Traumatic Brain Injury Among US Active Duty Military Personnel and Negative Drinking-Related Consequences

This study used the 2008 Department of Defense Survey of Health Related Behaviors among Active Duty Military Personnel to determine whether traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with past year drinking-related consequences. The study sample included currently drinking personnel who had a combat...

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Published in:Substance use & misuse 2013-07, Vol.48 (10), p.821-836
Main Authors: Adams, Rachel Sayko, Larson, Mary Jo, Corrigan, John D., Ritter, Grant A., Williams, Thomas V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Alcohol consumption
alcohol drinking
Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology
Alcohol Drinking - psychology
Alcohol use
alcohol-related disorders
Alcohol-Related Disorders - complications
Alcohol-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Alcohol-Related Disorders - psychology
Binge drinking
Binge Drinking - complications
Binge Drinking - epidemiology
Binge Drinking - psychology
Brain
Brain damage
Brain Injuries - complications
Brain Injuries - epidemiology
Brain Injuries - psychology
combat
Combat Disorders - complications
Combat Disorders - epidemiology
Combat Disorders - psychology
Combat related posttraumatic stress disorder
Combatants
deployment
Drunkenness
Female
Health
Health behavior
Health Surveys
Humans
Incidence
Injuries
Male
Military Personnel
Military Personnel - psychology
Military Personnel - statistics & numerical data
negative drinking-related consequences
Personnel
Post traumatic stress disorder
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Risk Factors
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - complications
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology
Studies
Traumatic brain injury
Unconsciousness - complications
Unconsciousness - epidemiology
Unconsciousness - psychology
United States - epidemiology
United States of America
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Summary:This study used the 2008 Department of Defense Survey of Health Related Behaviors among Active Duty Military Personnel to determine whether traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with past year drinking-related consequences. The study sample included currently drinking personnel who had a combat deployment in the past year and were home for ≥6 months (N = 3,350). Negative binomial regression models were used to assess the incidence rate ratios of consequences, by TBI-level. Experiencing a TBI with a loss of consciousness for more than 20 minutes was significantly associated with consequences independent of demographics, combat exposure, posttraumatic stress disorder, and binge drinking. The study's limitations are noted.
ISSN:1082-6084
1532-2491
DOI:10.3109/10826084.2013.797995