Mental Health Correlates of Post Disaster Increases in Alcohol and Cigarette Smoking: A Vietnamese Study

Previous research in US populations has found associations between disaster-related variables, psychological variables, and post-disaster increases in smoking and alcohol use. To date, no research has examined this association in an international population of disaster exposed individuals. Data used...

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Published in:International journal of mental health and addiction 2011-02, Vol.9 (1), p.118-125
Main Authors: Ritter, Juliana D, McCauley, Jenna L, Amstadter, Ananda B, Richardson, Lisa, Kilpatrick, Dean, Tran, Trinh L, Trung, Lam T, Tam, Nguyen T, Tuan, Tran, Buoi, La Thi, Ha, Tran Thu, Thach, Tran D, Acierno, Ron
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol
Alcohol use
Anxiety
Clinical Diagnosis
Community and Environmental Psychology
Correlation
Disasters
Drinking
Drinking behavior
Drug abuse
Drug use
Evacuations & rescues
Foreign Countries
Generalized anxiety disorder
Health Psychology
Interviews
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental depression
Mental Health
Natural Disasters
Panic attacks
Panics
Post traumatic stress disorder
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Psychiatry
Psychology
Public Health
Rehabilitation
Risk factors
Sample size
September 11 terrorist attacks-2001
Sex crimes
Smoking
Storm damage
Substance Abuse
Terrorism
Vietnam
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Summary:Previous research in US populations has found associations between disaster-related variables, psychological variables, and post-disaster increases in smoking and alcohol use. To date, no research has examined this association in an international population of disaster exposed individuals. Data used in this study were drawn from a larger study involving a two-wave assessment of a disaster-affected sample of Vietnamese citizens (N = 798). Interviews were conducted to assess the effects of mental health variables and typhoon related variables on reported increases in alcohol use and cigarette smoking. Results indicate that post-disaster increases in smoking were associated with post-disaster diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder. Post-disaster increases in alcohol use were associated with posttraumatic stress disorder and panic disorder. None of the typhoon-characteristics were significantly associated with increases in substance use. Implications for mental health providers and future research directions are discussed.
ISSN:1557-1874
1557-1882
DOI:10.1007/s11469-009-9253-x