Late-life exacerbation of PTSD symptoms in US veterans: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study.
Mota N, Tsai J, Kirwin PD, Harpaz-Rotem I, Krystal JH, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Late-life exacerbation of PTSD symptoms in US veterans: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2016, 77: 348-54. PMID: 27046308, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.15m10101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder US veteransPosttraumatic stress disorderUS veteransPTSD symptomsNational HealthVeterans StudyMultivariable logistic regression modelWorst traumaDelayed-onset posttraumatic stress disorderExecutive dysfunctionWave 2Population-based dataUS military veteransLogistic regression modelsWave 1Cohort studySignificant exacerbationGreater severitySymptomsOlder ageStress disorderSelf-reported cognitive difficultiesPotential targetMilitary veteransLater lifeNature and determinants of suicidal ideation among U.S. veterans: Results from the national health and resilience in veterans study
Smith NB, Mota N, Tsai J, Monteith L, Harpaz-Rotem I, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Nature and determinants of suicidal ideation among U.S. veterans: Results from the national health and resilience in veterans study. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2016, 197: 66-73. PMID: 26970267, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.02.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic suicidal ideationPhysical health difficultiesSuicidal ideationU.S. veteransProtective psychosocial characteristicsNational HealthPsychosocial characteristicsHealth difficultiesSI onsetMajor public health concernProspective cohort studyPublic health concernSubstance abuse historyWave 1Majority of veteransU.S. military veteransCohort studyProtective correlatesTwo-week timeframePsychiatric distressVeterans StudySociodemographic characteristicsSuicidal thoughtsHealth concernTreatment efforts