Motives to drink as mediators between childhood sexual assault and alcohol problems in adult women.

Two models are proposed to relate maladaptive emotion regulation strategies and alcohol-related problems for women with a history of childhood sexual assault (CSA). The distress coping model suggests only one motive-drinking to cope with negative emotions-mediates the relationship between CSA and alcohol problems. The emotion regulation model suggests two motives mediate the relationship between CSA and alcohol problems: drinking to cope with negative emotions and drinking to enhance positive emotions.

A randomized controlled trial of information-giving to patients referred for coronary angiography: effects on outcomes of care.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of providing an educational videotape, 'Treatment Choices for Ischaemic Heart Disease: a Shared Decision-Making Program Videotape,' to patients referred for coronary angiography compared with standard patient-physician decision making (usual care). STUDY DESIGN: Randomized controlled clinical trial. SETTING: University Hospital and Veterans Affairs Hospital.