2024
Unraveling COVID-19 relationship with anxiety disorders and symptoms using genome-wide data
Asgel Z, Kouakou M, Koller D, Pathak G, Cabrera-Mendoza B, Polimanti R. Unraveling COVID-19 relationship with anxiety disorders and symptoms using genome-wide data. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 352: 333-341. PMID: 38382819, PMCID: PMC10939738, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.02.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnxiety disordersAnxiety symptomsAnxiety outcomesPeriods of anxietyCorrelates of anxiety disordersGenome-wide dataLocal genetic correlationLatent causal variable analysesBrain morphologyAnxietyGenetic correlationsCOVID-19 positive statusGenetic causality proportionDisordersPleiotropic mechanismsMillion Veteran ProgramVeteran ProgramSymptomsCOVID-19 hospitalizationCOVID-19 Host Genetics InitiativeComorbidityMultiple lociHost Genetics InitiativeCOVID-19 outcomesPositive status
2023
Evaluating a novel 8-factor dimensional model of PTSD in U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Stiltner B, Fischer I, Duek O, Polimanti R, Harpaz-Rotem I, Pietrzak R. Evaluating a novel 8-factor dimensional model of PTSD in U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2023, 346: 303-307. PMID: 37979626, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.11.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndex traumaPTSD symptomsNational HealthPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsVeterans StudyMilitary veteransTrauma-exposed populationsClinician-administered interviewU.S. military veteransConfirmatory factor analysisDSM-5 modelStrong significant associationTrauma exposureIntrusive symptomsDisorder symptomsCombat exposureHigh riskU.S. veteransDSM-5Significant associationSymptomsInterpersonal violenceFactor analysisPTSDScarce research