Open AccessMilitary service and alcohol use: a systematic narrative review
Author(s) -
Alison Osborne,
Gemma Wilson,
Gill McGill,
Matthew D. Kiernan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
occupational medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.509
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1471-8405
pISSN - 0962-7480
DOI - 10.1093/occmed/kqac045
Subject(s) - military service , military personnel , population , mental health , alcohol , medicine , narrative review , suicide prevention , environmental health , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , psychology , psychiatry , political science , law , biochemistry , chemistry , intensive care medicine
Despite research highlighting the role of alcohol in military life, specifically in relation to mental health and certain combat experiences, there is no synthesised evidence looking at the relationship between military service and alcohol use.