2024
Health correlates of experiential and behavioral avoidance among trauma-exposed veterans
Schwartz E, Palmisano A, Petrakis I, Pietrzak R, Sofuoglu M. Health correlates of experiential and behavioral avoidance among trauma-exposed veterans. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 176: 213-217. PMID: 38878649, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.06.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrauma-exposed veteransExperiential avoidanceBehavioral avoidanceAnxiety symptomsDepressive symptomsMental health outcomesCognitive dysfunctionPhysical healthPhysical health outcomesHealth outcomesQuality of lifeHealth-related dysfunctionTrauma historyPsychosocial functioningCognitive functionAvoidance behaviorOutcome measuresHealth-related quality of lifeTreatment targetDistressExploratory analysisVeteransHealth-related qualityAvoidanceAnxietyPosttraumatic stress disorder and insomnia in US military veterans: Prevalence, correlates, and psychiatric and functional burden
Georgescu M, Fischer I, Beydoun M, McCarthy E, DeViva J, Pietrzak R. Posttraumatic stress disorder and insomnia in US military veterans: Prevalence, correlates, and psychiatric and functional burden. Journal Of Sleep Research 2024, e14269. PMID: 38845413, DOI: 10.1111/jsr.14269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderStress disorderMilitary veteransInsomnia groupCo-occurring posttraumatic stress disorderBurden of PTSDTreating posttraumatic stress disorderClinical management of insomniaRates of psychiatric conditionsGeneralized anxiety disorderCurrent suicidal ideationMitigate suicide riskUS veteransManagement of insomniaUS military veteransMental health burdenFunctional burdenAnxiety disordersDepressive disorderSuicidal ideationSuicide riskPsychiatric conditionsPsychosocial functioningSocial functioningInsomniaCo-occurring Chronic Pain and PTSD Among US Military Veterans: Prevalence, Correlates, and Functioning
Reed D, Fischer I, Williams R, Na P, Pietrzak R. Co-occurring Chronic Pain and PTSD Among US Military Veterans: Prevalence, Correlates, and Functioning. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2024, 39: 2009-2016. PMID: 38780882, PMCID: PMC11306465, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-08803-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCo-occurring chronic painNationally representative sampleChronic painPosttraumatic stress disorderPsychosocial functioningUS veteransPatient Health Questionnaire-4Representative sampleShort-Form Health Survey-8Prevalence of chronic painNational Health and ResilienceAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestChronic pain diagnosesDiagnosis of chronic painDisorders Identification TestCognitive Functioning ScaleMeasures of psychosocial functioningUS military veteransSelf-report itemsPosttraumatic Stress Disorder ChecklistHealth careVeterans StudyPain diagnosisFunctional scalesSuicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-RevisedFunctional significance of posttraumatic growth in U.S. military veterans
Gower T, Fischer I, Tsai J, Kang H, Na P, Tedeschi R, Pietrzak R. Functional significance of posttraumatic growth in U.S. military veterans. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 356: 267-273. PMID: 38614442, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.04.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorder symptomsPosttraumatic growthPsychosocial functioningTraumatic eventsTrauma-exposed U.S. veteransNational Health and ResilienceMale veteran samplePost-trauma functioningPattern of findingsRetrospective self-reportsU.S. military veteransVeteran sampleStress disorderVeterans StudyExamined relationsCross-sectional designMilitary veteransNationally representative sampleU.S. veteransAssociated with functionsPhysical functionClinical interventionsPsychosocial characteristicsVeteransHealth and psychiatric impairment associated with moral injury, military sexual trauma, and their co-occurrence in U.S. combat veterans
Nichter B, Hill M, Maguen S, Norman S, Fischer I, Pietrzak R. Health and psychiatric impairment associated with moral injury, military sexual trauma, and their co-occurrence in U.S. combat veterans. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 2024, 179: 111617. PMID: 38394711, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2024.111617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMilitary sexual traumaExposure to military sexual traumaU.S. combat veteransCombat veteransMoral injurySexual traumaNational Health and ResilienceSeverity of posttraumatic stressPast-year suicidal ideationPrevalence of military sexual traumaPhysical health comorbiditiesCo-occurrenceChronic medical conditionsGeneralized anxietyPopulation-based studyPosttraumatic stressSuicidal ideationVeterans StudySomatic complaintsPsychosocial functioningInsomnia symptomsMilitary veteransLifetime prevalencePMIEsHealth comorbidities
2012
Psychiatric Comorbidity of Full and Partial Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Older Adults in the United States: Results From Wave 2 of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions
Pietrzak RH, Goldstein RB, Southwick SM, Grant BF. Psychiatric Comorbidity of Full and Partial Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Older Adults in the United States: Results From Wave 2 of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2012, 20: 380-390. PMID: 22522959, PMCID: PMC3334850, DOI: 10.1097/jgp.0b013e31820d92e7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPartial posttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderPsychosocial functioningOlder adultsStress disorderPersonality disorderPsychiatric comorbidityLifetime moodConsiderable psychiatric comorbidityPoor psychosocial functioningNational Epidemiologic SurveySchizotypal personality disorderAdults age 60 yearsSignificant psychiatric comorbidityNarcissistic personality disorderStressful experiencesStressful eventsAnxiety disordersPsychosocial dysfunctionU.S. older adultsBad eventsSubstance useIndirect experienceMoodUnexpected death
2010
Posttraumatic growth in Veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom
Pietrzak RH, Goldstein MB, Malley JC, Rivers AJ, Johnson DC, Morgan CA, Southwick SM. Posttraumatic growth in Veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2010, 126: 230-235. PMID: 20399504, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2010.03.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOperation Enduring FreedomMild traumatic brain injuryGreater posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsTraumatic brain injuryEnduring FreedomIraqi FreedomCorrelates of psychopathologyPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsOEF-OIF veteransAnonymous mail surveyBrain injuryPosttraumatic growthSurvey return rateYounger ageOIF veteransPsychosocial functioningPerception of effortCombat exposureDisorder symptomsVeteransRegression analysisMember supportDeleterious effectsSocial support