2018
Relation Between Sexual and Gender Minority Status and Suicide Attempts Among Veterans Seeking Treatment for Military Sexual Trauma
Sexton MB, Davis MT, Anderson RE, Bennett DC, Sparapani E, Porter KE. Relation Between Sexual and Gender Minority Status and Suicide Attempts Among Veterans Seeking Treatment for Military Sexual Trauma. Psychological Services 2018, 15: 357-362. PMID: 30080095, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMilitary sexual traumaSuicide attemptsAdditional risk factorsSimilar clinical profilesSemistructured clinical interviewTrauma-focused interventionsMilitary service membersClinical profileMorbidity outcomesClinical managementRisk factorsPsychiatric sequelaeDiagnostic evaluationClinical InterviewConsultation appointmentSuicidal behaviorDemographic characteristicsMinority veteransService membersVeteransSexual traumaCompetent deliveryResearch disparitiesSGM populationsSequelae
2017
A psychometric evaluation of the Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory with Veterans seeking treatment following military trauma exposure
Sexton MB, Davis MT, Bennett DC, Morris DH, Rauch SAM. A psychometric evaluation of the Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory with Veterans seeking treatment following military trauma exposure. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2017, 226: 232-238. PMID: 29017066, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.09.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic Cognitions InventoryMilitary sexual traumaPosttraumatic stress disorderTrauma-related beliefsMilitary trauma exposureTrauma-focused treatmentTrauma exposureFactor modelTrauma typesStress disorderSexual traumaCritical constructsSalient relationshipsMilitary traumaStress exposurePsychometric evaluationFactor scoresSubscale scoresReliability validityConfirmatory analysisStandard assessmentVeteransInventoryValidityTrauma
2016
“Do you expect me to receive PTSD care in a setting where most of the other patients remind me of the perpetrator?”: Home-based telemedicine to address barriers to care unique to military sexual trauma and veterans affairs hospitals
Gilmore AK, Davis MT, Grubaugh A, Resnick H, Birks A, Denier C, Muzzy W, Tuerk P, Acierno R. “Do you expect me to receive PTSD care in a setting where most of the other patients remind me of the perpetrator?”: Home-based telemedicine to address barriers to care unique to military sexual trauma and veterans affairs hospitals. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2016, 48: 59-64. PMID: 26992740, PMCID: PMC4926870, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2016.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderHome-based telemedicineMilitary sexual traumaFemale veteransProlonged exposureMajority of patientsEvidence-based treatment deliveryVeterans Affairs hospitalEvidence-based therapiesVA Medical CenterSexual traumaTreat analysisPTSD careHBT groupMedical CenterSession attendanceTreatment centersProvider availabilityLife IndexStress disorderLife outcomesTraumaTreatment deliveryLow attritionPatients