Journal
SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE
Volume 48, Issue 10, Pages 821-836Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2013.797995
Keywords
traumatic brain injury; deployment; combat; military personnel; negative drinking-related consequences; alcohol drinking; alcohol-related disorders; posttraumatic stress disorder
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- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service from National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) [F31 AA021030]
- NIAAA [T32 AA007567]
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This study used the 2008 Department of Defense Survey of Health Related Behaviors among Active Duty Military Personnel to determine whether traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with past year drinking-related consequences. The study sample included currently drinking personnel who had a combat deployment in the past year and were home for >= 6 months (N = 3,350). Negative binomial regression models were used to assess the incidence rate ratios of consequences, by TBI-level. Experiencing a TBI with a loss of consciousness for more than 20 minutes was significantly associated with consequences independent of demographics, combat exposure, posttraumatic stress disorder, and binge drinking. The study's limitations are noted.
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