ArticleAmerican journal of public health2014
Missed opportunity for alcohol problem prevention among army active duty service members postdeployment.
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- Army Warrior Care Project (AWCP): Rationale and methods for a longitudinal study of behavioral health care in Army Warrior Transition Units using Military Health System data, FY2008-2015.International journal of methods in psychiatric research · 2019Article
- Post-Deployment Screening In The Military Health System: An Opportunity To Intervene For Possible Alcohol Use Disorder.Health affairs (Project Hope) · 2019Article
- Predictors of Postdeployment Prescription Opioid Receipt and Long-term Prescription Opioid Utilization Among Army Active Duty Soldiers.Military medicine · 2019Article
- Postdeployment Behavioral Health Screens and Linkage to the Veterans Health Administration for Army Reserve Component Members.Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) · 2017Observational
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Deployment Binge Drinking among Male and Female Army Active Duty Service Members Returning from Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom.Journal of neurotrauma · 2017Article
- The Association of Combat Exposure With Postdeployment Behavioral Health Problems Among U.S. Army Enlisted Women Returning From Afghanistan or Iraq.Journal of traumatic stress · 2016Observational
- Army Active Duty Members' Linkage to Veterans Health Administration Services After Deployments to Iraq or Afghanistan and Following Separation.Military medicine · 2015Observational
- Military Social Work: Opportunities and Challenges for Social Work Education.Journal of social work educationArticle
- Referral to Treatment After Positive Screens for Unhealthy Drug Use in an Outpatient Veterans Administration Setting.Journal of addiction medicineArticle
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Abstract
objectivesWe identified to what extent the Department of Defense postdeployment health surveillance program identifies at-risk drinking, alone or in conjunction with psychological comorbidities, and refers service members who screen positive for additional assessment or care.
methodsWe completed a cross-sectional analysis of 333 803 US Army active duty members returning from Iraq or Afghanistan deployments in fiscal years 2008 to 2011 with a postdeployment health assessment. Alcohol measures included 2 based on self-report quantity-frequency items-at-risk drinking (positive Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test alcohol consumption questions [AUDIT-C] screen) and severe alcohol problems (AUDIT-C score of 8 or higher)-and another based on the interviewing provider's assessment.
resultsNearly 29% of US Army active duty members screened positive for at-risk drinking, and 5.6% had an AUDIT-C score of 8 or higher. Interviewing providers identified potential alcohol problems among only 61.8% of those screening positive for at-risk drinking and only 74.9% of those with AUDIT-C scores of 8 or higher. They referred for a follow-up visit to primary care or another setting only 29.2% of at-risk drinkers and only 35.9% of those with AUDIT-C scores of 8 or higher.
conclusionsThis study identified missed opportunities for early intervention for at-risk drinking. Future research should evaluate the effect of early intervention on long-term outcomes.
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