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ArticlePsychiatry research2018

The association of alcohol consumption patterns with self-rated physical health and psychiatric distress among Afghanistan- and Iraq-era U.S. veterans.

Patrick S Calhoun, Sarah M Wilson, Eric A Dedert, Katherine C Cunningham, Thomas K Burroughs, Terrell A Hicks, Jean C Beckham, Harold S Kudler, Kristy Straits-Troster

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Article in Psychiatry research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Patrick S CalhounDurham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA; Veterans Affairs Mid-Atlantic Region Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA; Veterans Affairs Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, Durham, NC 27705, USA. Electronic address: Patrick.calhoun2@va.gov.
Sarah M WilsonDurham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA; Veterans Affairs Mid-Atlantic Region Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA.
Eric A DedertDurham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA; Veterans Affairs Mid-Atlantic Region Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA.
Katherine C CunninghamDurham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA; Veterans Affairs Mid-Atlantic Region Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA.
Thomas K BurroughsVeterans Affairs Mid-Atlantic Region Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA; Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA 23249, USA.
Terrell A HicksDurham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA.
Jean C BeckhamDurham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA; Veterans Affairs Mid-Atlantic Region Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA.
Harold S KudlerVeterans Affairs Mid-Atlantic Region Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA.
Kristy Straits-TrosterDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA; Veterans Affairs Mid-Atlantic Region Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA; Phoenix VA Healthcare System, Phoenix, AZ 85012, USA.
Durham VA Medical Center · USDuke Medical Center · USDuke University · USDuke University Hospital · USHunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center · US

Funding

Mobile contingency management for smoking cessation in returning US VeteransR01CA196304 · NCI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI CALHOUN, PATRICK S. · 2015 to 2018
$1.8M
Combined Smoking Cessation and Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSDIK2CX000718 · VA · DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI DEDERT, ERIC A · 2013 to 2017
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CSR&D Research Career Scientist AwardIK6BX003777 · VA · DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI BECKHAM, JEAN C. · 2017 to 2023
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BLRD VA IK6 BX003777CSRD VA IK2 CX000718NCI NIH HHS R01 CA196304
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alcohol misuse is associated with negative mental and physical health outcomes, which presents a public health concern in veterans. However, less is known regarding outcomes among veterans with low to moderate alcohol consumption. This study included veterans with military service in Iraq and/or Afghanistan (N = 1083) who resided in the VA Mid-Atlantic region catchment area (North Carolina, Virginia, and parts of West Virginia). Participants completed a mailed survey that inquired about demographics, past-year alcohol consumption, self-rated physical health, and psychiatric symptoms. Logistic regression was used to evaluate associations between alcohol consumption and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and self-rated physical health. In both bivariate results and adjusted models, non-drinkers and hazardous drinkers were more likely to endorse clinically significant PTSD and depression symptoms than moderate drinkers. Moderate drinkers were also less likely to report fair/poor health, after adjusting for demographics and psychiatric symptoms. Results overall showed a U-shaped curve, such that moderate alcohol use was associated with lower rates of mental health problems and fair/poor health. While the VA routinely screens for alcohol misuse, current results suggest that non-drinkers are also at risk for poor mental and physical health.

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Diagnostic Self EvaluationAdultAfghan Campaign 2001-Alcohol DrinkingDepressionFemaleHumansIraq War, 2003-2011Logistic ModelsMaleNorth CarolinaOccupational DiseasesStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesVeteransAlcohol-related disordersDepressionProtective factorsVeterans Health

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OpenAlexW2759075156

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