By the Numbers: 8 January 2018
16.9%
The percentage of 830,825 VA patients "who screened positive for unhealthy alcohol use" between 10/1/09–5/30/13 who had "documented PTSD," according to a new article in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment -- Alcohol-related and mental health care for patients with unhealthy alcohol use and posttraumatic stress disorder in a National Veterans Affairs cohort.
Of the full sample, 71.6% received brief interventions, 10.3% received specialty AUD treatment, 3.1% received pharmacotherapy for AUD, and 24.0% received mental health care. PTSD was associated with increased likelihood of receiving all types of care.
16.9%
The percentage of 830,825 VA patients "who screened positive for unhealthy alcohol use" between 10/1/09–5/30/13 who had "documented PTSD," according to a new article in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment -- Alcohol-related and mental health care for patients with unhealthy alcohol use and posttraumatic stress disorder in a National Veterans Affairs cohort.
Of the full sample, 71.6% received brief interventions, 10.3% received specialty AUD treatment, 3.1% received pharmacotherapy for AUD, and 24.0% received mental health care. PTSD was associated with increased likelihood of receiving all types of care.