| PTSD and alcohol use after the World Trade Center attacks: A longitudinal study. | |
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PMID: 21882246 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Research suggests that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with increased alcohol use, but the findings have not been consistent. We assessed alcohol use, binge drinking, and psychotropic medication use longitudinally in 1,681 New York City adults, representative of the 2000 census, 2 years after the World Trade Center attacks. We found that, with the exception of a modified CAGE Questionnaire index for alcohol, alcohol use showed a modest increase over time and was related to PTSD symptoms, with an increase of about 1 more drink per month for those with PTSD, even though overall levels appeared to be within the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism's safe range. Psychotropic medication use followed a similar trend; those with PTSD used psychotropics about 20 more days over the past year than those without. Because the study analyses adjusted for key psychosocial variables and confounders, it is not clear if the increased alcohol use following trauma exposure is associated with self-medication of PTSD symptoms, whether increased alcohol use prior to exposure is a risk for delayed-onset PTSD, or whether a third unmeasured variable is involved. Further research is warranted. |
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Joseph A Boscarino; H Lester Kirchner; Stuart N Hoffman; Jennifer Sartorius; Richard E Adams |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-8-31 |
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Title: Journal of traumatic stress Volume: - ISSN: 1573-6598 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Aug |
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Created Date: 2011-9-1 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8809259 Medline TA: J Trauma Stress Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. |
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Geisinger Clinic. jaboscarino@geisinger.edu. |
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