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Computer-delivered personalized feedback intervention for hazardous drinkers with elevated anxiety sensitivity: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Integrated treatments for hazardous drinking and anxiety/depression are virtually nonexistent. Anxiety sensitivity is a common mechanism for both anxiety/depression and hazardous drinking. This article presents a study protocol for the development and testing of an integrated remotely delivered anxiety sensitivity/hazardous drinking personalized feedback intervention. Hazardous drinking college students with elevated anxiety sensitivity (n = 130) will be randomly assigned to a single session of a novel integrated personalized feedback intervention for anxiety sensitivity/hazardous drinking or control condition. Follow-ups will occur at 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months. This study will serve as an initial test and proof of concept for an integrated anxiety sensitivity/hazardous drinking personalized feedback intervention.
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