2023
Additional comparisons between PHQ-9 responses from clinical and survey data
Katz I, Resnick S, Liebmann E, Hoff R. Additional comparisons between PHQ-9 responses from clinical and survey data. Psychiatry Research 2023, 326: 115286. PMID: 37302356, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOutcomes for treatment of depression in the Veterans Health Administration: Rates of response and remission calculated from clinical and survey data
Liebmann E, Resnick S, Hoff R, Katz I. Outcomes for treatment of depression in the Veterans Health Administration: Rates of response and remission calculated from clinical and survey data. Psychiatry Research 2023, 324: 115196. PMID: 37058792, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health recordsVeteran patient populationPatient populationRate of responseEHR dataInformation Set (HEDIS) quality measuresHealthcare Effectiveness DataPatient-reported outcomesPatient Health QuestionnaireTreatment of depressionVeterans Health AdministrationRoutine clinical assessmentPHQ-9 dataGroup of veteransClinical characteristicsVeteran patientsPatient outcomesClinical assessmentDepression responseHealth QuestionnaireHealth AdministrationEffectiveness dataOverall populationRemissionHealth recordsUnderstanding veteran barriers to specialty outpatient PTSD clinical care
Rozek D, Steigerwald V, Baker S, Gross G, Maieritsch K, Hoff R, Harpaz-Rotem I, Smith N. Understanding veteran barriers to specialty outpatient PTSD clinical care. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2023, 95: 102675. PMID: 36854224, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2023.102675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecialty outpatient clinicsPosttraumatic stress disorderOutpatient clinicPTSD specialty clinicClinical characteristicsMale sexPTSD symptom severitySpecialty clinicWhite raceClinical careClinical concernTreatment engagementSymptom severityStress disorderClinicGreater likelihoodVeteransSignificant minorityTreatmentImpact of demographicsMulti-faceted barriersCareFiscal year 2019DemographicsNational sample
2022
Life meaning and mental health in post-9/11 veterans: the mediating role of perceived stress
Gnall K, Sacco S, Park C, Mazure C, Hoff R. Life meaning and mental health in post-9/11 veterans: the mediating role of perceived stress. Anxiety Stress & Coping 2022, 36: 743-756. PMID: 36542555, DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2022.2154341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCorrection to Resnick and Hoff (2020)
Resnick SG, Hoff RA. Correction to Resnick and Hoff (2020). Psychological Services 2022, 19: 636-636. PMID: 34735196, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDifficulties in impulse control in adolescents with problematic use of the internet and self-injurious behaviors
Greenberg N, Zhai Z, Hoff R, Krishnan-Sarin S, Potenza M. Difficulties in impulse control in adolescents with problematic use of the internet and self-injurious behaviors. Psychiatry Research 2022, 317: 114919. PMID: 37732862, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114919.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProgress toward a performance measure for mental health based on a generic patient- reported outcome measure: Findings from the Veterans Outcome Assessment survey
Katz IR, Liebmann EP, Resnick SG, Hoff RA, Schmidt EM. Progress toward a performance measure for mental health based on a generic patient- reported outcome measure: Findings from the Veterans Outcome Assessment survey. Psychiatry Research 2022, 317: 114797. PMID: 36030700, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-reported outcome measuresVeterans Outcome Assessment surveyGeneric patient-reported outcome measuresMCS-12 scoresOutcome measuresGeneral mental health clinicsMental health-related qualityMental component scoreHealth-related qualityMental health diagnosesVeterans Affairs facilitiesMental health clinicsQuality of careStaffing levelsMental health systemAssessment surveyMCS-12Medical recordsHealth clinicsBaseline scoresSignificant associationCase-mix adjustment variablesHealth systemDiagnostic categoriesMental healthAn exploratory study of problematic shopping and problematic video gaming in adolescents
Greenberg NR, Zhai ZW, Hoff RA, Krishnan-Sarin S, Potenza MN. An exploratory study of problematic shopping and problematic video gaming in adolescents. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0272228. PMID: 35947621, PMCID: PMC9365157, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProblematic video gamingNegative reinforcementAddictive behaviorsVideo gamingAggressive behaviorMaladaptive copingHealth/High school studentsPsychosocial impairmentStress managementConnecticut high school studentsAdolescentsPhysical injuryGamingPossible interventionsPrevention effortsExploratory studySerious fightingInteraction analysisImpairmentMeasuresCopingFurther researchAnxietyRelationshipAn Exploratory Study of Shopping to Relieve Tension or Anxiety in Adolescents: Health Correlates and Gambling-Related Perceptions and Behaviors
Farhat LC, Zhai ZW, Hoff RA, Krishnan-Sarin S, Potenza MN. An Exploratory Study of Shopping to Relieve Tension or Anxiety in Adolescents: Health Correlates and Gambling-Related Perceptions and Behaviors. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2022, 19: 6169. PMID: 35627706, PMCID: PMC9140366, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19106169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth correlatesDistress/impairmentCognition/behaviorDysphoria/depressionGambling attitudesProblematic gamblingGambling behaviorBehavioral addictionsNegative outcomesProblematic engagementSpecific correlatesUse of alcoholRewarding behaviorAnxietyHispanic youthPerceptions/attitudesExploratory fashionHigh school surveyGamblingAdolescentsCorrelatesHispanic studentsExploratory studyYouthPhysical fightingRisk for PTSD symptom worsening during new PTSD treatment episode in a nationally representative sample of treatment-seeking U.S. veterans with subthreshold PTSD
Gross GM, Pietrzak RH, Hoff RA, Katz IR, Harpaz-Rotem I. Risk for PTSD symptom worsening during new PTSD treatment episode in a nationally representative sample of treatment-seeking U.S. veterans with subthreshold PTSD. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2022, 151: 304-310. PMID: 35526446, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.04.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptom worseningRisk factorsSubthreshold PTSDPTSD symptom clustersSymptom clustersPTSD symptomsHealth care utilizationPTSD specialty clinicPoor treatment outcomesUnited States veteransBinary logistic regressionAdjusted analysisCare utilizationTreatment episodesRepresentative sampleSpecialty clinicSignificant symptomsTreatment outcomesSignificant worseningStates veteransSubthreshold symptomsEligible veteransNew episodesOutcome assessmentDiagnostic thresholdAn exploratory study of anxiety-motivated gambling in adolescents: Associations with minority status and gambling, health and functioning measures
Cardwell E, Hoff RA, Garakani A, Krishnan-Sarin S, Potenza MN, Zhai ZW. An exploratory study of anxiety-motivated gambling in adolescents: Associations with minority status and gambling, health and functioning measures. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2022, 151: 445-453. PMID: 35598502, PMCID: PMC9204846, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.03.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProblem gamblingGambling-related measuresRisk/problem gamblingNon-strategic gamblingEmotion dysregulationEmotional dysregulationHealth/functioningHigh school studentsBehavioral correlatesGroup differencesConnecticut high school studentsGamblingRisky behaviorsAnxietyAdolescentsPermissive attitudesFeeling pressureGambling perceptionsMinority statusMotivationExploratory studyDrug useSpecific factorsMinority groupsMeasuresInterpreting patient reports of perceived change during treatment for depression: Findings from the Veterans Outcome Assessment survey
Liebmann EP, Resnick SG, Hoff RA, Katz IR. Interpreting patient reports of perceived change during treatment for depression: Findings from the Veterans Outcome Assessment survey. Psychiatry Research 2022, 309: 114402. PMID: 35114571, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient Health Questionnaire-9Patient-reported outcome measuresVeterans Outcome Assessment surveyExperience of carePatient reportsRatings of communicationPatients' perceptionsGeneral mental health clinicsMental health comorbiditiesPHQ-9 scoresHealth Outcomes SurveyProblems/symptomsMental health clinicsAssessment surveyCurrent clinical stateHealth comorbiditiesQuestionnaire-9Depressive disorderHealth clinicsClinical stateClinical conditionsOutcome measuresOutcome SurveyDepressive symptomsLinear regression models
2021
Casino Gambling in Adolescents: Gambling-Related Attitudes and Behaviors and Health and Functioning Relationships
Farhat LC, Foster DW, Wampler J, Krishnan-Sarin S, Hoff RA, Potenza MN. Casino Gambling in Adolescents: Gambling-Related Attitudes and Behaviors and Health and Functioning Relationships. Journal Of Gambling Studies 2021, 38: 719-735. PMID: 34731390, DOI: 10.1007/s10899-021-10083-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociations Between Justice Involvement and PTSD and Depressive Symptoms, Suicidal Ideation, and Suicide Attempt Among Post-9/11 Veterans
Holliday R, Hoffmire CA, Martin WB, Hoff RA, Monteith LL. Associations Between Justice Involvement and PTSD and Depressive Symptoms, Suicidal Ideation, and Suicide Attempt Among Post-9/11 Veterans. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice And Policy 2021, 13: 730-739. PMID: 34323570, PMCID: PMC8563447, DOI: 10.1037/tra0001038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVHA mental health carePosttraumatic stress disorderMental health careLifetime suicide attemptsRecent suicidal ideationSuicidal ideationSuicide attemptsVHA careJustice-involved veteransDepressive symptomsPatient Health Questionnaire-8Suicide riskJustice involvementVeterans Health Administration (VHA) servicesSevere posttraumatic stress disorderColumbia-Suicide Severity Rating ScaleHealth careMental health servicesSeverity Rating ScalePost-9/11 veteransRecent usePsychiatric symptomsDepression symptomsFemale veteransHealth servicesRacial Disparities in Clinical Outcomes of Veterans Affairs Residential PTSD Treatment Between Black and White Veterans
Gross GM, Smith N, Holliday R, Rozek DC, Hoff R, Harpaz-Rotem I. Racial Disparities in Clinical Outcomes of Veterans Affairs Residential PTSD Treatment Between Black and White Veterans. Psychiatric Services 2021, 73: 126-132. PMID: 34369806, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202000783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResidential Rehabilitation Treatment ProgramPosttraumatic stress disorderWhite veteransRacial disparitiesClinical outcomesBlack veteransSymptoms of PTSDPoor clinical outcomeRehabilitation treatment programRecurrence 4 monthsPoor treatment outcomesMental health treatmentPublic health issuePTSD symptom reductionResidential PTSD treatmentMental health researchTreatment outcomesPrevalence ratesSymptom reductionHealth treatmentHealth outcomesPTSD treatmentDemographic dataSymptom changeTreatment programPerformance of the PHQ-9 across conditions and comorbidities: Findings from the Veterans Outcome Assessment survey
Katz IR, Liebmann EP, Resnick SG, Hoff RA. Performance of the PHQ-9 across conditions and comorbidities: Findings from the Veterans Outcome Assessment survey. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2021, 294: 864-867. PMID: 34378538, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.07.108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient Health Questionnaire-9Patient-reported outcome measuresVeterans Outcome Assessment surveyRange of diagnosesPatient groupMajor depressionRate of responseGeneral mental health clinicsDSM-IV major depressionDisease-specific scalesMajor depressive disorderMost patient groupsMental health clinicsAssessment surveyQuestionnaire-9Depressive disorderHealth clinicsOutcome measuresComorbiditiesCriterion symptomsClinical diagnosisClinical settingRelated diagnosesPatientsDiagnosisA sex-stratified analysis of suicidal ideation correlates among deployed post-9/11 veterans: Results from the survey of experiences of returning veterans
Hoffmire CA, Monteith LL, Denneson LM, Holliday R, Park CL, Mazure CM, Hoff RA. A sex-stratified analysis of suicidal ideation correlates among deployed post-9/11 veterans: Results from the survey of experiences of returning veterans. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2021, 294: 824-830. PMID: 34375209, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.07.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociations between patient experience and clinical outcomes in substance use disorder clinics: Findings from the veterans outcomes assessment survey
Liebmann EP, Resnick SG, Hoff RA, Katz IR. Associations between patient experience and clinical outcomes in substance use disorder clinics: Findings from the veterans outcomes assessment survey. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2021, 133: 108505. PMID: 34148757, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2021.108505.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Outcome Assessment surveyPatient experience measuresSUD careProvider communicationRoutine assessmentRatings of communicationBrief Addiction MonitorSubstance use disorder treatmentShort Form-12Patient-reported outcomesHealth Outcomes SurveyMeasurement-based careUse disorder treatmentExperience of careAssessment surveyTreatment discontinuationClinical outcomesTreatment initiationSpecialty careDisorders ClinicOutcome SurveyPatient reportsHighest possible ratingPatient experienceDisorder treatmentGaming to relieve tension or anxiety and associations with health functioning, substance use and physical violence in high school students
Garakani A, Zhai ZW, Hoff RA, Krishnan-Sarin S, Potenza MN. Gaming to relieve tension or anxiety and associations with health functioning, substance use and physical violence in high school students. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2021, 140: 461-467. PMID: 34147933, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.05.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh school studentsAcademic performanceSubstance useNegative emotional statesMeasures of demographicsPoor academic performanceProblematic Internet useEmotional statesGaming disorderExtracurricular involvementHealth functioningConnecticut high school studentsDepression symptomsAsian adolescentsAnxietyAdolescentsIntervention strategiesSchool studentsExtracurricular activitiesViolent behaviorGamingPhysical violenceDrug usePhysical fightsAdditional researchMeaningful military engagement among male and female post‐9/11 veterans: An examination of correlates and implications for resilience
Finkelstein‐Fox L, Sinnott SM, Lee SY, Carney LM, Park CL, Mazure CM, Hoff R. Meaningful military engagement among male and female post‐9/11 veterans: An examination of correlates and implications for resilience. Journal Of Clinical Psychology 2021, 77: 2167-2186. PMID: 33960411, DOI: 10.1002/jclp.23150.Peer-Reviewed Original Research