2022
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Merians A, Spiller T, Harpaz-Rotem I, Krystal J, Pietrzak R. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Medical Clinics Of North America 2022, 107: 85-99. PMID: 36402502, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2022.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderStress disorderCognitive processing therapyCognitive behavioral therapyEye movement desensitizationEvidence-based psychotherapiesTraumatic eventsBehavioral therapyNegative alterationsFirst-line pharmacologic treatmentStructured interviewsFirst-line treatmentNonpsychiatric settingsLarge bodyPharmacologic treatmentReuptake inhibitorsCognitionDisordersArousalTherapeutic interventionsMoodPsychotherapyAvoidanceTherapyIntervention
2020
Beyond stigma: Understanding the “inclined abstainers” in military behavioral health-care utilization
Aikins D, Pietrzak R, Geraci J, Benham T, Morrissey P, Southwick S. Beyond stigma: Understanding the “inclined abstainers” in military behavioral health-care utilization. Military Psychology 2020, 32: 419-427. PMID: 38536308, PMCID: PMC10013392, DOI: 10.1080/08995605.2020.1784822.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderPTSD symptomsInclined abstainersNegative beliefsActive duty soldiersCombat-related posttraumatic stress disorderLow treatment utilizationMeasures of stigmaDuty soldiersMental health-related problemsTreatment utilizationInclined actorsStress disorderTreatment beliefsTreatment modelBehavioral health care utilizationBeliefsArmy postPsychotherapyHealth-related problemsGreater severityEngagementResilienceTreatment intentionStigma