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
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