Trauma‐Related Correlates of Alcohol Use in Recently Deployed OEF/OIF Veterans

Capone, Christy; McGrath, Ashlee C.; Reddy, Madhavi K.; Shea, M. Tracie

doi:10.1002/jts.21817

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“…From the reinforcement model perspective, smartphone use may serve to deal with the stress of intrusive memories and physiological/psychological reactivity in response to trauma reminders. Supporting our results are findings from the addiction literature; addictive behaviors such as alcohol use strongly relate to intrusion symptoms of PTSD (Capone, McGrath, Reddy, & Shea, 2013; Contractor, Presseau, et al, 2016). …”

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Latent-level relations between DSM-5 PTSD symptom clusters and problematic smartphone use

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Frankfurt

Weiss

et al. 2017

Computers in Human Behavior

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Common mental health consequences following the experience of potentially traumatic events include Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and addictive behaviors. Problematic smartphone use is a newer manifestation of addictive behaviors. People with anxiety severity (such as PTSD) may be at risk for problematic smartphone use as a means of coping with their symptoms. Unique to our knowledge, we assessed relations between PTSD symptom clusters and problematic smartphone use. Participants (N = 347), recruited through Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTurk), completed measures of PTSD and smartphone addiction. Results of the Wald tests of parameter constraints indicated that problematic smartphone use was more related to PTSD’s negative alterations in cognitions and mood (NACM) than to PTSD’s avoidance factor, Wald χ2(1, N = 347) = 12.51, p = 0.0004; and more to PTSD’s arousal compared to PTSD’s avoidance factor, Wald χ2(1, N = 347) = 14.89, p = 0.0001. Results indicate that problematic smartphone use is most associated with negative affect and arousal among trauma-exposed individuals. Implications include the need to clinically assess problematic smartphone use among trauma-exposed individuals presenting with higher NACM and arousal severity; and targeting NACM and arousal symptoms to mitigate the effects of problematic smartphone use.

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confidence: 89%

Latent-level relations between DSM-5 PTSD symptom clusters and problematic smartphone use

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Frankfurt

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et al. 2017

Computers in Human Behavior

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“…And while income is strongly and negatively associated with household FI (5,9) , it is not the sole determinant and other factors relevant to management of household resources are also important. For example, research points to a connection between household FI and adult psychological well-being (10) , including psychosocial problems like post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, binge drinking and substance use disorders that may be associated with military service (11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19) . The transition from military to civilian life often presents unique barriers to financial security, which may amplify the risk of experiencing FI.…”

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Food insecurity in veteran households: findings from nationally representative data

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Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: The present study is the first to use nationally representative data to compare rates of food insecurity among households with veterans of the US Armed Forces and non-veteran households. Design: We used data from the 2005-2013 waves of the Current Population Survey -Food Security Supplement to identify rates of food insecurity and very low food security in veteran and non-veteran households. We estimated the odds and probability of food insecurity in veteran and non-veteran households in uncontrolled and controlled models. We replicated these results after separating veteran households by their most recent period of service. We weighted models to create nationally representative estimates. Setting: Nationally representative data from the 2005-2013 waves of the Current Population Survey -Food Security Supplement. Subjects: US households (n 388 680).Results: Uncontrolled models found much lower rates of food insecurity (8·4 %) and very low food security (3·3 %) among veteran households than in non-veteran households (14·4 % and 5·4 %, respectively), with particularly low rates among households with older veterans. After adjustment, average rates of food insecurity and very low food security were not significantly different for veteran households. However, the probability of food insecurity was significantly higher among some recent veterans and significantly lower for those who served during the Vietnam War. Conclusions: Although adjusting eliminated many differences between veteran and non-veteran households, veterans who served from 1975 and onwards may be at higher risk for food insecurity and should be the recipients of targeted outreach to improve nutritional outcomes.

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“…Contrary to expectations, there were no significant differences regarding symptoms of PTSD, depression, and anxiety by the frequency of current alcohol use. While some studies have found no relationship between alcohol use and PTSD symptoms (Gurdil, 2007 ) and even a lower incidence of alcohol use among patients with PTSD (Dalbudak, 2008 ), the association between PTSD and alcohol consumption is the more common finding (Capone, McGrath, Reddy, & Shea, 2013 ; Fetzner, Abrams, & Asmudson, 2013 ). It is assumed that religion is a predominant factor for Turkish veterans for not drinking or reporting themselves as not drinking since it is forbidden to drink alcohol in Islam.…”

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Psychiatric symptoms of Turkish combat-injured non-professional veterans

Güloğlu

2016

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

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BackgroundIt is well-known that exposure to combat puts individuals at risk for developing adverse psychological problems, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, and health-related behaviour problems and that the presence of combat-related injury increases the risk for psychopathology. Little is known, however, about the consequences of combat among conscripted soldiers fighting against terrorism in their homeland.ObjectiveThe main aim of the current study was to examine the prevalence of probable PTSD, severity of PTSD symptoms, depression, anxiety, and PTSD-related functional impairment among Turkish combat-injured, non-professional veterans. In addition, investigated were also the possible differences among the symptoms of PTSD, depression, and anxiety of the veterans by the frequency of current cigarette and alcohol use.MethodsA total of 366 male veterans were assessed by using a demographic information form, which obtained information about injury status and health behaviours, the Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale (PDS), and the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI). Symptom frequency and multivariate analysis of variances (MANOVA) were used to analyse the data.ResultsThe prevalence of probable PTSD was 46.7% (171) among Turkish veterans while 16.4% experienced severe depression and 18% experienced severe anxiety. “Upset at reminders (65.8%)” was the most common PTSD symptom. “Responsibilities related to home (48.4%)” was the most frequently reported PTSD-related functional impairment. Results indicated that veterans who smoke more than half a pack per day scored significantly higher in severity of PTSD symptoms, depression, and anxiety. Contrary to expectations, there was no significant difference in symptoms of PTSD, depression, and anxiety related to the frequency of current alcohol use.ConclusionTurkish non-professional veterans with physical injuries have serious psychiatric problems an average of 13 years after a combat experience. Psychiatric and psychosocial services to Turkish non-professional veterans are a substantial and ongoing need.

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Trauma‐Related Correlates of Alcohol Use in Recently Deployed OEF/OIF Veterans

Cited by 17 publications

References 49 publications

Latent-level relations between DSM-5 PTSD symptom clusters and problematic smartphone use

Latent-level relations between DSM-5 PTSD symptom clusters and problematic smartphone use

Food insecurity in veteran households: findings from nationally representative data

Psychiatric symptoms of Turkish combat-injured non-professional veterans

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