OBJECTIVE: Veterans commonly experience both psychiatric and substance abuse problems following their reintegration into the community postwar. The present study describes a sample of veterans residing in self-governed recovery homes. METHODS: A subsample of 24 veterans within a large national study were examined using demographic data and psychiatric and substance abuse measures. Participants were evaluated at baseline and at a one-year follow-up. RESULTS: Abstinence rates for the veteran subsample were high. Additionally, results suggested that participants experienced a reduction in anxiety and depression over time. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: The psychiatric and substance use improvements of this veteran subsample provide incentive for further research of this at-risk population as residents of self-governed recovery homes.
OBJECTIVE: Veterans commonly experience both psychiatric and substance abuse problems following their reintegration into the community postwar. The present study describes a sample of veterans residing in self-governed recovery homes. METHODS: A subsample of 24 veterans within a large national study were examined using demographic data and psychiatric and substance abuse measures. Participants were evaluated at baseline and at a one-year follow-up. RESULTS: Abstinence rates for the veteran subsample were high. Additionally, results suggested that participants experienced a reduction in anxiety and depression over time. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: The psychiatric and substance use improvements of this veteran subsample provide incentive for further research of this at-risk population as residents of self-governed recovery homes.
Authors: Charles W Hoge; Carl A Castro; Stephen C Messer; Dennis McGurk; Dave I Cotting; Robert L Koffman Journal: N Engl J Med Date: 2004-07-01 Impact factor: 91.245
Authors: Leonard A Jason; Bradley D Olson; Joseph R Ferrari; John M Majer; Josefina Alvarez; Jane Stout Journal: Addiction Date: 2007-07 Impact factor: 6.526