ArticleJAMA2008
Alcohol use and alcohol-related problems before and after military combat deployment.
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Patterns of Alcohol Use and Suicide-related Thoughts Among Recently Discharged Veterans: Risk Factors Associated With the Military-to-Veteran Transition
Continuity of Military Transition Study: Project VALOR
Who cites it
219 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 660 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Mental health among reserve component military service members and veterans.Epidemiologic reviews · 2015Pooled it
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- Brief Counseling for Veterans with Musculoskeletal Disorder, Risky Substance Use, and Service Connection Claims.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2019Trial
- Consideration of substance use in compensation and pension examinations of veterans filing PTSD claims.PloS one · 2019Trial
- Web-based alcohol intervention for veterans: PTSD, combat exposure, and alcohol outcomes.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2018Trial
- Drinking to cope moderates the efficacy of changing veteran drinking norms as a strategy for reducing drinking and alcohol-related problems among U.S. veterans.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2018Trial
- Preliminary efficacy of service dogs as a complementary treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder in military members and veterans.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2018Trial
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- Randomized controlled trial of two brief alcohol interventions for OEF/OIF veterans.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2014Trial
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- Web intervention for OEF/OIF veterans with problem drinking and PTSD symptoms: a randomized clinical trial.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2013Trial
- Alcohol Use and Operational Readiness in the U.S. Active-duty Military: A Review of Burden, Culture, and Barriers to Care.Current psychiatry reports · 2026Review
- Predictors of PTSD Symptom Reduction in a Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Underreporting in the military: perceived sensitivity of trauma-related and comorbid disorders among soldiers and civilian employees of the Austrian Armed Forces.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Article
- PTSD symptom clusters and alcohol use among midlife women Veterans.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2025Article
- Unveiling binge drinking trends and triggers among army personnel: a cross sectional study.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Distribution of Mental Disorders at Inpatient Psychiatry Service of a Large Military Hospital in Ukraine.Psychiatry and clinical psychopharmacology · 2025Article
- The impact of adolescent drinking on traumatic brain injury-induced cognitive deficits and alcohol preference in adult C57BL/6J mice.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2025Article
- US Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers' motivations for joining the military and their effects on post-deployment mental health.Armed forces and society · 2025Article
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Abstract
contextHigh rates of alcohol misuse after deployment have been reported among personnel returning from past conflicts, yet investigations of alcohol misuse after return from the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are lacking.
objectivesTo determine whether deployment with combat exposures was associated with new-onset or continued alcohol consumption, binge drinking, and alcohol-related problems. DESIGN, SETTING, AND
participantsData were from Millennium Cohort Study participants who completed both a baseline (July 2001 to June 2003; n=77,047) and follow-up (June 2004 to February 2006; n=55,021) questionnaire (follow-up response rate = 71.4%). After we applied exclusion criteria, our analyses included 48,481 participants (active duty, n = 26,613; Reserve or National Guard, n = 21,868). Of these, 5510 deployed with combat exposures, 5661 deployed without combat exposures, and 37 310 did not deploy.
main outcome measuresNew-onset and continued heavy weekly drinking, binge drinking, and alcohol-related problems at follow-up.
resultsBaseline prevalence of heavy weekly drinking, binge drinking, and alcohol-related problems among Reserve or National Guard personnel who deployed with combat exposures was 9.0%, 53.6%, and 15.2%, respectively; follow-up prevalence was 12.5%, 53.0%, and 11.9%, respectively; and new-onset rates were 8.8%, 25.6%, and 7.1%, respectively. Among active-duty personnel, new-onset rates were 6.0%, 26.6%, and 4.8%, respectively. Reserve and National Guard personnel who deployed and reported combat exposures were significantly more likely to experience new-onset heavy weekly drinking (odds ratio [OR], 1.63; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.36-1.96), binge drinking (OR, 1.46; 95% CI, 1.24-1.71), and alcohol-related problems (OR, 1.63; 95% CI, 1.33-2.01) compared with nondeployed personnel. The youngest members of the cohort were at highest risk for all alcohol-related outcomes.
conclusionReserve and National Guard personnel and younger service members who deploy with reported combat exposures are at increased risk of new-onset heavy weekly drinking, binge drinking, and alcohol-related problems.
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