Alcohol misuse to down-regulate positive emotions: A cross-sectional multiple mediator analysis among US military veterans

IntroductionThere have been reports of increased prevalence in psychiatric conditions in non-veteran survivors of COVID-19. To date, however, no known study has examined the prevalence, risk and protective factors of psychiatric conditions among US military veterans who survived COVID-19.MethodsData were analysed from the 2019 to 2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study, which surveyed a nationally representative, prospective cohort of 3078 US veterans. Prepandemic and 1-year peripandemic risk and protective factors associated with positive screens for peripandemic internalising (major depressive, generalised anxiety and/or posttraumatic stress disorders) and externalising psychiatric disorders (alcohol and/or drug use disorders) and suicidal ideation were examined using bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses.ResultsA total of 233 veterans (8.6%) reported having been infected with COVID-19. Relative to veterans who were not infected, veterans who were infected were more likely to screen positive for internalising disorders (20.5% vs 13.9%, p=0.005), externalising disorders (23.2% vs 14.8%, p=0.001) and current suicidal ideation (12.0% vs 7.6%, p=0.015) at peripandemic. Multivariable analyses revealed that greater prepandemic psychiatric symptom severity and COVID-related stressors were the strongest independent predictors of peripandemic internalising disorders, while prepandemic trauma burden was protective. Prepandemic suicidal ideation, greater loneliness and lower household income were the strongest independent predictors of peripandemic suicidal ideation, whereas prepandemic community integration was protective.ConclusionPsychiatric symptoms and suicidal ideation are prevalent in veterans who have survived COVID-19. Veterans with greater prepandemic psychiatric and substance use problems, COVID-related stressors and fewer psychosocial resources may be at increased risk of these outcomes.

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Neighborhood Resources to Support Healthy Diets and Physical Activity Among US Military Veterans

Preventing Chronic Disease ◽

10.5888/pcd14.160590 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 14 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Elizabeth Tarlov ◽

Shannon N. Zenk ◽

Stephen A. Matthews ◽

Lisa M. Powell ◽

Kelly K. Jones ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Military Veterans ◽

Us Military ◽

Healthy Diets

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Alcohol Consumption by Older New York City Residents: The Need for New Policies to Address Misuse

Alcohol and Alcoholism ◽

10.1093/alcalc/agaa022 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 55 (4) ◽

pp. 448-454

Author(s):

Daniel Weisz ◽

Michael Kelley Gusmano

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

New York ◽

New York City ◽

Alcohol Consumption ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

York City ◽

Alcohol Misuse ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Local Public Health ◽

New Public Health

Abstract Aims The aim of this study is to assess risk factors for alcohol misuse among older New York City residents and examine the effect of local public health efforts to address alcohol misuse. Methods The Community Health Survey, a cross-sectional telephone survey of 8500 randomly selected adult New Yorkers, records the frequency of alcohol use. We examine these results among 65 and older subjects by sociodemographic status using logistic regression modeling and compare trends in smoking and alcohol consumption between 2002 and 2016. Results Those with unhealthy drinking habits, combining binge drinking and excessive consumption, constituted 5.7% of 65 plus population and were more likely to be White, US born, healthy, better educated and wealthier. The percentage of older smokers in New York City has decreased while unhealthy drinking is nearly flat since 2002. Conclusions Our findings reinforce the importance of screening geriatric populations for alcohol use disorders and support the development of new public health efforts to address alcohol misuse if the city is to achieve results similar to those obtained in decreasing tobacco consumption.

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Psychological Distress, Alexithymia and Alcohol Misuse in Patients with Psoriasis: A Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings ◽

10.1007/s10880-018-9580-9 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 200-219 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Ourania Founta ◽

Karoline Adamzik ◽

Anne-Marie Tobin ◽

Brian Kirby ◽

David Hevey

Keyword(s):

Psychological Distress ◽

Alcohol Misuse ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms, Functioning, and Suicidal Ideation in US Military Veterans

The Primary Care Companion For CNS Disorders ◽

10.4088/pcc.18m02402 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Lorig K. Kachadourian ◽

Ilan Harpaz-Rotem ◽

Jack Tsai ◽

Steven M. Southwick ◽

Robert H. Pietrzak

Keyword(s):

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽

Suicidal Ideation ◽

Posttraumatic Stress ◽

Stress Disorder ◽

Military Veterans ◽

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms ◽

Us Military

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The Relationship between Resilience and Mental Health: the Mediating Effect of Positive Emotions

Applied Science and Innovative Research ◽

10.22158/asir.v2n3p87 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 87

Author(s):

Zhun Gong ◽

Lichao Yu ◽

Jonathan W Schooler

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Negative Correlation ◽

Psychological Health ◽

Positive Emotions ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Depression And Anxiety ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Positive Correlation ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

To investigate the relationship of resilience, positive emotions and mental health, and the relationship of resilience, positive emotion and three sub-dimensions of mental health: self-affirmation, depression and anxiety. In this study, the existing cross-sectional data, select the Beijing Forestry University data as samples. In this study, questionnaire survey a random sample of 199 undergraduate students of Beijing Forestry University, they uniform application three Scale Surveying, PANAS, CD-RISC, GHQ-20. According from the study, (1) resilience, positive mood and general health are related where resilience and positive emotions between the resilience. General psychological health, positive emotions and general mental health?it is positively correlated. (2) Resilience and self-affirmation exists, positive correlation with depression and anxiety, respectively negative correlation. Between positive emotions and self-affirmation the positive correlation with anxiety negative correlation. (3) Part mediating effect of positive emotions exist between resilience and self-affirmation, resilience can be made to self-affirmation prediction coefficient from 0.042 down to 0.036. Therefore, this study concluded that resilience undergraduates can have an impact on mental health through the intermediary variable positive emotions.

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