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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Association With Subsequent Risky and Problem Drinking Initiation.


ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and unhealthy alcohol use are commonly associated conditions. It is unknown whether specific symptoms of PTSD are associated with subsequent initiation of unhealthy alcohol use. METHODS:Data from the first 3 enrollment panels (n?=?151,567) of the longitudinal Millennium Cohort Study of military personnel were analyzed (2001-2012). Complementary log-log models were fit to estimate whether specific PTSD symptoms and symptom clusters were associated with subsequent initiation of 2 domains of unhealthy alcohol use: risky and problem drinking (experience of 1 or more alcohol-related consequences). Models were adjusted for other PTSD symptoms and demographic, service, and health-related characteristics. RESULTS:Eligible study populations included those without risky (n?=?31,026) and problem drinking (n?=?67,087) at baseline. In adjusted analyses, only 1 PTSD symptom-irritability/anger-was associated with subsequent increased initiation of risky drinking (relative risk [RR] 1.05, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.00-1.09) at least 3 years later. Two symptom clusters (dysphoric arousal [RR 1.17, 95% CI 1.11-1.23] and emotional numbing [RR 1.30, 95% CI 1.22-1.40]) and 5 symptoms (restricted affect [RR 1.13, 95% CI 1.08-1.19], sense of foreshortened future [RR 1.12, 95% CI 1.06-1.18], exaggerated startle response [RR 1.07, 95% CI 1.01-1.13], sleep disturbance [RR 1.11, 95% CI 1.07-1.15], and irritability/anger [RR 1.12, 95% CI 1.07-1.17]) were associated with subsequent initiation of problem drinking. CONCLUSIONS:Findings suggest that specific PTSD symptoms and symptom clusters are associated with subsequent initiation of unhealthy alcohol use.

SUBMITTER: Bensley KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6167171 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep/Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Association With Subsequent Risky and Problem Drinking Initiation.

Bensley Kara M KM   Seelig Amber D AD   Armenta Richard F RF   Rivera Anna C AC   Peterson Arthur V AV   Jacobson Isabel G IG   Littman Alyson J AJ   Maynard Charles C   Bricker Jonathan B JB   Boyko Edward J EJ   Rull Rudolph P RP   Williams Emily C EC  

Journal of addiction medicine 20180901 5


<h4>Objectives</h4>Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and unhealthy alcohol use are commonly associated conditions. It is unknown whether specific symptoms of PTSD are associated with subsequent initiation of unhealthy alcohol use.<h4>Methods</h4>Data from the first 3 enrollment panels (n = 151,567) of the longitudinal Millennium Cohort Study of military personnel were analyzed (2001-2012). Complementary log-log models were fit to estimate whether specific PTSD symptoms and symptom clusters we  ...[more]

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