2024
Problematic Alcohol Use Trajectories in U.S. Military Veterans during a Public Health Crisis: Results from a 3-year, Nationally Representative, Longitudinal Study
Na P, Fischer I, Petrakis I, Pietrzak R. Problematic Alcohol Use Trajectories in U.S. Military Veterans during a Public Health Crisis: Results from a 3-year, Nationally Representative, Longitudinal Study. Psychiatric Quarterly 2024, 95: 157-171. PMID: 38319532, PMCID: PMC11521206, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-024-10067-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug use disordersProblematic alcohol useAlcohol use trajectoriesLow social supportAdverse childhood experiencesAlcohol useGreater household incomeSocial supportUS veteransLongitudinal studyNational Health and ResilienceLatent growth mixture modelingU.S. military veteransHousehold incomeGrowth mixture modelingNon-household membersCOVID-19 pandemicVeterans StudyUse disorderMilitary veteransChildhood experiencesPublic health crisisPsychosocial characteristicsPrevention effortsVeterans
2015
VA Patients With High Numbers of Opioid Prescriptions
Petrakis I, Sofuoglu M, Rosenheck R. VA Patients With High Numbers of Opioid Prescriptions. Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment 2015, 14: 167-175. DOI: 10.1097/adt.0000000000000058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh opioid useOpioid usePrescription opioid useOpioid prescriptionsOpioid groupOutpatient visitsHigher prescription opioid useVeterans Health Administration usersVeterans Health Administration patientsLogistic regressionDrug abuseMajor public health concernAntidepressant medication prescriptionMedical outpatient visitsOpioid prescription useEmergency room visitsComorbid drug useDrug use disordersForm of painPsychotropic medication usagePublic health concernConcomitant antidepressantsAntidepressant prescriptionsPsychotropic prescriptionsMedical illness