Katherine R Buchholz1, Kipling M Bohnert2, Rebecca K Sripada2, Sheila A M Rauch3, Quyen M Epstein-Ngo4, Stephen T Chermack5. 1. VA Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center (SMITREC), 2800 Plymouth Road, Bldg 16, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Psychiatry, (116C) 2215 Fuller Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, United States; Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, United States. Electronic address: kbuchhol@med.umich.edu. 2. VA Serious Mental Illness Treatment Resource and Evaluation Center (SMITREC), 2800 Plymouth Road, Bldg 16, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Psychiatry, (116C) 2215 Fuller Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, United States; Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, United States. 3. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 12 Executive Park Dr, NE, 2nd Floor, Atlanta, GA 30329, United States; Mental Health Service Line, Atlanta VA Medical Center, (116C) 1670 Clairmont Rd, Decatur, GA 30033, United States. 4. Department of Emergency Medicine, Injury Center, University of Michigan, 2800 Plymouth Road, Suite B10-GG080, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States; Institute for Research on Women and Gender, University of Michigan, 1136 Lane Hall, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States. 5. VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Psychiatry, (116C) 2215 Fuller Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, United States; Department of Psychiatry, Addiction Research Center, University of Michigan, United States.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Risk factors of violence perpetration in veterans include substance use and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); however, it is unknown whether these factors are associated with greater risk for partner or non-partner violence. This study investigated the associations between probable PTSD, heavy drinking, marijuana use, cocaine use, and partner and non-partner violence perpetration. METHODS:Self-report questionnaires assessing past-year partner and non-partner aggression (CTS2) as well as past-month substance use (SAOM), probable PTSD (PCL-C), and probable depression (PHQ-9) were administered to 810 substance using veterans entering VA mental health treatment. RESULTS: In bivariate analyses, probable PTSD in substance using veterans was associated with violence perpetration (partner physical, χ2=11.46, p=0.001, φ=0.12; non-partner physical, χ2=50.64, p<0.001, φ=0.25; partner injury, χ2=6.41, p=0.011, φ=0.09; non-partner injury, χ2=42.71, p<0.001, φ=0.23). In multiple logistic regression analyses that adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics, probable PTSD was independently associated with non-partner physical (odds ratio [OR], 2.82; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.97-4.05) and injury aggression (OR, 3.96; CI, 2.56-6.13). Cocaine and heavy drinking were independently associated with non-partner physical and injury aggression and non-partner injury aggression respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The results provide evidence that probable PTSD, heavy drinking, and cocaine use are associated with increased risk of non-partner violence perpetration in substance using veterans. These results underscore the importance of screening for PTSD symptoms and violence perpetration towards non-partners in substance using veterans presenting for treatment. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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BACKGROUND: Risk factors of violence perpetration in veterans include substance use and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); however, it is unknown whether these factors are associated with greater risk for partner or non-partner violence. This study investigated the associations between probable PTSD, heavy drinking, marijuana use, cocaine use, and partner and non-partner violence perpetration. METHODS: Self-report questionnaires assessing past-year partner and non-partner aggression (CTS2) as well as past-month substance use (SAOM), probable PTSD (PCL-C), and probable depression (PHQ-9) were administered to 810 substance using veterans entering VA mental health treatment. RESULTS: In bivariate analyses, probable PTSD in substance using veterans was associated with violence perpetration (partner physical, χ2=11.46, p=0.001, φ=0.12; non-partner physical, χ2=50.64, p<0.001, φ=0.25; partner injury, χ2=6.41, p=0.011, φ=0.09; non-partner injury, χ2=42.71, p<0.001, φ=0.23). In multiple logistic regression analyses that adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics, probable PTSD was independently associated with non-partner physical (odds ratio [OR], 2.82; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.97-4.05) and injury aggression (OR, 3.96; CI, 2.56-6.13). Cocaine and heavy drinking were independently associated with non-partner physical and injury aggression and non-partner injury aggression respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The results provide evidence that probable PTSD, heavy drinking, and cocaine use are associated with increased risk of non-partner violence perpetration in substance using veterans. These results underscore the importance of screening for PTSD symptoms and violence perpetration towards non-partners in substance using veterans presenting for treatment. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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Non-partner aggression; PTSD; Partner aggression; Substance use
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