2022
Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Recreational and At-Risk/Problematic Gambling in a National Sample of U.S. Military Veterans
Stefanovics E, Potenza M, Tsai J, Pietrzak R. Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Recreational and At-Risk/Problematic Gambling in a National Sample of U.S. Military Veterans. Journal Of Gambling Studies 2022, 39: 1077-1097. PMID: 36378356, DOI: 10.1007/s10899-022-10165-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurrent psychiatric diagnosisU.S. military veteransUse disordersPsychiatric diagnosisMilitary veteransU.S. veteransDrug use disordersMental health treatmentSubstance use disordersChi-square testClinical characteristicsTrauma burdenNational HealthAdjusted associationsRoutine screeningClinical measuresRecreational gamblingCurrent prevalenceMale veteransHealth treatmentHigher household incomeSuicidal ideationVeterans StudyLogistic regressionExtensive involvementPrevalence and characteristics associated with firearm ownership among low-income U.S. veterans
Tsai J, Testa A, Pietrzak R, Elbogen E. Prevalence and characteristics associated with firearm ownership among low-income U.S. veterans. Military Psychology 2022, 35: 132-141. PMID: 37133491, PMCID: PMC10013543, DOI: 10.1080/08995605.2022.2086415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsU.S. veteransMental health characteristicsLogistic regression analysisU.S. veteran populationMental health correlatesHierarchical logistic regression analysisU.S. military veteransClinical characteristicsAssociated sociodemographicFirearm ownershipHealth characteristicsVeteran populationSignificant associationTrauma exposureHealth correlatesPrevalenceMilitary veteransVeteransRegression analysisFirearm misuseRepresentative studyFirearm ownersSociodemographicsTrauma
2016
S04-3 Assessing the dissociative ptsd subtype in a representative sample of us military veterans
Armour C, Tsai J, Pietrzak R. S04-3 Assessing the dissociative ptsd subtype in a representative sample of us military veterans. Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2016, 73: a100. DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2016-103951.269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderDissociative subtypeU.S. veteransDSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorderQuality of lifeAnonymous web-based surveyInitial screening questionsUS military veteransTrauma-exposed controlsDSM-5 versionSevere PTSD symptomsDissociative PTSD subtypeClinical characteristicsAlcohol use problemsCurrent study sampleNational HealthRepresentative sampleScreening questionsResponse rateWeb-based surveyMental disordersVeterans StudyPTSD subtypesU.S. adultsPTSD Checklist
2015
Epidemiology of generalized anxiety disorder in Canadian military personnel
Erickson J, Kinley D, Afifi T, Zamorski M, Pietrzak R, Stein M, Sareen J. Epidemiology of generalized anxiety disorder in Canadian military personnel. Journal Of Military Veteran And Family Health 2015, 1: 26-36. DOI: 10.3138/jmvfh.2014-01.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental disordersHigher oddsWorld Mental Health Composite International Diagnostic InterviewComposite International Diagnostic InterviewMultivariate logistic regression modelAnxiety disordersMilitary personnelConsiderable functional impairmentCo-occurring disordersCanadian Community Health Survey-Canadian Forces SupplementLifetime prevalence ratesMental health careRegular Force personnelDegree of impairmentCanadian military personnelGeneralized anxiety disorderLogistic regression modelsClinical characteristicsClinical featuresMean ageFunctional impairmentPrevalence ratesDiagnostic InterviewEpisode lengthDisorders