Alcohol Misuse and Co-Occurring Mental Disorders Among New Soldiers in the U.S. Army.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Problem drinking that predates enlistment into military service may contribute to the overall burden of alcohol misuse in the Armed Forces; however, evidence bearing on this issue is limited. This study examines prevalence and correlates of alcohol misuse among new U.S. Army soldiers.

Methods

Cross-sectional survey data were collected from soldiers reporting for basic combat training. The survey retrospectively assessed lifetime alcohol consumption and substance abuse/dependence, enabling estimation of the prevalence of lifetime binge drinking and heavy drinking in a sample of 30,583 soldiers and of probable alcohol use disorder (AUD) among 26,754 soldiers with no/minimal lifetime use of other drugs. Co-occurrence of mental disorders and other adverse outcomes wit

SUBMITTER: Stein MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5205544 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature