2023
Positive personality traits moderate persistent high alcohol consumption, determined by polygenic risk in U.S. military veterans: results from a 10-year, population-based, observational cohort study
Na P, Zhou H, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Cabrera-Mendoza B, Petrakis I, Krystal J, Polimanti R, Gelernter J, Pietrzak R. Positive personality traits moderate persistent high alcohol consumption, determined by polygenic risk in U.S. military veterans: results from a 10-year, population-based, observational cohort study. Psychological Medicine 2023, 53: 7893-7901. PMID: 37642191, DOI: 10.1017/s003329172300199x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrajectories of alcohol consumption in U.S. military veterans: Results from a 10-year population-based longitudinal study
Na P, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Petrakis I, Krystal J, Polimanti R, Gelernter J, Pietrzak R. Trajectories of alcohol consumption in U.S. military veterans: Results from a 10-year population-based longitudinal study. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2023, 246: 109833. PMID: 36963160, PMCID: PMC10811960, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109833.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol consumption groupCurrent mental health treatmentDysphoric arousal symptomsMental health treatmentUS veteransAlcohol consumptionHealth treatmentConsumption groupArousal symptomsYounger agePopulation-based longitudinal studyPublic health problemLongitudinal studyExcessive alcohol consumptionAlcohol use disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderU.S. military veteransMedical comorbiditiesChronic courseNational HealthClose monitoringUse disordersHealth problemsVeterans StudyStress disorder
2021
Prevalence, risk and protective factors of alcohol use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic in U.S. military veterans
Na PJ, Norman SB, Nichter B, Hill ML, Rosen MI, Petrakis IL, Pietrzak RH. Prevalence, risk and protective factors of alcohol use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic in U.S. military veterans. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2021, 225: 108818. PMID: 34171825, PMCID: PMC9758576, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProbable alcohol use disorderAlcohol use disorderUse disordersU.S. military veteransHigh riskYounger ageProtective factorsLifetime substance use disorderUse severityMilitary veteransChronic alcohol use disorderIncident alcohol use disordersSubstance use disordersLow dispositional optimismCOVID-19 pandemicCOVID-related worryAlcohol use severityDrug use severityProspective cohortUS veteransHigh-risk sampleNational HealthGeneral populationLower riskAlcohol consumption