2022
Identifying factors associated with elevated suicidal intent among U.S. military veterans
Nichter B, Na PJ, Stanley IH, Marx BP, Herzog S, Moynahan V, Hill ML, Norman SB, Pietrzak RH. Identifying factors associated with elevated suicidal intent among U.S. military veterans. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2022, 155: 68-74. PMID: 35988305, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicidal intentU.S. military veteransHigh riskU.S. veteransPast-year suicidal ideationMilitary veteransPopulation-based sampleCurrent suicidal intentPrior suicide attemptsRisk factorsNational HealthCurrent insomniaCurrent depressionSuicidal ideationVeterans StudyVulnerability factorsSuicide attemptsSuicidal behaviorChildhood sexual abuseCo-occurring factorsSuicide mortalityVeterans' reportsSpecific vulnerability factorVeteransRepresentative sampleLoneliness in U.S. military veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic: A nationally representative, prospective cohort study
Na PJ, Straus E, Tsai J, Norman SB, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Loneliness in U.S. military veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic: A nationally representative, prospective cohort study. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2022, 151: 546-553. PMID: 35636030, PMCID: PMC9126310, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.05.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of lonelinessPersistent lonelinessPandemic-related social restrictionsMultivariable logistic regression modelProtective factorsCOVID-19 pandemicPre-existing psychiatric conditionsProspective cohort studyMilitary veteransPre-pandemic measuresLogistic regression modelsProtective psychosocial factorsU.S. military veteransProspective cohortCohort studyUS veteransNational HealthHigh riskPsychiatric disordersPsychosocial factorsCOVID-related stressorsPsychiatric conditionsVeterans StudyLongitudinal changesVulnerable populations
2021
Prevalence, risk and protective factors of alcohol use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic in U.S. military veterans
Na PJ, Norman SB, Nichter B, Hill ML, Rosen MI, Petrakis IL, Pietrzak RH. Prevalence, risk and protective factors of alcohol use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic in U.S. military veterans. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2021, 225: 108818. PMID: 34171825, PMCID: PMC9758576, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProbable alcohol use disorderAlcohol use disorderUse disordersU.S. military veteransHigh riskYounger ageProtective factorsLifetime substance use disorderUse severityMilitary veteransChronic alcohol use disorderIncident alcohol use disordersSubstance use disordersLow dispositional optimismCOVID-19 pandemicCOVID-related worryAlcohol use severityDrug use severityProspective cohortUS veteransHigh-risk sampleNational HealthGeneral populationLower riskAlcohol consumption