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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
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Genomics of Gulf War Illness in U.S. Veterans Who Served during the 1990–1991 Persian Gulf War: Methods and Rationale for Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study #2006
Radhakrishnan K, Hauser ER, Polimanti R, Helmer DA, Provenzale D, McNeil RB, Maffucci A, Quaden R, Zhao H, Whitbourne SB, Harrington KM, Vahey J, Gelernter J, Levey DF, Huang GD, Gaziano JM, Concato J, Aslan M. Genomics of Gulf War Illness in U.S. Veterans Who Served during the 1990–1991 Persian Gulf War: Methods and Rationale for Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study #2006. Brain Sciences 2021, 11: 845. PMID: 34202057, PMCID: PMC8301942, DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11070845.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGulf War IllnessMillion Veteran ProgramVeterans Affairs Cooperative StudyChronic multi-symptom illnessNon-deployed veteransHealth care utilizationMulti-symptom illnessGenome-wide association studiesChart reviewPersian Gulf WarCare utilizationCase definitionMedical recordsDiseases codesHealth QuestionnaireInternational ClassificationGene-environment interactionsLarger sample sizeCase statusU.S. veteransMVP participantsClinical diagnosisCooperative StudyIllnessHealth conditions