Study examines long-term mental health and alcohol use trajectories following disasters

A study of people who had been exposed to a disaster found different long-term patterns of alcohol use and mental health that were interrelated and influenced by individual differences and the type of disaster they experienced. The study, published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, calls attention to the long-term mental and behavioral health challenges of people who have experienced disasters and the need for interventions tailored to their particular mental health profiles to prevent problem drinking.

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