2023
Pre- and peri-traumatic event stressors drive gender differences in chronic stress-related psychological sequelae: A prospective cohort study of COVID-19 frontline healthcare providers
Hennein R, Lowe S, Feingold J, Feder A, Peccoralo L, Ripp J, Mazure C, Pietrzak R. Pre- and peri-traumatic event stressors drive gender differences in chronic stress-related psychological sequelae: A prospective cohort study of COVID-19 frontline healthcare providers. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2023, 162: 88-94. PMID: 37105023, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderProspective cohort studyHealthcare providersCohort studyLarge tertiary care hospitalPsychological sequelaeSymptoms of MDDMental health risk factorsTertiary care hospitalProbable major depressive disorderWomen's healthcare providersHealth risk factorsFrontline healthcare providersCare hospitalRisk factorsDepressive disorderGender differencesStress disorderAnxiety disordersWomenSequelaeCOVID-19DisordersCOVID-19 pandemic
2014
Trajectories of Posttraumatic Stress Among Urban Residents
Lowe SR, Galea S, Uddin M, Koenen KC. Trajectories of Posttraumatic Stress Among Urban Residents. American Journal Of Community Psychology 2014, 53: 159-172. PMID: 24469249, PMCID: PMC3991929, DOI: 10.1007/s10464-014-9634-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAdult Survivors of Child AbuseAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanDisease ProgressionFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMichiganMiddle AgedPovertySocial ClassSocial SupportStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticUnemploymentUrban PopulationViolenceWhite PeopleYoung AdultConceptsPosttraumatic stressLatent class growth analysisTrauma historyPosttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-Civilian VersionExtensive trauma historiesTrauma survivorsTrauma exposureTraumatic eventsSevere PTSDAssaultive violenceTrajectory membershipSocial resourcesPrevious researchAnnual telephone surveySocioeconomic disadvantagePTSD
2013
Trajectories of Psychological Distress Among Low-Income, Female Survivors of Hurricane Katrina
Lowe SR, Rhodes JE. Trajectories of Psychological Distress Among Low-Income, Female Survivors of Hurricane Katrina. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2013, 83: 398-412. PMID: 23889030, PMCID: PMC3999519, DOI: 10.1111/ajop.12019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological distressLatent class growth analysisHurricane-related stressorsDistinct trajectory groupsAfrican American womenTime pointsSocioeconomic statusTrajectory group membershipFemale survivorsSignificant predictorsTrajectory groupsAmerican womenDegree of exposurePsychological outcomesLow incomeSocial supportDistressPsychological responsesPredisaster levelsLow levelsPet bereavement