2019
Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphism, posttraumatic stress disorder, and cognitive function in older U.S. veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Averill LA, Abdallah CG, Levey DF, Han S, Harpaz‐Rotem I, Kranzler HR, Southwick SM, Krystal JH, Gelernter J, Pietrzak RH. Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphism, posttraumatic stress disorder, and cognitive function in older U.S. veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Depression And Anxiety 2019, 36: 834-845. PMID: 31385647, DOI: 10.1002/da.22912.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderExecutive functionCognitive functioningStress disorderΕ4 carrier statusΕ4 carriersVeterans StudyCognitive dysfunctionAttention/concentrationGreater cognitive difficultiesLower cognitive functioningOlder U.S. veteransΕ4 allele carrier statusPerseverative errorsCognitive difficultiesReplication sampleCarrier statusCognitive functionImportance of assessingNational HealthCognitive declinePredictive effectApolipoprotein E gene polymorphismE gene polymorphismΕ4 allele carriers
2016
Hostility and telomere shortening among U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Watkins LE, Harpaz-Rotem I, Sippel LM, Krystal JH, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Hostility and telomere shortening among U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2016, 74: 251-257. PMID: 27689898, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsU.S. military veteransClinical variablesNational HealthTelomere lengthMilitary veteransMultivariable binary logistic regression analysisVeterans StudyAccelerated cellular agingBinary logistic regression analysisLogistic regression analysisU.S. veteran populationNon-veteran populationsAge-related disordersPolymerase chain reaction methodChronic disordersRisk factorsChain reaction methodQuantitative polymerase chain reaction methodVeteran populationU.S. veteransSecondary analysisTreatment effortsVeteransRegression analysisBiological ageProbable Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the US Veteran Population According to DSM-5: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study.
Wisco BE, Marx BP, Miller MW, Wolf EJ, Mota NP, Krystal JH, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Probable Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the US Veteran Population According to DSM-5: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2016, 77: 1503-1510. PMID: 27631148, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.15m10188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAfghan Campaign 2001-AgedCohort StudiesCombat DisordersComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth SurveysHumansIraq War, 2003-2011Life Change EventsMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedResilience, PsychologicalStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSurveys and QuestionnairesVeteransYoung AdultConceptsProbable posttraumatic stress disorderDSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderUS veteran populationPsychiatric comorbidityUS veteransNational HealthVeteran populationVeterans StudyStress disorderPTSD symptomsOdds of moodHigh public health burdenPublic health burdenPopulation-based samplePast-month prevalenceDSM-5Specific PTSD symptomsHigh rateWeighted lifetimeNew symptomsHealth burdenLow prevalencePsychiatric disordersPTSD Checklist-5
2014
Dimensional structure of DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study.
Tsai J, Harpaz-Rotem I, Armour C, Southwick SM, Krystal JH, Pietrzak RH. Dimensional structure of DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2014, 76: 546-53. PMID: 25562376, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.14m09091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderLifetime posttraumatic stress disorderHealth-related functioningMental health-related functioningDSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorderUS veteransSymptom clustersPTSD symptom clustersNational HealthVeterans StudyPTSD symptomsQuality of lifeDysphoric Arousal modelPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsDSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder symptomsDSM-5 PTSD symptom clustersHealth outcomesFemale veteransSuicidal ideationDSM-5 PTSD symptomsStress disorderSymptomsDisorder symptomsPTSD symptomatologyVeterans