寻求物质使用和心理健康治疗的退伍军人的风险性行为
Joseph W Tu1, Rachael J Shaw2,3,4, Autumn Rae Florimbio4
1Eastern Michigan University, Psychology Department, 341 Science Complex, Ypsilanti, MI 48197, USA.
Addictive behaviors reports
|December 11, 2024
概括
寻求物质使用治疗的退伍军人表现出高风险性行为的高率,特别是在醉酒时. 沉重的饮酒与中毒期间的性行为有关,但与其他危险行为或PTSD症状无关.
科学领域:
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 行为科学 行为科学
背景情况:
- 退伍军人面临着更高的物质使用和危险性行为的风险,可能是创伤应对机制.
- 这些行为在物质使用和心理健康问题的人群中很普遍.
- 了解这些行为对于有效的退伍军人医疗保健至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在接受药物使用治疗的美国退伍军人样本中检查风险性行为的流行率和相关性.
- 在这个人群中调查大量饮酒,性行为和创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 症状之间的联系.
主要方法:
- 834名退伍军人 (93.4%是男性,71.6%是白人,平均年龄为48.25) 寻求物质使用治疗的样本参与了调查.
- 数据是通过自我报告措施收集的,评估了物质使用,PTSD和危险性行为.
- 多重回归分析被用来检查重饮和性行为之间的关联.
主要成果:
- 超过50%的退伍军人报告在过去30天内发生性行为和大量饮酒.
- 很大一部分退伍军人与常规 (84.9%) 或随意 (77.1%) 伴侣没有一致使用避孕套.
- 近一半 (49%) 的性活跃的退伍军人曾在醉酒时发生过性行为,与重度饮酒有关.
结论:
- 在寻求治疗的退伍军人中,危险的性行为,包括醉酒期间的性行为,是常见的.
- 沉重的饮酒与中毒期间的性接触有关,但与其他危险的性行为或PTSD症状无关.
- 尚未研究的因素可能导致这些行为,需要进一步研究有针对性的干预措施.
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