Female veterans of the OEF/OIF conflict: concordance of PTSD symptoms and substance misuse.
Female veterans of the OEF/OIF conflict: concordance of PTSD symptoms and substance misuse.
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OEF/OIF 冲突中的女性退伍军人：PTSD 症状和药物滥用的一致性。
DOI：
10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.03.006
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发表时间：
2010
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Baker,DewleenG
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作者：
Nunnink,SarahE;Goldwaser,Gali;Heppner,PiaS;Pittman,JamesOE;Nievergelt,CarolineM;Baker,DewleenG
这项研究调查了一组在持久自由行动和伊拉克自由行动(OEF/OIF)中服役的女性退伍军人中并发创伤后应激障碍和药物滥用的比率。女性OEF/OIF退伍军人和预备役军人(N=36)完成了一系列评估，作为更大研究的一部分。在36名参与者中，11人(31%)创伤后应激障碍(PTSD)筛查阳性，17人(47%)高风险饮酒筛查阳性，2人(6%)药物滥用筛查阳性。酒精和药物使用得分较高预示着创伤后应激障碍的阳性状态(p≤0.0 1)，酒精滥用对创伤后应激障碍状态的独特差异有显著意义(p≤0.0 5)。我们的发现表明，女性OEF/OIF退伍军人和预备役军人中有问题饮酒增加的趋势，物质滥用与创伤后应激障碍之间存在关系。未来的研究应该调查针对性别的创伤后应激障碍和药物滥用治疗需求。
This study examined the post-deployment rates of comorbid PTSD and substance abuse in a cohort of female veterans who served in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF). Female OEF/OIF veterans and reservists (N=36) completed a battery of assessments as part of a larger study. Of the 36 participants, 11 (31%) screened positive for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), 17 (47%) screened positive for high-risk drinking and 2 (6%) screened positive for drug abuse. Higher scores on measures of alcohol and drug use predicted positive PTSD status (p≤0.01) and alcohol misuse was significant in explaining unique variance of PTSD status (p≤0.05). Our findings suggest a trend toward increased problematic drinking among female OEF/OIF veterans and reservists and a relationship between substance misuse and PTSD. Future research should investigate needs for gender-specific PTSD and substance-abuse treatment needs.