Purpose in life protects against the development of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in U.S. veterans without a history of suicidality: A 10-year, nationally representative, longitudinal study
Fischer I, Nichter B, Feldman D, Na P, Tsai J, Harpaz-Rotem I, Schulenberg S, Pietrzak R. Purpose in life protects against the development of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in U.S. veterans without a history of suicidality: A 10-year, nationally representative, longitudinal study. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2023, 340: 551-554. PMID: 37557988, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.08.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingHumansLongitudinal StudiesProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSuicidal IdeationSuicideVeteransConceptsIncident suicidal ideationAlcohol use disorderIncident suicide attemptsCurrent alcohol use disorderHistory of STBSuicidal ideationSuicide attemptsBaseline predictorsDaily livingPopulation-based prospective cohort studySuicidal thoughtsLow purposeCurrent posttraumatic stress disorderProspective cohort studyTraditional risk factorsLower annual household incomeMultivariable regression analysisEvidence-based interventionsUS military veteransPosttraumatic stress disorderAnnual household incomeCohort studyTrauma burdenRisk factorsNational HealthFunctional 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingCognition DisordersCognitive DysfunctionDisabled PersonsHumansMaleVeteransConceptsPosttraumatic 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