2024
Impact of COVID-19-Induced Academic Stress on Insomnia and Suicidal Ideation among Taiwanese Health Trainees and Junior Doctors
Huang P, Lin C, Huang R, Chen J, Potenza M, Strong C, Wang H, Griffiths M, Chen C, Ko N, Shieh S. Impact of COVID-19-Induced Academic Stress on Insomnia and Suicidal Ideation among Taiwanese Health Trainees and Junior Doctors. Medical Science Monitor 2024, 30: e944932. PMID: 38910318, PMCID: PMC11305106, DOI: 10.12659/msm.944932.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsomnia Severity IndexPsychological distressAcademic stressHealth traineesClinical trainingAssociated with psychological distressHigh academic stressGood mental healthAssociated with higher levelsAssociated with insomniaReduce academic stressSuicidal ideationPromote good mental healthStructural equation modelingAcademic-related stressSignificant mediatorsDASS-21Stress ScaleInsomniaMental healthSelf-designed questionsClinical confidencePostgraduate-yearDistressEquation modelingGlobal cross-cultural validation of a brief measure for identifying potential suicide risk in 42 countries
Gewirtz-Meydan A, Koós M, Nagy L, Kraus S, Demetrovics Z, Potenza M, Ballester-Arnal R, Batthyány D, Bergeron S, Billieux J, Burkauskas J, Cárdenas-López G, Carvalho J, Castro-Calvo J, Chen L, Ciocca G, Corazza O, Csako R, Fernandez D, Fujiwara H, Fernandez E, Fuss J, Gabrhelík R, Gjoneska B, Gola M, Grubbs J, Hashim H, Islam M, Ismail M, Jiménez-Martínez M, Jurin T, Kalina O, Klein V, Költő A, Lee S, Lewczuk K, Lin C, Lochner C, López-Alvarado S, Lukavská K, Mayta-Tristán P, Miller D, Orosová O, Orosz G, NA S, Ponce F, Quintana G, Garzola G, Ramos-Diaz J, Rigaud K, Rousseau A, De Tubino Scanavino M, Schulmeyer M, Sharan P, Shibata M, Shoib S, Sigre-Leirós V, Sniewski L, Spasovski O, Steibliene V, Stein D, Strong C, Ünsal B, Vaillancourt-Morel M, Van Hout M, Bőthe B. Global cross-cultural validation of a brief measure for identifying potential suicide risk in 42 countries. Public Health 2024, 229: 13-23. PMID: 38382177, DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2023.12.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-report studyP4 screenerRisk of suicidal behaviorRates of suicidal ideationCross-sectional self-report studySuicide risk assessmentIdentification of high-risk individualsSuicidal ideation ratesSuicide prevention strategiesPotential suicide riskCross-cultural validityHigh-risk individualsSuicidal behaviorSuicidal ideationGender minority individualsSuicide riskIdeation ratesDiscriminant validityConvergent validityPsychometric propertiesCutoff scoreSubstance useAdequate reliabilityStructural validityPrevention strategies
2023
Sex-specific risk and resilience correlates of suicidal ideation in U.S. military veterans
Stefanovics E, Potenza M, Tsai J, Nichter B, Pietrzak R. Sex-specific risk and resilience correlates of suicidal ideation in U.S. military veterans. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2023, 328: 303-311. PMID: 36775254, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.02.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicidal ideationMale veteransFemale veteransU.S. military veteransRisk factorsGender-specific risk factorsPrevalence of SISex-specific riskMilitary veteransDifferent risk factorsAlcohol use disorderLow psychological resilienceMultivariable analysisNational HealthRepresentative sampleUse disordersU.S. veteransVeterans StudySuicide preventionTreatment effortsVeteransLow purposeStrongest correlatePrevalenceIdeation
2022
A review of common mental health problems in the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Asia
Tanha A, Sheba N, Islam M, Potenza M, Islam M. A review of common mental health problems in the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Asia. Current Psychology 2022, 43: 14987-15007. PMID: 36570053, PMCID: PMC9761625, DOI: 10.1007/s12144-022-04106-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommon mental health problemsMental health problemsMental health concernsGeneral populationHealth problemsHealth concernCOVID-19 pandemicHealth-related measuresPoor mental healthPandemic-related stressorsComprehensive literature searchPrevalence of concernsCoronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemicMental health counselingPRISMA guidelinesNeurobiological healthPsychiatric concernsSuicidal ideationHealth counselingCommunity populationGeneral wellLiterature searchMental healthDisease pandemicGoogle ScholarPrevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Recreational and At-Risk/Problematic Gambling in a National Sample of U.S. Military Veterans
Stefanovics E, Potenza M, Tsai J, Pietrzak R. Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Recreational and At-Risk/Problematic Gambling in a National Sample of U.S. Military Veterans. Journal Of Gambling Studies 2022, 39: 1077-1097. PMID: 36378356, DOI: 10.1007/s10899-022-10165-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurrent psychiatric diagnosisU.S. military veteransUse disordersPsychiatric diagnosisMilitary veteransU.S. veteransDrug use disordersMental health treatmentSubstance use disordersChi-square testClinical characteristicsTrauma burdenNational HealthAdjusted associationsRoutine screeningClinical measuresRecreational gamblingCurrent prevalenceMale veteransHealth treatmentHigher household incomeSuicidal ideationVeterans StudyLogistic regressionExtensive involvement
2019
Problem-Gambling Severity, Suicidality, and DSM-IV Axis I Psychiatric Disorders
Ronzitti S, Kraus S, Hoff R, Clerici M, Potenza M. Problem-Gambling Severity, Suicidality, and DSM-IV Axis I Psychiatric Disorders. International Journal Of Mental Health And Addiction 2019, 19: 462-477. DOI: 10.1007/s11469-019-00080-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAxis I psychiatric disordersDSM-IV Axis I psychiatric disordersPsychiatric disordersAxis IPanic disorderSuicidality levelsLogistic regression analysisNational Epidemiologic SurveyRelated Conditions studyEpidemiologic SurveyLow-risk gamblingMood symptomatologySuicidal ideationSociodemographic characteristicsSuicide attemptsBivariate analysisSeveritySuicidal tendenciesSuicidalityDisordersProblem-gambling severityRegression analysisWave 1Ideation