Abstract
Cocaine use and dependence remains an important public health concern. Thus, the identification of individual difference factors that may maintain cocaine use remains an important goal. The goal of the current study is to test whether the cognitive vulnerability of anxiety sensitivity (AS), an identified risk factor for anxiolytic use and use-related disorders, is related to cocaine dependence diagnosis (n 5 168) among a sample of drug users currently enrolled in residential treatment (N 5 304). Results demonstrated that AS was significantly related to cocaine dependence and remained significant after controlling for sex, age, alcohol dependence, hallucinogen dependence, major depressive disorder, panic disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Taken together, these data suggest that AS may have a specific relation to cocaine dependence, calling into question the notion that AS is positively related only to drugs with anxiolytic properties.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 22-30 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Anxiety
- Anxiety sensitivity
- Cocaine
- Substance dependence
- Substance use disorders
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health