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 correlatePrevalenceIdeationA Longitudinal Cohort Study of Factors Impacting Healthcare Worker Burnout in New York City During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Peccoralo L, Pietrzak R, Tong M, Kaplan S, Feingold J, Feder A, Chan C, Verity J, Charney D, Ripp J. A Longitudinal Cohort Study of Factors Impacting Healthcare Worker Burnout in New York City During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2023, 65: 362-369. PMID: 36727906, PMCID: PMC10171104, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrontline healthcare workersCohort studyProspective cohort studyLongitudinal cohort studyMount Sinai HospitalMental health symptomsHealthcare workersHealthcare worker burnoutSinai HospitalHealth symptomsCorrelates of burnoutNew York CityCOVID surgeLow optimismCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicYork CityWorkplace distressEarly burnoutPatientsHospitalSymptomsWorker burnoutPrevalenceBurnout
2022
Prevalence and characteristics associated with firearm ownership among low-income U.S. veterans
Tsai J, Testa A, Pietrzak R, Elbogen E. Prevalence and characteristics associated with firearm ownership among low-income U.S. veterans. Military Psychology 2022, 35: 132-141. PMID: 37133491, PMCID: PMC10013543, DOI: 10.1080/08995605.2022.2086415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsU.S. veteransMental health characteristicsLogistic regression analysisU.S. veteran populationMental health correlatesHierarchical logistic regression analysisU.S. military veteransClinical characteristicsAssociated sociodemographicFirearm ownershipHealth characteristicsVeteran populationSignificant associationTrauma exposureHealth correlatesPrevalenceMilitary veteransVeteransRegression analysisFirearm misuseRepresentative studyFirearm ownersSociodemographicsTrauma
2020
Self‐reported exercise frequency and PTSD: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Adams T, Forte J, Fogle B, Southwick S, Pietrzak R. Self‐reported exercise frequency and PTSD: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 2020, 142: 486-495. PMID: 32961606, DOI: 10.1111/acps.13234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProbable posttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderSelf-reported exercise frequencyExercise frequencyNational HealthDaily exercisePhysical exerciseGreater severityVeterans StudyDays/weekMilitary veteransPopulation-based sampleAnxious arousal symptomsU.S. military veteransWeekly exerciseRe-experiencing symptomsU.S. veteransClinical implicationsProtective factorsStress disorderArousal symptomsCross-sectional dataPrevalenceSeverityVeterans