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
Posttraumatic stress symptom courses in U.S. military veterans: A seven-year, nationally representative, prospective cohort study
Mota NP, Cook JM, Smith NB, Tsai J, Harpaz-Rotem I, Krystal JH, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Posttraumatic stress symptom courses in U.S. military veterans: A seven-year, nationally representative, prospective cohort study. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2019, 119: 23-31. PMID: 31546045, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPTSD symptom courseSymptom courseU.S. military veteransLatent growth mixture modelingProspective cohort studyMilitary veteransLifetime psychiatric historyMental health treatmentPhysical health difficultiesLifetime traumatic eventsTrauma-exposed veteransProtective psychosocial characteristicsCohort studyProspective cohortModerate symptomsModifiable correlatesNational HealthSymptomatic coursePsychiatric historyHealth treatmentU.S. veteransVeterans StudyPsychosocial characteristicsHigher symptomsHealth difficulties
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