2020
Dissociative symptoms predict risk for the development of PTSD: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study (NHRVS)
Herzog S, Fogle BM, Harpaz-Rotem I, Tsai J, DePierro J, Pietrzak RH. Dissociative symptoms predict risk for the development of PTSD: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study (NHRVS). Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2020, 131: 215-219. PMID: 32998083, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.09.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopment of PTSDPosttraumatic stress disorderU.S. military veteransDissociative symptomsRisk factorsDerealization symptomsIncident posttraumatic stress disorderTrauma exposureImmutable risk factorsProspective cohort studyPopulation-based risk factorsMilitary veteransPrediction of PTSDPotential clinical utilityTrauma-related factorsTrauma-exposed veteransCohort studyNational HealthRelative riskClinical utilityU.S. veteransVeterans StudySymptomsTrauma characteristicsStress disorderDissociative Symptoms in a Nationally Representative Sample of Trauma-Exposed U.S. Military Veterans: Prevalence, Comorbidities, and Suicidality
Herzog S, Fogle BM, Harpaz-Rotem I, Tsai J, Pietrzak RH. Dissociative Symptoms in a Nationally Representative Sample of Trauma-Exposed U.S. Military Veterans: Prevalence, Comorbidities, and Suicidality. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2020, 272: 138-145. PMID: 32379605, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.03.177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of lifeU.S. veteransDissociative symptomsPsychiatric comorbidityGreater likelihoodPoor mental health outcomesCurrent suicidal ideationNon-veteran populationsMental health outcomesPTSD diagnostic statusDirectionality of findingsLevel of functioningU.S. military veteransNationally Representative SampleClinical correlatesTrauma-exposed populationsRepresentative sampleRisk factorsSevere dissociative symptomsLifetime suicide attempt historySuicide attempt historyPsychiatric characteristicsComorbiditiesHealth outcomesSuicidal ideation
2015
Dissociative subtype of DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder in U.S. veterans
Tsai J, Armour C, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Dissociative subtype of DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder in U.S. veterans. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2015, 66: 67-74. PMID: 25969340, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2015.04.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderDissociative subtypeAlcohol use problemsU.S. veteransStress disorderDissociative symptomsUse problemsQuality of lifeTrauma-exposed controlsSevere PTSD symptomsClinical characteristicsMultivariable analysisPTSD symptom severityNational HealthVeterans StudyMental disordersSymptom severitySubtypesSymptomsMore depressionImportance of assessingPTSD symptomsStatistical ManualAnxiety symptoms