Co-occurring Mental Health and Alcohol Misuse: Dual Disorder Symptoms in Combat Injured Veterans

Service members face difficulties during military deployment potentially resulting in morbidities such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and alcohol misuse. The co-occurrence of alcohol misuse and mental health disorders is termed dual disorder and has been associated with adverse outcomes.


The study included 812 high-risk (i.e., endorsing combat exposure with documented