2024
Mental Health Apps and U.S. Military Veterans: Perceived Importance and Utilization of the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder App Portfolio
Jaworski B, Ramsey K, Taylor K, Heinz A, Senti S, Mackintosh M, Rosen C, Owen J, Pietrzak R. Mental Health Apps and U.S. Military Veterans: Perceived Importance and Utilization of the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder App Portfolio. Psychological Services 2024, 21: 538-551. PMID: 37917475, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000806.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health appsPosttraumatic stress disorderU.S. veteransHealth appsStress disorderVeterans Affairs (VA) National CenterMental health treatmentLower household incomeMore mental health concernsSelf-management appMental health concernsU.S. military veteransNeeds of veteransMedical conditionsGeneral populationVeteran populationHealth treatmentWhite veteransHealth concernConsistent associationVariety of barriersHealth careMilitary veteransBlack veteransVeteransObstructive Respiratory Disease in U.S. Veterans: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Health Burden
Bamonti P, Fischer I, Moye J, Poghosyan H, Pietrzak R. Obstructive Respiratory Disease in U.S. Veterans: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Health Burden. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 176: 140-147. PMID: 38857555, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.05.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysical health burdenNationally representative sampleU.S. veteransObstructive respiratory diseaseHealth burdenRepresentative sampleNational Health and ResiliencePhysical health characteristicsRespiratory diseaseSecondary data analysisSevere somatic symptomsHealth characteristicsVA healthcareVeterans StudyTrauma burdenLow-incomeSomatic symptomsPosttraumatic stressMultivariate regression analysisVeteransMedical conditionsCurrent suicidal ideationGeneralized anxiety disorderMedical comorbiditiesNicotine use disorder
2023
Prevalence, characteristics, and health burden of rheumatoid arthritis in the U.S. veteran population
Morse J, Afari N, Norman S, Guma M, Pietrzak R. Prevalence, characteristics, and health burden of rheumatoid arthritis in the U.S. veteran population. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2023, 159: 224-229. PMID: 36746059, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.01.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderSubthreshold posttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderRheumatoid arthritisMental health burdenHealth burdenU.S. veteransMedical conditionsSomatic symptomsLifetime alcohol use disorderMale U.S. veteransConditions/symptomsSevere somatic symptomsU.S. veteran populationU.S. military veteransMultivariable analysisTrauma burdenIndependent associationNational HealthRepresentative sampleCurrent insomniaPsychiatric characteristicsUse disordersVeteran populationGreater severity
2011
Medical Comorbidity of Full and Partial Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in US Adults
Pietrzak RH, Goldstein RB, Southwick SM, Grant BF. Medical Comorbidity of Full and Partial Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in US Adults. Psychosomatic Medicine 2011, 73: 697-707. PMID: 21949429, PMCID: PMC3188699, DOI: 10.1097/psy.0b013e3182303775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLifetime trauma exposureMedical conditionsUS adultsPartial PTSDTrauma exposureAngina pectorisStomach ulcersHuman immunodeficiency virus seropositivityNoncirrhotic liver diseaseDiagnosis of hypertensionPartial posttraumatic stress disorderWave 2 National Epidemiologic SurveyLogistic regression analysisPast-year diagnosesNational Epidemiologic SurveyNumerous medical conditionsPosttraumatic stress disorderIntermediate oddsMedical comorbiditiesDiabetes mellitusLiver diseaseVirus seropositivityHeart diseaseAxis IEpidemiologic Survey