2023
Understanding veteran barriers to specialty outpatient PTSD clinical care
Rozek D, Steigerwald V, Baker S, Gross G, Maieritsch K, Hoff R, Harpaz-Rotem I, Smith N. Understanding veteran barriers to specialty outpatient PTSD clinical care. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2023, 95: 102675. PMID: 36854224, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2023.102675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecialty outpatient clinicsPosttraumatic stress disorderOutpatient clinicPTSD specialty clinicClinical characteristicsMale sexPTSD symptom severitySpecialty clinicWhite raceClinical careClinical concernTreatment engagementSymptom severityStress disorderClinicGreater likelihoodVeteransSignificant minorityTreatmentImpact of demographicsMulti-faceted barriersCareFiscal year 2019DemographicsNational sample
2022
Comparative effectiveness of group v. individual trauma-focused treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans
Spiller TR, Duek O, Buta E, Gross G, Smith NB, Harpaz-Rotem I. Comparative effectiveness of group v. individual trauma-focused treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans. Psychological Medicine 2022, 53: 4561-4568. PMID: 35959560, PMCID: PMC10388318, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291722001441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup cognitive processing therapyCognitive processing therapyPosttraumatic stress disorderIndividual cognitive processing therapyPTSD symptom severitySymptom severityStress disorderReal-world effectivenessComparative effectiveness studiesResidential treatmentEffective treatmentComparative effectivenessVeterans AffairsEffectiveness studiesPTSD ChecklistPTSD severityGroup therapySeverityVeteransTreatmentDSM-5Group V.TherapyDisordersSmall reduction
2021
A preliminary investigation of VA PTSD residential treatment for veterans admitted from unstable housing or incarceration
Holliday R, Gross G, Desai A, Smith N, Harpaz-Rotem I. A preliminary investigation of VA PTSD residential treatment for veterans admitted from unstable housing or incarceration. Journal Of Social Distress And The Homeless 2021, 31: 238-243. DOI: 10.1080/10530789.2021.1926750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResidential Rehabilitation Treatment ProgramDepressive symptomsUnstable housingPTSD symptomsJustice-involved veteransPost-discharge careRehabilitation treatment programPrison/jailSymptom recurrenceJail/prisonPTSD treatmentSymptomsTreatment programFour monthsVeteransResidential treatmentAdmissionRecurrenceExperienced reductionsSignificant changesTreatmentUnderstanding of factors