2024
Problem Opioid Use Among US Military Veterans: Prevalence, Correlates, and Psychiatric Characteristics
Na P, Petrakis I, Krystal J, Pietrzak R. Problem Opioid Use Among US Military Veterans: Prevalence, Correlates, and Psychiatric Characteristics. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2024, 18: 313-318. PMID: 38498625, PMCID: PMC11150085, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInstrumental activities of daily livingInstrumental activities of daily living disabilityLifetime suicide attemptsProblem opioid useUS military veteransUS veteransPsychiatric characteristicsSuicide attemptsMilitary veteransAssociated with black race/ethnicityActivities of daily livingNational Health and ResilienceLifetime alcohol use disorderMental health morbidityPosttraumatic stress disorderMental health disordersAlcohol use disorderNon-Hispanic race/ethnicityMultivariate logistic regression modelNationally representative sampleOpioid useLogistic regression modelsInstrumental activitiesHealth morbidityDaily living
2021
Epidemiology of DSM-5 alcohol use disorder in U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Panza KE, Kline AC, Na PJ, Potenza MN, Norman SB, Pietrzak RH. Epidemiology of DSM-5 alcohol use disorder in U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2021, 231: 109240. PMID: 34974271, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDSM-5 alcohol use disorderAlcohol use disorderPast-year alcohol use disorderLifetime alcohol use disorderAdverse childhood experiencesNational HealthUse disordersU.S. veteransVeterans StudySuicidal behaviorPrevalent public health concernPopulation-based burdenPrevalence of lifetimeSevere alcohol use disorderPublic health concernChildhood experiencesU.S. military veteransLifetime prevalenceLifetime PTSDPsychiatric characteristicsPsychiatric disordersDiagnostic criteriaElevated oddsVeteran populationPreventive efforts