Citation

Nunnink SE, Goldwaser G, Heppner PS, Pittman JO, Nievergelt CM, Baker DG. Addict. Behav. 2010; 35(7): 655-659.

Affiliation

Veterans Affairs Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive MC 116A, San Diego, CA 92161, United States; VA San Diego Healthcare System, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive MC 116A, San Diego, CA 92161, United States; University of California, San Diego, Department of Psychiatry, 9500 Gillman Dr. MC 0603, San Diego, CA 92093-0603, United States.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.03.006

PMID

20378259

Abstract

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

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