London talks to Military.com about study on vets with TBI, alcohol use

July 24, 2020

Military.com

Andrew S. London

Sociology Department

Aging Studies Institute

Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health

Mental Health

United States

Veterans

Military.com

Andrew S. London

A new study from the Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health has found a subset of veterans drink more than others on a daily basis: those who have had a traumatic brain injury or been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder. "A lot of discussion about alcohol and veterans or military service talks about veterans as a large homogenous group," says Andrew London, professor of sociology and co-author of the study. "What we found was that a statement like, 'veterans are more likely to drink than non-veterans' would be an overgeneralization and a mischaracterization, according to our results." Read more in the Military.com article "Vets With TBI, Mental Health Issues Drink More Often than Peers, Study Finds." 07/24/20