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
2019
Randomized Controlled Trial of Imagery Rehearsal for Posttraumatic Nightmares in Combat Veterans.
Harb GC, Cook JM, Phelps AJ, Gehrman PR, Forbes D, Localio R, Harpaz-Rotem I, Gur RC, Ross RJ. Randomized Controlled Trial of Imagery Rehearsal for Posttraumatic Nightmares in Combat Veterans. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2019, 15: 757-767. PMID: 31053215, PMCID: PMC6510682, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.7770.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyPosttraumatic stress disorderNightmare Distress QuestionnaireNightmare Frequency QuestionnaireBehavioral therapySevere posttraumatic stress disorderUnited States veteransOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom veteransImagery rehearsalOperation Iraqi Freedom veteransSubgroups of veteransIraqi Freedom veteransFrequency questionnaireControlled TrialsPrimary outcomeLikelihood ratio chi-squareStates veteransDistress QuestionnaireStress disorderChi-squareRecurrent nightmaresConfidence intervalsMilitary veteransVeteransCombat veterans