2023
Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Older U.S. Military Veterans: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Fischer I, Nichter B, Aunon F, Feldman D, Levy B, Esterlis I, Pietrzak R. Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Older U.S. Military Veterans: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2023, 31: 844-852. PMID: 37211498, PMCID: PMC10731861, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2023.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPast-year suicidal ideationUS military veteransSuicidal ideationLifetime suicide plansSuicide planNational HealthMilitary veteransSuicide intentVeterans StudySuicide attemptsSuicidal thoughtsRepresentative prevalence estimatesMajor depressive disorderLifetime suicide attemptsU.S. military veteransOlder military veteransDepressive disorderPrevalence estimatesLifetime historyProtective factorsSuicide riskPhysical healthLifetime suicideVeteransSelf-report measures
2021
Psychological Resilience to the Challenges of Physical Aging in Older U.S. Veterans: Results From the 2019-2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Asch RH, Kachadourian L, Southwick SM, Esterlis I, Pietrzak RH. Psychological Resilience to the Challenges of Physical Aging in Older U.S. Veterans: Results From the 2019-2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2021, 29: 1280-1285. PMID: 34053836, PMCID: PMC8553809, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2021.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological resilienceOlder U.S. veteransVeterans StudySecure attachment stylePhysical health difficultiesU.S. veteransU.S. military veteransRelative importance analysisAttachment securityAttachment styleHealth difficultiesNovel analytic approachMilitary veteransIntervention strategiesMindfulnessStrongest correlateGreater resilienceMultiple regressionResilienceVeteransOlder veteransAnalytic approachRepresentative sampleDifficulty indexScoresRisk and resilience factors associated with traumatic loss-related PTSD in U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Asch RH, Esterlis I, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Risk and resilience factors associated with traumatic loss-related PTSD in U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Psychiatry Research 2021, 298: 113775. PMID: 33578060, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderU.S. military veteransAttachment styleResilience factorsMilitary veteransPTSD symptom severitySomatic symptomsTraumatic eventsStress disorderPsychosocial correlatesPositive screenVeterans StudyNational HealthSudden deathSymptom severityTherapeutic targetU.S. veteransStrongest correlate
2019
Nicotine dependence in US military veterans: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Baldassarri SR, Kachadourian LK, Esterlis I, Pietrzak RH. Nicotine dependence in US military veterans: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Addiction Research & Theory 2019, 28: 160-164. PMID: 32952489, PMCID: PMC7500505, DOI: 10.1080/16066359.2019.1613523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLifetime nicotine dependenceNicotine dependenceUS veteransNational HealthPhysical functioningUse disordersVeterans StudyOverall physical functioningCo-morbid illnessCurrent alcohol use disorderLifetime psychiatric disordersBinary logistic regression analysisHierarchical binary logistic regression analysisTobacco use disorderLower physical functioningLogistic regression analysisFunctioning/qualityAlcohol use disorderUS military veteransPhysical health variablesRheumatoid arthritisKidney diseaseMedical conditionsPsychiatric disordersHeart attack