2024
Identifying Factors Linked to Current Patterns of Alcohol Consumption in U.S. Veterans with a History of Alcohol Use Disorder
Jalilian-Khave L, Stefanovics E, Potenza M, Pietrzak R. Identifying Factors Linked to Current Patterns of Alcohol Consumption in U.S. Veterans with a History of Alcohol Use Disorder. International Journal Of Mental Health And Addiction 2024, 1-18. DOI: 10.1007/s11469-024-01412-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHistory of alcohol use disorderAlcohol use disorderUse disorderU.S. veteransHazardous drinkingNational Health and ResilienceLifetime history of alcohol use disorderLifetime alcohol use disorderAlcohol use problemsDrug use disordersPatterns of alcohol consumptionAlcohol use patternsHigher education levelNationally representative sampleMultinomial logistic regression analysisVeterans StudyLifetime historyLifetime traumaAlcohol consumption patternsQuality of lifeNon-veteransLogistic regression analysisPsychosocial traitsTreatment effortsPsychosocial factorsSuccessful Aging in US Veterans with Mental Disorders: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Shin J, Fischer I, Na P, Jeste D, Pietrzak R. Successful Aging in US Veterans with Mental Disorders: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2024 PMID: 39214753, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2024.07.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeneralized anxiety disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderMental disordersSomatic symptomsNational Health and ResilienceUS military veteransSuccessful agingAnxiety disordersDepressive disorderUS veteransStress disorderPromote successful agingHigher gratitudeVeterans StudyMilitary veteransInterventions targeting psychosocial factorsOne-in-fiveVeteransMDDDisordersPsychosocial factorsGratitudeNegative associationSymptomsMultivariate logistic regressionGenetic and non-genetic predictors of risk for opioid dependence.
Na P, Deak J, Kranzler H, Pietrzak R, Gelernter J. Genetic and non-genetic predictors of risk for opioid dependence. Psychological Medicine 2024, 54: 1779-1786. PMID: 38317430, PMCID: PMC11132928, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291723003732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolygenic risk scoresMulti-trait analysis of genome-wide association studyOpioid use disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderPsychosocial/environmental factorsAnalysis of genome-wide association studiesHigher education levelGenome-wide association studiesNon-genetic predictorsEuropean-ancestry adultsEtiology of ODPublic health crisisPsychosocial factorsPolygenic riskMulti-trait analysisEducation levelPsychosocial environmentHousehold incomeRisk scoreAssociation studiesOpioid dependenceDiagnosis of ODLifetime diagnosisYale-PennAssociated with ODNegative aging stereotypes in U.S. military veterans: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study.
Georgescu M, Fischer I, Beydoun M, Pietrzak R. Negative aging stereotypes in U.S. military veterans: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. International Psychogeriatrics 2024, 1-6. PMID: 38230487, DOI: 10.1017/s1041610223004507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNegative age stereotypesU.S. military veteransHealth conditionsAge stereotypesU.S. veteransMilitary veteransNational Health and ResilienceOlder ageNationally representative sampleNon-veteransPromote healthCognitive healthPsychosocial factorsEmotional healthVeterans StudyRelative weight analysisRepresentative sampleVeteransHealthLow gritCognitive agingIndependent correlatesIncreased riskEmotional stabilityEmotional agingWell-being of mental health workers during the Russian-Ukrainian War
Kang H, Fischer I, Vus V, Kolyshkina A, Ponomarenko L, Chobanian A, Esterlis I, Pietrzak R. Well-being of mental health workers during the Russian-Ukrainian War. Mental Health Global Challenges Journal 2024, 7: 41-49. DOI: 10.56508/mhgcj.v7i1.189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health workersMental health difficultiesPsychosocial factorsHealth difficultiesWell-being domainsHealth workersWell-beingMental healthMental health support servicesFactors associated with well-beingLevels of mental health difficultiesHealth support servicesPromote well-beingAssociated with higher well-beingPosttraumatic stress symptomsConvenience samplePsychosocial characteristicsMultiple well-being domainsHigher well-beingSupport servicesPresence of mental health difficultiesHigher optimismStress symptomsInteraction of riskProtective factors
2023
Identifying significant correlates of purpose in life in older US military veterans: results from the national health and resilience in veterans study.
Fischer I, Feldman D, Tsai J, Harpaz-Rotem I, Lucas K, Schulenberg S, Pietrzak R. Identifying significant correlates of purpose in life in older US military veterans: results from the national health and resilience in veterans study. International Psychogeriatrics 2023, 35: 560-565. PMID: 36715004, DOI: 10.1017/s1041610222001223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS military veteransNational HealthMilitary veteransSignificant correlatesOlder US veteransAdverse health outcomesModifiable psychosocial factorsAdverse outcomesElastic net analysisUS veteransDepressive symptomsPsychosocial factorsHealth outcomesVeterans StudyPsychosocial variablesTreatment effortsCognitive outcomesCross-sectional dataVeteransOutcomesSocial supportCommunity integrationImportant correlatesHealthCorrelates