2023
Pandemic-related posttraumatic psychological growth in U.S. military veterans: A 3-year, nationally representative, longitudinal study
Kang H, Na P, Fischer I, Tsai J, Tedeschi R, Pietrzak R. Pandemic-related posttraumatic psychological growth in U.S. military veterans: A 3-year, nationally representative, longitudinal study. Psychiatry Research 2023, 326: 115370. PMID: 37499281, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115370.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic growthU.S. military veteransPost-pandemic onsetDomains of PTGPositive psychological changesMilitary veteransPosttraumatic stress symptomsLongitudinal studyEarly life traumaPsychological growthPsychological changesPsychosocial interventionsStress symptomsLife traumaCOVID-19 vaccineVeterans StudyGreater worryMental healthStrongest correlateFull sampleNational HealthVeteransSignificant decreaseOnsetPrevalence
2022
Moral injury among U.S. combat veterans with and without PTSD and depression
Norman SB, Nichter B, Maguen S, Na PJ, Schnurr PP, Pietrzak RH. Moral injury among U.S. combat veterans with and without PTSD and depression. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2022, 154: 190-197. PMID: 35947898, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.07.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProbable posttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderCombat veteransInjurious eventsU.S. combat veteransProbable depressionFunctional impairmentMost veteransStress disorderDepressionVeteransPrevalenceDisordersRepresentative studyRepresentative sampleMoral injuryPMIEsParticipants