ArticleJournal of traumatic stress2011
PTSD and alcohol use after the World Trade Center attacks: a longitudinal study.
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- Comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and alcohol use disorder in low- and middle-income countries: A narrative review.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2023Review
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- Alcohol Use during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Survey among Healthcare and Office Workers in Italy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- COVID-19's Impact on Substance Use and Well-Being of Younger Adult Cannabis Users in California: A Mixed Methods Inquiry.Journal of drug issues · 2022Article
- Cognitive Function among World Trade Center-Exposed Community Members with Mental Health Symptoms.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- [Comorbidity of posttraumatic stress disorder and addiction from a biopsychosocial perspective].Neuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater · 2022Article
- Alcohol Consumption during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Survey of US Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Drinking to cope with the pandemic: The unique associations of COVID-19-related perceived threat and psychological distress to drinking behaviors in American men and women.Addictive behaviors · 2020Article
- The Impact of Community Disaster Trauma: A Focus on Emerging Research of PTSD and Other Mental Health Outcomes.Chonnam medical journal · 2020Review
- Stress, Anxiety, and Change in Alcohol Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings Among Adult Twin Pairs.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
- Verbal Abuse Related to Self-Esteem Damage and Unjust Blame Harms Mental Health and Social Interaction in College Population.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Are posttraumatic stress and depressive symptoms pathways to smoking relapse after a natural disaster?Drug and alcohol dependence · 2019Article
- Social and Psychological Risk and Protective Factors for Veteran Well-Being: The Role of Veteran Identity and Its Implications for Intervention.Military behavioral health · 2019Article
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Risk for Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis.Arthritis care & research · 2016Observational
- Current research and recent breakthroughs on the mental health effects of disasters.Current psychiatry reports · 2014Review
- Longitudinal cohort study of depression, post-traumatic stress, and alcohol use in South African women who attend alcohol serving venues.BMC psychiatry · 2014Article
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Abstract
Research suggests that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with increased alcohol use, but the findings have not been consistent. We assessed alcohol use, binge drinking, and psychotropic medication use longitudinally in 1,681 New York City adults, representative of the 2000 census, 2 years after the World Trade Center attacks. We found that, with the exception of a modified CAGE Questionnaire index for alcohol, alcohol use showed a modest increase over time and was related to PTSD symptoms, with an increase of about 1 more drink per month for those with PTSD, even though overall levels appeared to be within the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism's safe range. Psychotropic medication use followed a similar trend; those with PTSD used psychotropics about 20 more days over the past year than those without. Because the study analyses adjusted for key psychosocial variables and confounders, it is not clear if the increased alcohol use following trauma exposure is associated with self-medication of PTSD symptoms, whether increased alcohol use prior to exposure is a risk for delayed-onset PTSD, or whether a third unmeasured variable is involved. Further research is warranted.
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