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1 Military Veterans and Personnel and Addiction Adams, R. S., Corrigan, J., D., & Larson, M. J. (2012). Alcohol use after combat-acquired traumatic brain injury: What we know and don't know. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 12(1), doi: / x Barry, A. E., Whiteman, S. D., & Macdermid Wadsworth, S. M. (2012). Implications of posttraumatic stress among military-affiliated and civilian students. Journal of American College Health, 60(8), doi: / Barry, A. E., Whiteman, S., Wadswroth, S. M., & Hitt, S. (2012). The alcohol use and associated mental health problems of student service members/veterans in higher education. Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 19(5), doi: / Bray, R. M., Brown, J. M., & Williams, J. (2013). Trends in binge and heavy drinking, alcohol-related problems, and combat exposure in the U.S. military. Substance Use & Misuse, 48(10), doi: / Capone, C., McGrath, A. C., Reddy, M. K., & Shea, M. T. (2013). Trauma-related correlates of alcohol use in recently deployed OEF/OIF veterans. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 26(3), doi: /jts Chavez, L. J., Williams, E. C., Lapham, G., & Bradley, K. A. (2012). Association between alcohol screening scores and alcohol-related risks among female Veterans Affairs patients. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 73(3), Chermack, S. T., Bohnert, A. S. B., Price, A. M., Austin, K., & Ilgen, M. A. (2012). Substance use disorders and homicide death in veterans. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 73(1), Cucciare, M. A., Ghaus, S., Weingardt, K. R., & Frayne, S. M. (2011). Sexual assault and substance use in male veterans receiving a brief alcohol intervention. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 72(5),

2 Cucciare, M. A., Weingardt, K. R., Ghaus, S., Boden, M. T., & Frayne, S. M. (2013). A randomized controlled trial of a web-delivered brief alcohol intervention in Veterans Affairs primary care. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 74(3), Dickie A. K., & Coetzee R. H. (2014). Alcohol dependence in the naval service. Journal of the Royal Naval Medical Service, 100(2), Eisen, S. V., Schultz, M. R., Vogt, D., Glickman, M. E., Elwy, A. R., Drainoni, M.,... Martin, J. (2012). Mental and physical health status and alcohol and drug use following return from deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan. American Journal of Public Health, 102, S66-S73. doi: /ajph Enggasser, J. L., Hermos, J. A., Rubin, A., Lachowicz, M., Rybin, D., Brief, D. J.,... Keane, T. M. (2015). Drinking goal choice and outcomes in a web-based alcohol intervention: Results from VetChange. Addictive Behaviors, 42 (Mar), doi: /j.addbeh Gaher, R. M., Simons, J. S., Hahn, A. M., Hofman, N. L., Hansen, J., & Buchkoski, J. (2014). An experience sampling study of PTSD and alcohol-related problems. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 28(4), doi: /a Halvorson, M. A., Ghaus, S., & Cucciare, M. A. (2014). Care utilization and patient characteristics of veterans who misuse alcohol. Journal of Addictive Diseases, 33(4), doi: / Irwin, K.C., Konnert, C., Wong, M., & O'Neill, T.A. (2014). PTSD symptoms and pain in Canadian military veterans: The mediating roles of anxiety, depression, and alcohol use. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 27(2), doi: /jts Kaplan, M. S., McFarland, B. H., Huguet, N., & Valenstein, M. (2012). Suicide risk and precipitating circumstances among young, middle-aged, and older male veterans. American Journal of Public Health, 102, S131-S137. doi: /ajph

3 Larson, M. J., Mohr, B. A., Adams, R. S., Wooten, N. R., & Williams, T. V. (2014). Missed opportunity for alcohol problem prevention among army active duty service members postdeployment. American Journal of Public Health, 104(8), Larson, M. J., Wooten, N. R., Adams, R. S., & Merrick, E. L. (2012). Military combat deployments and substance use: Review and future directions. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 12(1), doi: / x Lemke, S., & Schaefer, J. A. (2012). Addressing substance use disorders in VA nursing homes. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 12(1), doi: / x MacManus, D., Dean, K., Al Bakir, M., Iversen, A. C., Hull, L., Fahy, T.,... Fear, N. T. (2012). Violent behaviour in UK military personnel returning home after deployment. Psychological Medicine, 42(8), doi: /s Marshall, B. D. L., Prescott, M. R., Liberzon, I., Tamburrino, M. B., Calabrese, J. R., & Galea, S. (2012). Coincident posttraumatic stress disorder and depression predict alcohol abuse during and after deployment among Army National Guard soldiers. Drug & Alcohol Dependence, 124(3), doi: /j.drugalcdep Mash, H. B. H., Fullerton, C. S., Ng, T. H. H., & Ursano, R. J. (2014). Factor analysis of the drinking motives questionnaire in a young adult U.S. Army sample. Psychological Reports, 115(2), /18.PR0.115c21z6 McKee, L. G., Bonn-Miller, M. O., & Moos, R. H. (2011). Depressive symptoms, friend and partner relationship quality, and posttreatment abstinence. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 72(1), Milliken, C. S., Auchterlonie, J. L., & Hoge, C. W. (2007). Longitudinal assessment of mental health problems among active and reserve component soldiers returning from the Iraq war. JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 298(18),

4 Norman, S. B., Schmied, E., & Larson, G. E. (2014). Predictors of continued problem drinking and substance use following military discharge. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 75(4), Orr, M. G., Prescott, M. R., Cohen, G. H., Calabrese, J. R., Tamburrino, M. B., Liberzon, I., & Galea, S. (2014). Potentially modifiable deployment characteristics and new-onset alcohol abuse or dependence in the US National Guard. Drug & Alcohol Dependence, 142, doi: /j.drugalcdep Owens, G. P., Held, P., Blackburn, L., Auerbach, J. S., Clark, A. A., Herrera, C. J.,... Stuart, G. L. (2014). Differences in relationship conflict, attachment, and depression in treatment-seeking veterans with hazardous substance use, PTSD, or PTSD and hazardous substance use. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 29(7), Pietrzak, E., Pullman, S., Cotea, C., & Nasveld, P. (2013). Effects of deployment on health behaviours in military forces: A review of longitudinal studies. Journal of Military & Veterans' Health, 21(1), Prescott, M. R., Tamburrino, M., Calabrese, J. R., Liberzon, I., Slembarski, R., Shirley, E.,... Ganocy, S. (2014). Validation of lay administered mental health assessments in a large Army National Guard cohort. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 23(1), Reddy, S., Dick, A. M., Gerber, M. R., & Mitchell, K. (2014). The effect of a yoga intervention on alcohol and drug abuse risk in veteran and civilian women with posttraumatic stress disorder. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 20(10), Sheard, M., Huntington, A., & Gilmour, J. (2014). A study of alcohol consumption in a cohort of military nurses. Journal of Military & Veterans' Health, 22(3),

5 Sheppard, S. C., Forsyth, J. P., Earleywine, M., Hickling, E. J., & Lehrbach, M. P. (2013). Improving base rate estimation of alcohol misuse in the military: A preliminary report. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 74(6), Spera, C., Thomas, R. K., Barlas, F., Szoc, R., & Cambridge, M. H. (2011). Relationship of military deployment recency, frequency, duration, and combat exposure to alcohol use in the Air Force. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 72(1), Williams, E. C., Lapham, G. T., Hawkins, E. J., Rubinsky, A. D., Morales, L. S., Young, B. A., & Bradley, K. A. (2012). Variation in documented care for unhealthy alcohol consumption across race/ethnicity in the department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, 36(9), doi: /j x Woodhead, C., Wessely, S., Jones, N., Fear, N. T., & Hatcha, S. L. (2012). Impact of exposure to combat during deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan on mental health by gender. Psychological Medicine, 42(9), doi: /s x 5

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