Alcohol and Stress in the Military

作者：Schumm Jeremiah A^*; Chard Kathleen M

来源：Alcohol Research & Health, 2012, 34(4): 401-407.

• Alcohol consumption
• alcohol use and abuse
• problematic alcohol use
• stress
• stress reaction
• posttraumatic stress disorder
• military personnel
• active military
• veteran
• combat
• military sexual trauma
• causal pathways
• self-medication
• genetic vulnerability
• co-occurring disorders

Although research has independently linked stress experienced by military personnel to both alcohol use and posttraumatic stress disorder, more recently researchers have noted that there also is a significant overlap between stress reactions and alcohol use in veterans and active-duty service members. This overlap seems to be most understood in individuals who have experienced combat or military sexual trauma. This article will provide a brief review of some potential causal mechanisms underlying this relationship, including self-medication and genetic vulnerability models. It also addresses the possible implications for assessment and treatment of military personnel with co-occurring disorders.

• 出版日期2012