2024
Functional significance of posttraumatic growth in U.S. military veterans
Gower T, Fischer I, Tsai J, Kang H, Na P, Tedeschi R, Pietrzak R. Functional significance of posttraumatic growth in U.S. military veterans. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 356: 267-273. PMID: 38614442, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.04.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorder symptomsPosttraumatic growthPsychosocial functioningTraumatic eventsTrauma-exposed U.S. veteransNational Health and ResilienceMale veteran samplePost-trauma functioningPattern of findingsRetrospective self-reportsU.S. military veteransVeteran sampleStress disorderVeterans StudyExamined relationsCross-sectional designMilitary veteransNationally representative sampleU.S. veteransAssociated with functionsPhysical functionClinical interventionsPsychosocial characteristicsVeterans
2023
Functional decline during the COVID‐19 pandemic among U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Morse J, Fischer I, Na P, Afari N, Pietrzak R. Functional decline during the COVID‐19 pandemic among U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. International Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2023, 38: e6040. PMID: 38072628, DOI: 10.1002/gps.6040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCOVID-19HumansLongitudinal StudiesPandemicsResilience, PsychologicalStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticVeteransConceptsAdverse childhood experiencesFunctional declineU.S. military veteransGreater adverse childhood experiencesNational HealthPhysical functioningVeterans StudyIdentification of veteransSubstantial health problemPhysical functional declineMilitary veteransMental functioningU.S. adult populationStress symptomsStrongest correlatePrevalence of veteransProtective psychosocial characteristicsMultivariable analysisPosttraumatic stress symptomsHealth problemsU.S. veteransAdult populationImprovement 1Coronavirus diseaseOlder ageWell-Being of US Military Veterans
Na P, Fischer I, Krist A, Kudler H, Jeste D, Pietrzak R. Well-Being of US Military Veterans. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2346709. PMID: 38060229, PMCID: PMC10704281, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.46709.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Resilience in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Study of US Military Veterans.
Kachadourian L, Tsai J, Na PJ, Krystal JH, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Resilience in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Study of US Military Veterans. The Primary Care Companion For CNS Disorders 2021, 23 PMID: 34763375, DOI: 10.4088/pcc.21br03075.Peer-Reviewed Original Research