Pain Intensity, Pain-Related Anxiety, and Hazardous Drinking Among Individuals With PTSD.

Objective: Evidence suggests that pain intensity may be indirectly linked to hazardous drinking and PTSD symptom severity via pain-related anxiety. The goal of this analysis was to test the hypotheses in a population with PTSD symptoms that pain intensity would be positively and indirectly associated with hazardous drinking, alcohol dependence, alcohol-related problems, and PTSD symptom severity via pain-related anxiety.

Methods: Heavy drinkers with probable PTSD were recruited via Qualtrics panels ( = 371, 53% Female, = 39.