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ArticleRehabilitation psychology2018

Association of posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury with aggressive driving in Iraq and Afghanistan combat veterans.

Elizabeth E Van Voorhees, Daniel A Moore, Nathan A Kimbrel, Eric A Dedert, Kirsten H Dillon, Eric B Elbogen, Patrick S Calhoun

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7 authors.

Elizabeth E Van VoorheesDurham Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Daniel A MooreDurham Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Nathan A KimbrelDurham Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Eric A DedertDurham Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Kirsten H DillonDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center.
Eric B ElbogenDurham Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Patrick S CalhounDurham Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Funding

Gene x Environment Effects on PTSDIK2CX000525 · VA · OLIN TEAGUE VETERANS CENTER · PI KIMBREL, NATHAN A. · 2012 to 2016
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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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Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anger and Aggression in Veterans with PTSDIK2RX001298 · VA · DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI VAN VOORHEES, ELIZABETH · 2015 to 2018
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CSRD VA IK2 CX000525CSRD VA IK2 CX000718Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center of the VA Office of Mental Health ServicesDurham VA Medical Center; Research and Development and Mental Health ServicesRRD VA IK2 RX001298VA Office of Research and Development; Clinical Science Research and Development ServiceVA Office of Research and Development; Rehabilitation Research and DevelopmentVA Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network
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Abstract

purposeAggressive driving contributes to the high rates of postdeployment motor vehicle-related injury and death observed among veterans, and veterans cite problems with anger, aggressive driving, and road rage as being among their most pressing driving-related concerns. Both posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) have been associated with driving-related deficits in treatment-seeking samples of veterans, but the relative contribution of each of these conditions to problems with aggressive driving in the broader population of combat veterans is unclear.

methodχ2 and logistic regression analyses were used to examine the relative association of PTSD, TBI, and co-occurring PTSD and TBI to self-reported problems with road rage in a sample of 1,102 veterans living in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States who had served in Afghanistan or Iraq.

resultsResults indicate that controlling for relevant demographic variables, PTSD without TBI (odds ratio = 3.44, p < .001), and PTSD with co-occurring TBI (odds ratio = 4.71, p < .001) were associated with an increased risk of road rage, but TBI without PTSD was not.

conclusionsOur findings suggest that PTSD, with or without comorbid TBI, may be associated with an increased risk of aggressive driving in veterans. Clinical implications for treating problems with road rage are discussed, including use of interventions targeting hostile interpretation bias and training in emotional and physiological arousal regulation skills. (PsycINFO Database Record

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Afghan Campaign 2001-Iraq War, 2003-2011AdultAggressive DrivingBrain Injuries, TraumaticComorbidityFemaleHumansMaleSelf ReportStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticUnited StatesVeterans

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PMID29553791
PMCPMC5941924

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