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Drug use and childhood-, military- and post-military trauma exposure among women and men veterans.

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Kelley, ML; Brancu, M; Robbins, AT; D'Lima, GM; Strauss, JL; Curry, JF; Fairbank, JA; Runnals, J ...
Published in: Drug Alcohol Depend
July 1, 2015

BACKGROUND: The current study was undertaken to examine whether posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and depressive symptoms mediated the association between trauma exposure (combat-related trauma and non-combat traumas occurring before, during, and after military service), and drug abuse symptoms use among male and female veterans. METHODS: Participants were 2304 (1851 male, 453 female) veterans who took part in a multi-site research study conducted through the Department of Veterans Affairs Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (VISN 6 MIRECC). Path analytic models were used to determine the association between problematic past-year drug use and combat-related and non-combat trauma experienced before, during, or after the military and whether current post-traumatic stress symptoms or depressive symptoms mediated these associations. RESULTS: For both male and female veterans, depressive symptoms significantly mediated the effects of pre- and post-military trauma on drug abuse symptoms. CONCLUSION: Mental health providers who work with trauma-exposed Iraq and Afghanistan era veterans should assess for drug use, depressive symptoms, and life-span trauma (i.e., not only combat-related traumas) as part of a thorough trauma-based assessment for both men and women.

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Drug Alcohol Depend

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1879-0046

Publication Date

July 1, 2015

Volume

152

Start / End Page

201 / 208

Location

Ireland

Related Subject Headings

  • War Exposure
  • Veterans
  • United States
  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Substance Abuse
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Psychological Trauma
  • Male
  • Iraq War, 2003-2011
  • Humans
 

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Kelley, M. L., Brancu, M., Robbins, A. T., D’Lima, G. M., Strauss, J. L., Curry, J. F., … VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Women Veterans Workgroup, VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup. (2015). Drug use and childhood-, military- and post-military trauma exposure among women and men veterans. Drug Alcohol Depend, 152, 201–208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.03.038
Kelley, Michelle L., Mira Brancu, Allison T. Robbins, Gabrielle M. D’Lima, Jennifer L. Strauss, John F. Curry, John A. Fairbank, Jennifer Runnals, and VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Women Veterans Workgroup, VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup. “Drug use and childhood-, military- and post-military trauma exposure among women and men veterans.Drug Alcohol Depend 152 (July 1, 2015): 201–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.03.038.
Kelley ML, Brancu M, Robbins AT, D’Lima GM, Strauss JL, Curry JF, et al. Drug use and childhood-, military- and post-military trauma exposure among women and men veterans. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2015 Jul 1;152:201–8.
Kelley, Michelle L., et al. “Drug use and childhood-, military- and post-military trauma exposure among women and men veterans.Drug Alcohol Depend, vol. 152, July 2015, pp. 201–08. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.03.038.
Kelley ML, Brancu M, Robbins AT, D’Lima GM, Strauss JL, Curry JF, Fairbank JA, Runnals J, VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Women Veterans Workgroup, VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup. Drug use and childhood-, military- and post-military trauma exposure among women and men veterans. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2015 Jul 1;152:201–208.
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Published In

Drug Alcohol Depend

DOI

EISSN

1879-0046

Publication Date

July 1, 2015

Volume

152

Start / End Page

201 / 208

Location

Ireland

Related Subject Headings

  • War Exposure
  • Veterans
  • United States
  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Substance Abuse
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Psychological Trauma
  • Male
  • Iraq War, 2003-2011
  • Humans