2023
Racial and Ethnic Bias in the Diagnosis of Alcohol Use Disorder in Veterans
Vickers-Smith R, Justice A, Becker W, Rentsch C, Curtis B, Fernander A, Hartwell E, Ighodaro E, Kember R, Tate J, Kranzler H. Racial and Ethnic Bias in the Diagnosis of Alcohol Use Disorder in Veterans. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2023, 180: 426-436. PMID: 37132202, PMCID: PMC10238581, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.21111097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderAlcohol consumptionAUD diagnosisHispanic veteransWhite veteransUse disordersPrevalence of AUDAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestUnhealthy alcohol useICD-10 codesAUDIT-C scoresSelf-reported alcohol consumptionAlcohol-related disordersDiagnosis of AUDDisorders Identification TestMaximum scoreSelf-reported raceElectronic health recordsPrimary outcomeAlcohol consumption levelsPotential confoundersHigh prevalenceMillion Veteran ProgramGreater oddsICD-9
2018
Patterns of Alcohol Use Among Patients Living With HIV in Urban, Large Rural, and Small Rural Areas
Bensley KM, McGinnis KA, Fortney J, Chan KCG, Dombrowski JC, Ornelas I, Edelman EJ, Goulet JL, Satre DD, Justice AC, Fiellin DA, Williams EC. Patterns of Alcohol Use Among Patients Living With HIV in Urban, Large Rural, and Small Rural Areas. The Journal Of Rural Health 2018, 35: 330-340. PMID: 30339740, PMCID: PMC6502702, DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall rural areasAlcohol useAUDIT-C alcoholElectronic health record dataHealth record dataAlcohol-related interventionsPrevalence of AUDAlcohol use outcomesHeavy episodic drinkingPLWHRural areasReporting useHIVUse outcomesRecord dataEpisodic drinkingPatientsPrevalenceRegression modelsDrinkingRuralityAUDUnique challenges