APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Indirect Effects of Warfare Exposure and Perceived Threat on Alcohol Problems through PTSD Symptom Clusters
- Rachel Maskin
National Center for PTSD at VA Boston Healthcare System - Dawne Vogt
National Center for PTSD at VA Boston Healthcare System - Brian Smith
National Center for PTSD at VA Boston Healthcare System
Abstract
This study examines the indirect effects of warfare exposure and perceived threat during deployment on post-military alcohol problems through individual symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (avoidance, numbing, hyperarousal, re-experiencing) in veterans. For both deployment stressors, there were significant effects on alcohol problems through numbing.
Military
