2023
Functional Disability in US Military Veterans: The Importance of Integrated Whole Health Initiatives.
Meisler A, Gianoli M, Na P, Pietrzak R. Functional Disability in US Military Veterans: The Importance of Integrated Whole Health Initiatives. The Primary Care Companion For CNS Disorders 2023, 25 PMID: 37419488, DOI: 10.4088/pcc.22m03461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderIADL disabilityFunctional disabilityInstrumental ADLUS veteransCognitive disordersOlder ageDeployment-related injuryUS veteran populationUS military veteransLow incomeADL disabilityChronic painMale sexBlack raceClinical managementRisk factorsNational HealthSleep disordersDaily livingPsychiatric correlatesFunctional capacityVeteran populationDisability riskHealth initiatives
2022
Mental 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 StudyMilitary sexual trauma in the United States: Results from a population-based study
Nichter B, Holliday R, Monteith LL, Na PJ, Hill ML, Kline AC, Norman SB, Pietrzak RH. Military sexual trauma in the United States: Results from a population-based study. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2022, 306: 19-27. PMID: 35301038, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMilitary sexual traumaCurrent posttraumatic stress disorderPopulation-based studyPosttraumatic stress disorderMST historyMale veteransGreater oddsFemale veteransHealth burdenPsychosocial functioningSexual traumaGeneral veteran populationPopulation-based surveyPrevalence of MSTMental health treatmentSex-stratified associationsCross-sectional designPsychiatric comorbidityNational HealthTreatment utilizationVeteran populationHealth treatmentSuicidal intentVeterans StudySomatic symptoms
2021
Epidemiology of DSM-5 alcohol use disorder in U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Panza KE, Kline AC, Na PJ, Potenza MN, Norman SB, Pietrzak RH. Epidemiology of DSM-5 alcohol use disorder in U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2021, 231: 109240. PMID: 34974271, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDSM-5 alcohol use disorderAlcohol use disorderPast-year alcohol use disorderLifetime alcohol use disorderAdverse childhood experiencesNational HealthUse disordersU.S. veteransVeterans StudySuicidal behaviorPrevalent public health concernPopulation-based burdenPrevalence of lifetimeSevere alcohol use disorderPublic health concernChildhood experiencesU.S. military veteransLifetime prevalenceLifetime PTSDPsychiatric characteristicsPsychiatric disordersDiagnostic criteriaElevated oddsVeteran populationPreventive effortsMental 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