2021
Subthreshold post-traumatic stress disorder as a risk factor for post-traumatic stress disorder: results from a sample of USA veterans
Pietrzak RH, Javier FG, Krystal JH, Southwick SM. Subthreshold post-traumatic stress disorder as a risk factor for post-traumatic stress disorder: results from a sample of USA veterans. The British Journal Of Psychiatry 2021, 219: 456-459. PMID: 35048836, DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2021.17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubthreshold post-traumatic stress disorderPost-traumatic stress disorderStress disorderRisk factorsProspective national cohortPotential risk factorsLow dispositional optimismSpecific PTSD symptomsTrauma-exposed veteransNational cohortAssociated FactorsPreventive interventionsPTSD symptomsVeteransDisordersGreater ageCognitive difficultiesWave 1Dispositional optimismCohortSymptomsFactorsTrauma
2019
Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphism, posttraumatic stress disorder, and cognitive function in older U.S. veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Averill LA, Abdallah CG, Levey DF, Han S, Harpaz‐Rotem I, Kranzler HR, Southwick SM, Krystal JH, Gelernter J, Pietrzak RH. Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphism, posttraumatic stress disorder, and cognitive function in older U.S. veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Depression And Anxiety 2019, 36: 834-845. PMID: 31385647, DOI: 10.1002/da.22912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderExecutive functionCognitive functioningStress disorderΕ4 carrier statusΕ4 carriersVeterans StudyCognitive dysfunctionAttention/concentrationGreater cognitive difficultiesLower cognitive functioningOlder U.S. veteransΕ4 allele carrier statusPerseverative errorsCognitive difficultiesReplication sampleCarrier statusCognitive functionImportance of assessingNational HealthCognitive declinePredictive effectApolipoprotein E gene polymorphismE gene polymorphismΕ4 allele carriers