2024
Successful Aging in US Veterans with Mental Disorders: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Shin J, Fischer I, Na P, Jeste D, Pietrzak R. Successful Aging in US Veterans with Mental Disorders: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2024 PMID: 39214753, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2024.07.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeneralized anxiety disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderMental disordersSomatic symptomsNational Health and ResilienceUS military veteransSuccessful agingAnxiety disordersDepressive disorderUS veteransStress disorderPromote successful agingHigher gratitudeVeterans StudyMilitary veteransInterventions targeting psychosocial factorsOne-in-fiveVeteransMDDDisordersPsychosocial factorsGratitudeNegative associationSymptomsMultivariate logistic regression
2023
Prevalence, Correlates, and Psychiatric Burden of Prolonged Grief Disorder in U.S. Military Veterans: Results From a Nationally Representative Study
Na P, Fischer I, Shear K, Pietrzak R. Prevalence, Correlates, and Psychiatric Burden of Prolonged Grief Disorder in U.S. Military Veterans: Results From a Nationally Representative Study. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2023, 31: 543-548. PMID: 36878740, PMCID: PMC11143540, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2023.02.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndependent risk factorMajor depressive disorderUnited States veteransCoronavirus disease 2019Substance use disordersPost-traumatic stress disorderGrief disorderAdverse childhood experiencesNon-natural causesU.S. military veteransPoint prevalenceNationally Representative StudyFemale sexNational HealthRepresentative studyRisk factorsDepressive disorderPsychiatric burdenDisease 2019States veteransAdditional adjustmentPsychiatric disordersProlonged Grief DisorderUse disordersU.S. veteransCharacterization of Mental Health in US Veterans Before, During, and 2 Years After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Fischer I, Na P, Harpaz-Rotem I, Krystal J, Pietrzak R. Characterization of Mental Health in US Veterans Before, During, and 2 Years After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e230463. PMID: 36821116, PMCID: PMC9951035, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.0463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS veteransRates of anxietyCOVID-19 pandemicCohort studyDepressive disorderMental healthVeteransPandemic
2022
Mental health of U.S. combat veterans by war era: Results from the National health and Resilience in veterans study
Na P, Schnurr P, Pietrzak R. Mental health of U.S. combat veterans by war era: Results from the National health and Resilience in veterans study. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2022, 158: 36-40. PMID: 36565542, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.12.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIraq/Afghanistan war veteransAfghanistan war veteransPosttraumatic stress disorderUS combat veteransNational HealthUse disordersWar veteransCurrent drug use disordersCombat veteransCurrent major depressive disorderCombat exposure severityCurrent alcohol use disorderEra veteransLifetime posttraumatic stress disorderAdverse psychiatric outcomesDrug use disordersMajor depressive disorderGulf War veteransCurrent suicidal thoughtsMental health factorsAlcohol use disorderCurrent suicidal ideationTrauma burdenDepressive disorderERA groupMental Health Burden in Enlisted and Commissioned U.S. Military Veterans: Importance of Indirect Trauma Exposure in Commissioned Veterans
Merians AN, Na PJ, Tsai J, Harpaz-Rotem I, Pietrzak RH. Mental Health Burden in Enlisted and Commissioned U.S. Military Veterans: Importance of Indirect Trauma Exposure in Commissioned Veterans. Psychiatry 2022, 85: 418-432. PMID: 35532217, DOI: 10.1080/00332747.2022.2068301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderMajor depressive disorderU.S. military veteransSuicidal ideationMilitary veteransTrauma exposureMost mental health outcomesMental health burdenPast-year suicidal ideationDrug use disordersU.S. veteran populationMental health historyHigh exposureMental health outcomesMultivariable analysisDepressive disorderNational HealthHealth burdenPost-stratification weightsUse disordersVeteran populationHealth historyHealth outcomesIndirect trauma exposureVeterans Study
2021
Severity of substance use as an indicator of suicide risk among U.S. military veterans
Na PJ, Nichter B, Hill ML, Kim B, Norman SB, Pietrzak RH. Severity of substance use as an indicator of suicide risk among U.S. military veterans. Addictive Behaviors 2021, 122: 107035. PMID: 34246987, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestHigh-risk subsampleAlcohol use disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderPast-year suicidal ideationDrug use disordersMajor depressive disorderSevere alcohol use disorderUse disordersSuicide risk assessmentSuicidal ideationPast-year alcohol use disorderSubstance usePast-year drug use disordersStrong risk factorNon-prescription drugsCharacteristic curve analysisDisorders Identification TestU.S. military veteransDepressive disorderNational HealthRisk factorsClinical utilityElevated riskDrug useMental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in U.S. military veterans: a population-based, prospective cohort study
Hill ML, Nichter B, Na PJ, Norman SB, Morland LA, Krystal JH, Pietrzak RH. Mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in U.S. military veterans: a population-based, prospective cohort study. Psychological Medicine 2021, 53: 945-956. PMID: 34120667, PMCID: PMC8245339, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291721002361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive screenPsychiatric distressU.S. military veteran populationMiddle-aged veteransProspective cohort studyProspective cohort surveyMajor depressive disorderMilitary veteran populationMental health problemsMental health impactU.S. military veteransCohort studyDepressive disorderNational HealthPsychiatric symptomsVeteran populationCohort surveyHealth problemsU.S. veteransVeterans StudyClinical implicationsCoronavirus diseaseProtective factorsMeaningful preMental health