Drug use and childhood-, military- and post-military trauma exposure among women and men veterans

作者：Kelley Michelle L^*; Brancu Mira; Robbins Allison T; D'Lima Gabrielle M; Strauss Jennifer L; Curry John F; Fairbank John A; Runnals Jennifer

来源：Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2015, 152: 201-208.

DOI：10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.03.038

• Drug abuse symptoms
• Trauma
• PTSS/PTSD
• Depressive symptoms
• Veterans

Background: The current study was undertaken to examine whether posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and depressive symptoms mediated the association between trauma exposure (combat-related trauma and non-combat traumas occurring before, during, and after military service), and drug abuse symptoms use among male and female veterans.
Methods: Participants were 2304 (1851 male, 453 female) veterans who took part in a multi-site research study conducted through the Department of Veterans Affairs Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (VISN 6 MIRECC). Path analytic models were used to determine the association between problematic past-year drug use and combat-related and non-combat trauma experienced before, during, or after the military and whether current post-traumatic stress symptoms or depressive symptoms mediated these associations.
Results: For both male and female veterans, depressive symptoms significantly mediated the effects of pre- and post-military trauma on drug abuse symptoms.
Conclusion: Mental health providers who work with trauma-exposed Iraq and Afghanistan era veterans should assess for drug use, depressive symptoms, and life-span trauma (i.e., not only combat-related traumas) as part of a thorough trauma-based assessment for both men and women.

• 出版日期2015-7-1