Substance use disorders in military veterans: prevalence and treatment challenges

JB Teeters, CL Lancaster, DG Brown… - Substance abuse and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Substance use disorders (SUDs) are a significant problem among our nation's military
veterans. In the following overview, we provide information on the prevalence of SUDs …

Etiology of depression comorbidity in combat-related PTSD: a review of the literature

VA Stander, CJ Thomsen, RM Highfill-McRoy - Clinical psychology review, 2014 - Elsevier
Posttraumatic stress disorder is often diagnosed with other mental health problems,
particularly depression. Although PTSD comorbidity has been associated with more severe …

Moral injury, meaning making, and mental health in returning veterans

JM Currier, JM Holland, J Malott - Journal of clinical psychology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study examined whether exposure to morally injurious experiences (MIEs)
contribute to mental health problems among returning Veterans via meaning made of …

Initial psychometric evaluation of the Moral Injury Questionnaire—Military version

JM Currier, JM Holland, K Drescher… - Clinical psychology & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Moral injury is an emerging construct related to negative consequences associated with war‐
zone stressors that transgress military veterans' deeply held values/beliefs. Given the …

Substance use disorders in Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in VA healthcare, 2001–2010: Implications for screening, diagnosis and treatment

KH Seal, G Cohen, A Waldrop, BE Cohen… - Drug and alcohol …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The prevalence and correlates of alcohol use disorder (AUD) and drug use
disorder (DUD) diagnoses in Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who are new users of …

Predeployment sleep duration and insomnia symptoms as risk factors for new-onset mental health disorders following military deployment

P Gehrman, AD Seelig, IG Jacobson, EJ Boyko… - Sleep, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Study Objectives: To evaluate predeployment sleep duration and insomnia
symptoms in relation to the development of mental health symptoms. Design: Longitudinal …

The Military Extremity Trauma Amputation/Limb Salvage (METALS) study: outcomes of amputation versus limb salvage following major lower-extremity trauma

HM Frisch, COLRC Andersen, CDRMT Mazurek… - JBJS, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: The study was performed to examine the hypothesis that functional outcomes
following major lower-extremity trauma sustained in the military would be similar between …

Student service members/veterans in higher education: A systematic review

AE Barry, SD Whiteman… - Journal of student …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
We systematically reviewed the data-based peer-reviewed research examining student
service members/veterans (SSM/V) in higher education. Compared to civilian peers, SSM/V …

The cumulative effect of different childhood trauma types on self-reported symptoms of adult male depression and PTSD, substance abuse and health-related quality …

A Agorastos, JOE Pittman, AC Angkaw… - Journal of psychiatric …, 2014 - Elsevier
History of childhood trauma (CT) is highly prevalent and may lead to long-term
consequences on physical and mental health. This study investigated the independent …

Gender differences in depression and PTSD symptoms following combat exposure

DD Luxton, NA Skopp, S Maguen - Depression and anxiety, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background: This research examined gender as a moderator of the association between
combat exposure (CE) and depression as well as CE and PTSD symptoms among a …