Mental health among reserve component military service members and veterans

GH Cohen, DS Fink, L Sampson… - Epidemiologic …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Since 2001, the US military has increasingly relied on National Guard and reserve
component forces to meet operational demands. Differences in preparation and military …

A systematic review on harmful alcohol use among civilian populations affected by armed conflict in low-and middle-income countries

J Lo, P Patel, JM Shultz, N Ezard… - Substance Use & …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background: There are currently over 55 million refugees and internally displaced persons
due to armed conflict. In addition, there are around 150 million more conflict-affected …

Risk-taking behaviors and impulsivity among veterans with and without PTSD and mild TBI

LM James, TQ Strom, J Leskela - Military medicine, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Military personnel commonly experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and mild
traumatic brain injury (mTBI), both of which are associated with premature mortality. The …

Gender differences in relationships among PTSD severity, drinking motives, and alcohol use in a comorbid alcohol dependence and PTSD sample.

K Lehavot, CA Stappenbeck, JA Luterek… - Psychology of …, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
Alcohol dependence (AD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are highly prevalent
and comorbid conditions associated with a significant level of impairment. Little systematic …

Alcohol misuse and psychological resilience among US Iraq and Afghanistan era veterans

KT Green, JC Beckham, N Youssef, EB Elbogen - Addictive behaviors, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective The present study sought to investigate the longitudinal effects of psychological
resilience against alcohol misuse adjusting for socio-demographic factors, trauma-related …

Proximal relationships between PTSD symptoms and drinking among female college students: results from a daily monitoring study.

D Kaysen, DC Atkins, TL Simpson… - … of addictive behaviors, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
Self-medication has been theorized to explain comorbidity between posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) and drinking, whereupon problem drinking develops in order to modulate …

Risk and protective factors associated with symptoms of post-traumatic stress, depression, and alcohol misuse in OEF/OIF veterans

LM James, E Van Kampen, RD Miller… - Military …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Military personnel returning from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan commonly experience
mental health problems and efforts are underway to determine risk and protective factors …

Pre-deployment daytime and nighttime sleep complaints as predictors of post-deployment PTSD and depression in National Guard troops

E Koffel, MA Polusny, PA Arbisi, CR Erbes - Journal of anxiety disorders, 2013 - Elsevier
There is growing evidence that disturbed sleep is a risk factor for the development of a
number of psychiatric diagnoses including depression, PTSD and substance use. The goal …

Increased risk of alcohol dependency in a cohort of National Guard troops with PTSD: a longitudinal study

A Kline, MD Weiner, DS Ciccone, A Interian… - Journal of psychiatric …, 2014 - Elsevier
Studies show high rates of co-morbid post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use
disorder (AUD) but there is no consensus on the causal direction of the relationship. Some …

Stress increases voluntary alcohol intake, but does not alter established drinking habits in a rat model of posttraumatic stress disorder

EM Meyer, V Long, MS Fanselow… - Alcoholism: Clinical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background Life‐altering anxiety disorders, such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD),
can co‐occur at high rates with substance use disorders. Alcoholism, compared with other …