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
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