2022
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and functional outcomes in Veterans with psychosis or recent homelessness: A 15-month longitudinal study
Wynn JK, McCleery A, Novacek DM, Reavis EA, Senturk D, Sugar CA, Tsai J, Green MF. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and functional outcomes in Veterans with psychosis or recent homelessness: A 15-month longitudinal study. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0273579. PMID: 36001641, PMCID: PMC9401176, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychotic disordersMental healthCOVID-19 pandemicVA mental healthLongitudinal studySymptoms of depressionCase management servicesPoor social connectionsFunctional outcomeVulnerable veteransBaseline levelsFaster returnRecent homelessnessVeteran controlsGroup differencesRHVAssessment periodVeteransHealthIndependent livingOutcomesPandemicRetrospective ratingsSignificant improvementCommunity functioning
2014
Functional significance of a novel 7-factor model of DSM-5 PTSD symptoms: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Pietrzak RH, Tsai J, Armour C, Mota N, Harpaz-Rotem I, Southwick SM. Functional significance of a novel 7-factor model of DSM-5 PTSD symptoms: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2014, 174: 522-526. PMID: 25556669, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of lifePosttraumatic stress disorderDSM-5 PTSD symptomsPTSD symptomsNational HealthU.S. veteransSuicidal ideationVeterans StudySymptom clustersDysphoric arousal symptomsCross-sectional designFunctional outcomePsychiatric comorbidityClinical significancePTSD symptom clustersCurrent depressionDSM-5 PTSD symptom clustersPTSD phenotypeMental disordersSymptomsComorbid psychopathologyStress disorderFunctional correlatesStatistical ManualTreatment efforts