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, 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 effortsVeteransThe mediating role of social support in associations between childhood adversity, military sexual trauma, and homelessness in a nationally representative sample of US veterans
Bulanchuk N, Edwards E, Pietrzak R, Tsai J. The mediating role of social support in associations between childhood adversity, military sexual trauma, and homelessness in a nationally representative sample of US veterans. Journal Of Community Psychology 2024, 52: 399-414. PMID: 38289875, DOI: 10.1002/jcop.23105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMilitary sexual traumaAdverse childhood experiencesLifetime homelessnessSocial supportSexual traumaNationally representative sampleHistory of military sexual traumaCorrelates of homelessnessAvailability of social supportPerceived social supportInterpersonal social supportLow social supportRepresentative sampleChildhood adversityHomelessnessFemale veteransChildhood experiencesCommunity integrationMale counterpartsPath analysisVeteransUS veteransTrauma ratesNationalCorrelation analysis