Substance-use and psychiatric disorders among American Indian veterans

Matthew Owen Howard; R. Dale Walker; Richard T. Suchinsky; Britt Anderson

doi:10.3109/10826089609045828

Substance-use and psychiatric disorders among American Indian veterans

Matthew Owen Howard, R. Dale Walker, Richard T. Suchinsky, Britt Anderson

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Abstract

Native American (NA) veterans have rarely been the focus of investigational efforts. We review studies relevant to an assessment of NA substance-use disorders, and discuss findings of the Drug Abuse Treatment Services Evaluation Project pertaining specifically to NA veterans. A larger proportion of NA veterans discharged from VA inpatient care in FY93 were diagnosed with a substance-use disorder compared to the total population of veterans discharged that year. Substance-dependent NAs were more likely to be diagnosed with alcohol-use disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder, and less likely to be diagnosed with drug-use disorders and other psychiatric disorders than substance-dependent veterans generally.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	581-598
Number of pages	18
Journal	Substance Use and Misuse
Volume	31
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/10826089609045828
State	Published - 1996

Keywords

Alcoholism
Native American
Substance-use disorders
Veterans

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Medicine (miscellaneous)
Health(social science)
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

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