2023
Exacerbated PTSD symptoms among older U.S. military veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from the national health and resilience in veterans study
Cations M, Cook J, Fischer I, Pietrzak R. Exacerbated PTSD symptoms among older U.S. military veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from the national health and resilience in veterans study. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2023, 163: 386-390. PMID: 37269773, PMCID: PMC10227439, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.05.078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsU.S. military veteransPTSD symptomsSymptom exacerbationNational HealthMedical conditionsU.S. veteransTrauma exposureMilitary veteransUnited States veteransCOVID-19 pandemicCoronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicOlder U.S. veteransPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomologyOlder veteransStates veteransExacerbationVeterans StudyPTSD ChecklistSymptomsLatent growth mixture modelMental healthAdditional riskRestriction stressLater lifeVeterans
2018
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Older Adults: A Conceptual Review
Kaiser A, Cook JM, Glick DM, Moye J. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Older Adults: A Conceptual Review. Clinical Gerontologist 2018, 42: 359-376. PMID: 30422749, PMCID: PMC6666306, DOI: 10.1080/07317115.2018.1539801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCognitive AgingCognitive DysfunctionCommunity Mental Health ServicesComorbidityFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMilitary HealthPrevalencePsychotherapyRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticTerminal CareUnited StatesVeteransWounds and InjuriesConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderOlder adultsStress disorderRates of PTSDNon-pharmacological treatmentPartial posttraumatic stress disorderImportant clinical considerationsAcademic Search Premier databasesU.S. military veteransIntact older adultsMental health practitionersPatient functioningClinical considerationsTreatment adaptationClinical perspectiveHealth practitionersPremier databasePTSD symptomsYoung adultsTrauma historyMilitary veteransLater lifeAdultsPTSD experiencesDisordersTrauma and Aging
Cook JM, Simiola V. Trauma and Aging. Current Psychiatry Reports 2018, 20: 93. PMID: 30194546, DOI: 10.1007/s11920-018-0943-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderOlder adultsAppropriate mental health treatmentMental health treatmentTraumatic exposureStress disorderLongitudinal investigationHealth treatmentCognitive impairmentCurrent knowledge baseMental health-related servicesLater lifeDiverse backgroundsRacial minoritiesAdultsHealth-related servicesMore researchScientific findingsRepresentative sampleMajor scientific findingsTargeted outreachRecent FindingsThereService useReviewThe aimSignificant association
2017
Older Adults with PTSD: Brief State of Research and Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Case Illustration
Cook JM, McCarthy E, Thorp SR. Older Adults with PTSD: Brief State of Research and Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Case Illustration. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2017, 25: 522-530. PMID: 28214073, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2016.12.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderEvidence-based psychotherapiesOlder adultsChronic post-traumatic stress disorderSensory declineTraumatic eventsStress disorderPhysical healthYoung adultsCase illustrationLater lifeVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemEmpirical researchPhysical disordersPsychotherapyOlder individualsProlonged exposureAdultsLifetime exposureOlder veteransHealth care systemCognitionDisordersCare systemResearch
2013
PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE IN OLDER U.S. VETERANS: RESULTS FROM THE NATIONAL HEALTH AND RESILIENCE IN VETERANS STUDY
Pietrzak RH, Cook JM. PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE IN OLDER U.S. VETERANS: RESULTS FROM THE NATIONAL HEALTH AND RESILIENCE IN VETERANS STUDY. Depression And Anxiety 2013, 30: 432-443. PMID: 23468170, DOI: 10.1002/da.22083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological resiliencePsychological outcomesResilient groupSocial connectednessVeterans StudyNegative psychological outcomesU.S. veteransProtective psychosocial characteristicsPhysical health difficultiesOlder U.S. veteransThree-group solutionOlder veteransTraumatic eventsEmotional stabilityAnxiety symptomsCurrent PTSDHealth difficultiesPsychosocial characteristicsDistressed groupPositive perceptionsCommunity integrationLater lifePsychiatric problemsEmpirical researchVeterans
1996
Why Is Panic Disorder Less Frequent in Late life?
Flint AJ, Cook JM, Rabins PV. Why Is Panic Disorder Less Frequent in Late life? American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 1996, 4: 96-109. PMID: 28531013, DOI: 10.1097/00019442-199621420-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research