Alcohol use disorder among veterans

Running head: LITERATURE REVIEW
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LITERATURE REVIEW1
Introduction
In the following article, we will be conducting a literature review regarding the sleep
disturbance and coping affecting alcohol use disorder among veterans.
Literature review
In a paper, it has been stated that a sleep disorder can give rise to several types of health
problems. It has been observed that substance use disorders (SUDs) such as drugs and alcohol
has been higher in individuals along with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Disordered sleep
can cause insomnia, sleeping during the daytime and many more. The paper suggests that
consistent substance use can cause more severe sleep disorders as a result of the progress of sleep
forbearance and abandonment (Vandrey, Babson, Herrmann & Bonn-Miller, 2014).
In the article of Plumb, Peachey and Zelman (2014), the researchers tried to identify the
causes of sleep impairment by conducting a comprehensive survey. They selected 375 people
who were still serving and some veterans who belonged to operations enduring freedom and
Iraqi freedom and tried to assess the relation among population, military history, experience of
the combat and mental disorders. To evaluate the sleep deficiency the researchers used tools such
as Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), PTSD Checklist–Military, the Patient Health
Questionnaire-9 and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7. The scores of the global PSQI showed
that 89% veterans had sleep problems and causes were experience to combat, and severe
depression, anxiousness, and PTSD symptoms.
In a paper it has been identified that aggression is of a great concern among the combat
veterans. It is highly related to symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The paper