This chapter reviews the data available on the relationship of substance abuse and
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Delimiting the review to those studies of Vietnam …

This study examined the effects of Vietnam war-zone duty and combat-related posttraumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) on severity of drug-and alcohol-abuse disorders among veterans …

Objective The purpose of this study was to measure the longitudinal course of specific
symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related symptoms of alcohol and …

For more than 40 years, research has shown that individuals with post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) use alcohol and experience alcohol use disorder (AUD) to a greater degree …

Abstract Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) rarely presents as a discrete diagnostic
entity. Frequently, PTSD is accompanied by substance abuse, somatoform, and/or affective …

Aims: The relationship between alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking and post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) was studied in 147 male former members of the civilian resistance …

There is considerable concern about the emergence of significant substance abuse among
younger veterans of war in the Middle East, especially among those with Posttraumatic …

ic event that involved actual or threatened seri-ous injury and invoked a response of intense
fear, helplessness, or horror from the individual. The symptoms include sleep disturbance …

Many service members and veterans seeking treatment for alcohol problems also have post-
traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This article considers the effectiveness of treating alcohol …

The study of the impact of life events on psychiatric disorder is an area fraught with
difficulties. Rabkin and Struening (1976) have reviewed the methodological problems that …