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Exposure to the Lebanon War of 2006 and effects on alcohol use disorders: the moderating role of childhood maltreatment

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Keyes, Katherine M., Shmulewitz, Dvora, Greenstein, Eliana, McLaughlin, Kate, Wall, Melanie, Aharonovich, Efrat, Weizman, Abraham, Frisch, Amos +3 more·2014·Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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Background Civilian populations now comprise the majority of casualties in modern warfare, but effects of war exposure on alcohol disorders in the general population are largely unexplored. Accumulating literature indicates that adverse experiences early in life sensitize individuals to increased alcohol problems after adult stressful experiences. However, child and adult stressful experiences can be correlated, limiting interpretation. We examine risk for alcohol disorders among Israelis after the 2006 Lebanon War, a fateful event outside the control of civilian individuals and uncorrelated with childhood experiences. Further, we test whether those with a history of maltreatment are at greater risk for an alcohol use disorder after war exposure compared to those without such a history.Methods Adult household residents selected from the Israeli population register were assessed with a psychiatric structured interview; the analyzed sample included 1306 respondents. War measures included self-reported days in an exposed region.Results Among those with a history of maltreatment, those in a war-exposed region for 30+ days had 5.3 times the odds of subsequent alcohol disorders compared to those exposed 0 days (95%C.I. 1.01-27.76), controlled for relevant confounders; the odds ratio for those without this history was 0.5 (95%C.I. 0.25-1.01); test for interaction: X(2)=5.28, df=1, P=0.02.Conclusions Experiencing a fateful stressor outside the control of study participants, civilian exposure to the 2006 Lebanon War, is associated with a heightened the risk of alcohol disorders among those with early adverse childhood experiences. Results suggest that early life experiences may sensitize individuals to adverse health responses later in life.

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Keyes, K. M., Shmulewitz, D., Greenstein, E., McLaughlin, K., Wall, M., Aharonovich, E., Weizman, A., Frisch, A., Spivak, B., Grant, B. F., & Hasin, D.
Affiliations
  • Columbia University (US)
  • New York State Psychiatric Institute (US)
  • Tel Aviv University (IL)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
Corresponding author
Keyes, Katherine M.
Venue
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-01
Volume
134
Pages
296-303
ISSN
0376-8716 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2013562861
Cited by
21
References
74
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FWCI
1.11
Type
journal article
Language
en
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erratum (2014-06-01)
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  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R01AA013654, U01AA018111, K01AA021511, K05AA014223)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (K01MH092526)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (R01DA024606)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
Keywords
2006 Lebanon War, war exposure, alcoholism, child abuse, childhood adversity, moderating effect, Israeli population
MeSH terms
Adult, Child Abuse, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Lebanon, Male, Middle Aged, Population Surveillance, Stress, Psychological, Warfare, Alcohol-Related Disorders, Young Adult

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