Psychological distress, obsessive-compulsive thoughts about drinking, and alcohol consumption in young adult drinkers.
Psychological distress is an important predictor of heavy drinking, especially among lower-income drinkers. The mechanisms underlying this effect are not well understood. One possibility is that distressed individuals are more vulnerable to obsessive and compulsive thoughts about drinking. We hypoth...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Substance Use Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 300 - 307 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jun2022
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