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Summary
Parents often encounter multiple unique challenges and stressors in their day-to-day experience of raising children that may exacerbate certain mental health disorders. This study examined the relationship between having children at home and symptoms of co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorder (SUD) for Veterans. Results indicated that the presence of children at home is associated with increases in PTSD symptoms and marijuana use.
Citation
Jobe-Shields, L., Flanagan, J. C., Killeen, T., Back, S. E. (2015). Family Composition and Symptom Severity Among Veterans With Comorbid PTSD and Substance Use Disorders. Addictive Behaviors, 50, 117-123. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.06.019