Readjustment of Urban Veterans: A Mental Health and Substance Use Profile of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans in Higher Education.
Readjustment of Urban Veterans: A Mental Health and Substance Use Profile of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans in Higher Education.
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城市退伍军人的重新调整：高等教育中伊拉克和阿富汗退伍军人的心理健康和药物使用概况。
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10.1080/07448481.2015.1068173
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2015
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Bennett,AlexanderS
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Aikins,RossD;Golub,Andrew;Bennett,AlexanderS
目的：了解从伊拉克和阿富汗返回纽约市低收入社区的退伍军人和学生服务人员/退伍军人(SSM/V)的药物使用和心理健康问题的患病率。参与者：122名上大学的退伍军人和116名未注册的退伍军人。方法：对上大学的退伍军人的特征差异进行Logistic回归分析；线性回归检验上大学对生活满意度的影响。结果：有创伤性脑损伤或残疾与上大学呈正相关。结婚、就业或上大学都预示着总体生活满意度。SSM/V筛查抑郁症或药物使用障碍阳性的可能性显著降低。非裔美国退伍军人上大学的可能性明显低于白人或西班牙裔退伍军人。结论：物质使用和一些心理健康障碍并不妨碍市中心退伍军人进入高等教育。这项研究有助于稀少的关于非裔美国退伍军人和SSM/V的文献。
Objective: To identify the prevalence of substance use and mental health problems among veterans and student service members/veterans (SSM/V) returning from Iraq and Afghanistan to New York City's low-income neighborhoods.Participants: A sample of 122 veterans attending college and 116 veterans not enrolled recruited using respondent-driven sampling.Methods: Logistic regression analysis of variation in characteristics of those veterans attending college; linear regression examining effects of college attendance on life satisfaction.Results: Having a traumatic brain injury or disability was positively associated with college attendance. Being married, employed, or in college was predictive of overall life satisfaction. SSM/V were significantly less likely to screen positive for depression or drug use disorder. African American veterans were significantly less likely to attend college than white or Hispanic veterans.Conclusion: Substance use and some mental health disorders do not preclude inner-city veterans from entering higher education. This study contributes to the sparse literature on African American veterans and SSM/V.