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Profiles of substance use related protective and risk factors and their associations with alcohol and tobacco use initiation among black adolescents
Sartor CE, Li EY, Black AC. Profiles of substance use related protective and risk factors and their associations with alcohol and tobacco use initiation among black adolescents. Journal Of Ethnicity In Substance Abuse 2022, 23: 72-94. PMID: 35468309, DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2022.2064383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTobacco use initiationRisk factorsTobacco useUse initiationSubstance use studiesTobacco use riskUnderstanding of alcoholBlack adolescentsNon-interpersonal traumaHigher oddsLower oddsFamily-level supportSubstance useModest prevalenceUse riskClass 3National surveyAdolescentsTraumaInterpersonal traumaClass 1OddsClass 2Current studyLesser degree
2023
Compensation and Pension Exams for Military Sexual Trauma–Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Examiner Perspectives, Clinical Impacts on Veterans, and Strategies
Webermann A, Nester M, Gianoli M, Black A, Rosen M, Mattocks K, Portnoy G. Compensation and Pension Exams for Military Sexual Trauma–Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Examiner Perspectives, Clinical Impacts on Veterans, and Strategies. Women's Health Issues 2023, 33: 428-434. PMID: 37003918, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2023.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVHA mental health careMental health carePosttraumatic stress disorderMilitary sexual traumaVeterans Benefits AdministrationClinical impactHealth careWomen veteransStress disorderSexual traumaPotential clinical impactCurrent psychosocial functioningThousands of veteransPsychotherapy referralsDiagnostic evaluationPsychosocial functioningDisability claimsPTSD symptomsVeteransCareTraumaExaminersExamDisordersExaminers’ responses