Prevalence of clinically recognized alcohol and other substance use disorders among VA outpatients with unhealthy alcohol use identified by routine alcohol screening

Alcohol Use and Long‐Term Outcomes Among U.S. Veterans Who Received Direct‐Acting Antivirals for Hepatitis C Treatment

“…(14) Baseline alcohol use was defined by AUDIT-C score reported within 1 year before initiation of antiviral treatment and classified into three categories: nondrinking (score of 0), low-level drinking (score of 1-3 in men, 1-2 in women), and unhealthy drinking (score of 4-12 in men, 3-12 in women). (8,15) We also extracted all AUDIT-C scores recorded at least 3 months after treatment completion and categorized them as previously, in order to model changes in AUDIT-C scores over time.…”

Métodos de investigación sobre daños en la población relacionados con el alcohol

“…Es más factible usarlos para examinar el perfil de las personas con TUA. En cualquier caso los estudios seriados en muestras de usuarios de servicios de salud (por ejemplo, atención primaria, servicios de medicina interna, etcétera) usando AUDIT, CAGE y otros test de cribado o diagnóstico 70,77,78 , son interesantes porque revelan la importancia y tendencia del problema y permiten implementar intervenciones individuales breves o más intensivas para reducir el consumo [79][80][81] . Muchos profesionales de salud tienen dificultades para identificar y registrar los TUA en los pacientes, especialmente si todavía no están muy graves 47,82 .…”

The prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder and its clinical correlates in a VA primary care behavioral health clinic

“…There are key differences between Veterans and individuals in the general population, including the predominance of men receiving services, a greater prevalence of some psychiatric conditions (e.g., posttraumatic stress disorder, substance use disorders; depression; Hankin et al, 1999;Eisen et al, 2004;Seal et al, 2007;Williams et al, 2013;Wisco et al, 2014), and a higher prevalence of suicide (Blow et al, 2007;McCarthy et al, 2009). Given the high frequency of depression and substance use disorders in Veterans (Hankin et al, 1999;Eisen et al, 2004;Williams et al, 2013), and the high prevalence of these disorders in BDD as well (Gunstad and Phillips, 2003;Phillips et al, 2005), Veterans may also be at higher risk of BDD. Furthermore, given the high prevalence of suicidality in both Veterans and individuals with BDD, it is important to understand whether Veterans with BDD are at increased risk for suicide.…”