Self-administration of alcohol before and after a public speaking challenge by individuals with social phobia. Psychol Addict Behav 2002 Jun;16(2):121-8
Date
06/25/2002Pubmed ID
12079250Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0036285687 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 39 CitationsAbstract
K. Abrams, M. Kushner, K. Medina, and A. Voight (2001) showed that alcohol attenuates social anxiety symptoms in socially phobic individuals. This article examines whether social anxiety symptoms can lead to increased alcohol use in this same population. Forty-four individuals with social phobia attended 2 laboratory sessions, spaced 1 week apart, in groups of approximately 10. Participants underwent a social anxiety challenge during 1 session and a control task during the other. Half of the sample self-administered alcohol immediately before, and half immediately after, these 2 activities. As predicted, participants consumed more alcohol following the anxiety challenge than following the control task; however, the opposite pattern was evidenced for drinking preceding [corrected] the 2 activities. These findings add to an understanding of why social phobia and alcohol problems tend to co-occur.
Author List
Abrams K, Kushner MG, Medina KL, Voight AAuthor
Krista Lisdahl PhD Assistant Professor in the Psychology department at University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Adaptation, PsychologicalAdult
Alcohol Drinking
Anxiety
Cohort Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Phobic Disorders
Psychological Tests
Self Administration
Speech
Time Factors
