotine dependence scores and current major depressive disorder as covariates. Puff volumes were higher in the PTSD group than in the non-PTSD group. The PTSD group exhibited stable puff onset intervals while the non-PTSD group exhibited significantly shorter intervals following trauma recall. These findings support a "ceiling effect" hypothesis in which individuals with PTSD perpetually smoke in such a way as to maximize nicotine delivery, possibly reducing the potentially reinforcing effects of increased smoke delivery in negative affect-inducing situations.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- McClernon, FJ; Beckham, JC; Mozley, SL; Feldman, ME; Vrana, SR; Rose, JE
Published Date
- February 2005
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 30 / 2
Start / End Page
- 247 - 257
PubMed ID
- 15621396
Pubmed Central ID
- 15621396
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0306-4603
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.addbeh.2004.05.013
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- England