2023
Prospective associations of psychedelic treatment for co-occurring alcohol misuse and posttraumatic stress symptoms among United States Special Operations Forces Veterans
Armstrong S, Xin Y, Sepeda N, Polanco M, Averill L, Davis A. Prospective associations of psychedelic treatment for co-occurring alcohol misuse and posttraumatic stress symptoms among United States Special Operations Forces Veterans. Military Psychology 2023, 36: 184-191. PMID: 38377244, PMCID: PMC10880491, DOI: 10.1080/08995605.2022.2156200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-traumatic stress disorderRisky alcohol useAlcohol useRisky drinkersProspective associationsCognitive functioning changesAlcohol misuseCo-occurring alcohol misusePosttraumatic stress symptomsFuture clinical trialsPTSD symptomsComplex traumaPsychedelic-assisted therapyStress disorderStress symptomsClinical characteristicsClinical trialsDMT treatmentPsychedelic treatmentTraditional interventionsTreatment programSignificant reductionSymptomsRespondersTreatment
2018
Sex Differences in Correlates of Risk and Resilience Associated with Military Sexual Trauma
Averill L, Smith N, Holens P, Sippel L, Bellmore A, Mota N, Sareen J, Southwick S, Pietrzak R. Sex Differences in Correlates of Risk and Resilience Associated with Military Sexual Trauma. Journal Of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma 2018, 28: 1199-1215. DOI: 10.1080/10926771.2018.1522408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMilitary sexual traumaMST survivorsDrug use disordersPTSD symptomsSexual traumaHistory of MSTUse disordersMental health treatment utilizationPTSD symptom severityLifetime traumatic eventsLifetime PTSD symptomsPhysical health outcomesPotential sex-based differencesSuicidal ideation/attemptsSex differencesRepresentative National HealthCorrelates of riskTraumatic eventsSex-based differencesResilience factorsPsychosocial correlatesUnderstanding of outcomesResilience AssociatedNational HealthTreatment utilization