CBT for high anxiety sensitivity: alcohol outcomes. 
High anxiety sensitivity (AS) has been associated with greater alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems as well as greater sensitivity to the anxiety-reducing effects of alcohol and greater risky negative reinforcement motives for drinking.  The present study reported on the alcohol-related outcomes of a telephone-delivered cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) designed to reduce high AS.  Eighty individuals with high AS (M age=36 years; 79% women; 76% Caucasian) seeking treatment for their AS-related concerns participated in the study and were randomly assigned to an eight week telephone CBT program or a waiting list control.  Participants completed measures of drinking motives and problem drinking at pre- and post-treatment.  Multilevel modeling showed that the treatment was successful in reducing AS.  The treatment also resulted in specific reductions in drinking to cope with anxiety motives as well as physical alcohol-related problems.  Mediated moderation analyses showed treatment-related changes in AS mediated changes in drinking to cope with anxiety motives.  Changes in drinking to cope with anxiety motives mediated changes in physical alcohol-related problems.  Results of the present study suggest that an AS-targeted intervention may have implications for reducing risky alcohol use cognitions and behaviors.  Further research is needed in a sample of problem drinkers.