Co-occurring aggression and suicide attempt among veterans entering residential treatment for PTSD: The role of PTSD symptom clusters and alcohol misuse
Watkins LE, Sippel LM, Pietrzak RH, Hoff R, Harpaz-Rotem I. Co-occurring aggression and suicide attempt among veterans entering residential treatment for PTSD: The role of PTSD symptom clusters and alcohol misuse. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2016, 87: 8-14. PMID: 27984702, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicide attemptsAlcohol misuseU.S. veteransSymptom clustersPTSD symptom clustersVeterans Health Administration sitesSerious public health concernPTSD re-experiencing symptomsResidential treatmentDysphoric arousal symptomsPublic health concernCo-occurring aggressionLogistic regression modelsMultinomial logistic regression modelsPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom clustersRisk factorsRe-experiencing symptomsCorrelates of aggressionAdministration siteHealth concernMisuse symptomsSymptomsArousal symptomsTreatment planningVeteransThe burden of hostility in U.S. Veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Sippel LM, Mota NP, Kachadourian LK, Krystal JH, Southwick SM, Harpaz-Rotem I, Pietrzak RH. The burden of hostility in U.S. Veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Psychiatry Research 2016, 243: 421-430. PMID: 27450745, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.06.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsS. veteransLongitudinal courseNational HealthProtective correlatesVeterans StudyProspective cohort studyPopulation-based evaluationPopulation-based dataAggressive urgesMajority of veteransPhysical health consequencesProtective psychosocial characteristicsCohort studySymptomatic courseAlcohol misuseU.S. veteransPsychosocial characteristicsHealth consequencesTreatment effortsPsychological distressVeteransTwo-year periodPrevalenceRiskSocial connectedness