Web-based alcohol intervention for veterans: PTSD, combat exposure,
                        and alcohol outcomes.

Brief, Deborah J.; Solhan, Marika; Rybin, Denis; Enggasser, Justin L.; Rubin, Amy; Roy, Monica; Helmuth, Eric; Schreiner, Amy M.; Heilman, Meagan; Vittorio, Lisa; Rosenbloom, David; Keane, Terence M.

doi:10.1037/tra0000281

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“…Four studies focused exclusively on U.S. veterans – 3 community recruited studies ( Brief et al., 2018 ; Miller et al., 2018 ; Pedersen et al., 2017 ) and 1 clinical study ( Simon et al., 2019 ). Information from the U.S. veteran studies is presented separately in all of the results below because women represent a very small proportion of the overall U.S. veteran population.…”

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Seeking care where they can: A systematic review of global trends in online alcohol treatment utilization among non-veteran and veteran women

Simpson

Sistad

Brooks

et al. 2022

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports

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Seeking care where they can: A systematic review of global trends in online alcohol treatment utilization among non-veteran and veteran women

Simpson

Sistad

Brooks

et al. 2022

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports

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“…Following the completion of the exercise, participants were given feedback on whether their responses indicated they were or were not moving in the direction of change. All participants who completed this exercise were subsequently given the option of progressing through the remainder of the online intervention; however, we do not report any data from use of these subsequent modules in the current study but instead direct readers to previous publications from this data set (Brief et al, 2013; Brief et al, 2018; Enggasser et al, 2015).…”

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Understanding motives for and against hazardous drinking and change among returning veterans.

Schreiner¹,

Livingston²,

Heilman³

et al. 2021

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The prevalence of hazardous drinking is elevated among returning veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan wars, particularly among returning veterans and those with co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Understanding the reasons for drinking as well as motivations for change can tremendously improve intervention efforts. Unfortunately, little is currently known regarding the motivations that might facilitate or hinder change among returning veterans. In the current study, we examined returning veterans’ reasons to change or not change drinking through analysis of responses to an open-ended decisional balance exercise. We included 366 returning veterans selected from a larger sample of returning veterans enrolled in a web-based randomized-controlled trial of an online intervention for alcohol use and PTSD. We used qualitative content analysis to systematically classify responses into categories through identification of common themes. Top reasons to change/reduce drinking included reducing negative physical effects, improve finances, and expected social/interpersonal benefits of reduction or abstaining. Top reasons to continue drinking/not change included facilitation of social interaction, promote sleep, and reduce tension. The current study adds to our phenomenological understanding of motivations for and against changing drinking among returning veterans. Whereas many motives were consistent with those of nonveteran samples, others appear to distinguish, and are uniquely salient among, returning veterans (e.g., to manage sleep and PTSD symptoms). These results provide insight into key assessment and intervention points regarding hazardous drinking among returning veterans.

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“…Research on PTSD interventions greatly increased during the last decade, which is not surprising given the early research on the Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom conflicts published in 2008, and that these conflicts resulted in a high prevalence of PTSD among deployed service members. 101 Heightened awareness of PTSD prevalence and its negative impacts on quality of life and functioning likely spurred interest in research to develop and assess effective interventions to treat the disorder, and associated funding increases by the Department of Defense also likely increased the amount of research conducted on PTSD during this timeframe.…”

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Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Update of the PTSD-Repository Evidence Base

O’Neil¹,

Cheney²,

Hsu³

et al. 2020

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None of the investigators have any affiliations or financial involvement that conflicts with the material presented in this report.The information in this report is intended to help healthcare decision makers-patients and clinicians, health system leaders, and policymakers, among others-make well-informed decisions and thereby improve the quality of healthcare services. This report is not intended to be a substitute for the application of clinical judgment. Anyone who makes decisions concerning the provision of clinical care should consider this report in the same way as any medical reference and in conjunction with all other pertinent information, i.e., in the context of available resources and circumstances presented by individual patients.This report is made available to the public under the terms of a licensing agreement between the author and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. This report may be used and reprinted without permission except those copyrighted materials that are clearly noted in the report. Further reproduction of those copyrighted materials is prohibited without the express permission of copyright holders. AHRQ or U.S. Department of Health and Human Services endorsement of any derivative products that may be developed from this report, such as clinical practice guidelines, other quality enhancement tools, or reimbursement or coverage policies, may not be stated or implied.AHRQ appreciates appropriate acknowledgment and citation of its work.

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Web-based alcohol intervention for veterans: PTSD, combat exposure, and alcohol outcomes.

Abstract: Higher levels of baseline PTSD symptoms and combat exposure severity did not prevent OEF/OIF veterans from achieving positive alcohol outcomes through participation in a self-management web intervention for problem drinking. (PsycINFO Database Record

Cited by 8 publications

References 47 publications

Seeking care where they can: A systematic review of global trends in online alcohol treatment utilization among non-veteran and veteran women

Seeking care where they can: A systematic review of global trends in online alcohol treatment utilization among non-veteran and veteran women

Understanding motives for and against hazardous drinking and change among returning veterans.

Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Update of the PTSD-Repository Evidence Base

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