2024
Traumatic Brain Injury in U.S. Veterans: Prevalence and Associations with Physical, Mental, and Cognitive Health
Karr J, Rippey C, Hubert T, Stein M, Adams T, Pietrzak R. Traumatic Brain Injury in U.S. Veterans: Prevalence and Associations with Physical, Mental, and Cognitive Health. Archives Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation 2024 PMID: 39613218, DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2024.11.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderAlcohol use disorderDrug use disordersTraumatic brain injuryActivities of daily livingInstrumental activities of daily livingU.S. veteransAnxiety disordersSuicidal ideationUse disorderHealth conditionsPrevalence of traumatic brain injuryU.S. military veteransBrain injuryActivities of daily living disabilitySelf-reported health professional diagnosisOdds of mild cognitive impairmentU.S. veteran populationMental health conditionsMild cognitive impairmentPhysical health conditionsDepressive disorderStress disorderAssociated with higher oddsSuicide attempts
2023
Prevalence, characteristics, and health burden of rheumatoid arthritis in the U.S. veteran population
Morse J, Afari N, Norman S, Guma M, Pietrzak R. Prevalence, characteristics, and health burden of rheumatoid arthritis in the U.S. veteran population. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2023, 159: 224-229. PMID: 36746059, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.01.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderSubthreshold posttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderRheumatoid arthritisMental health burdenHealth burdenU.S. veteransMedical conditionsSomatic symptomsLifetime alcohol use disorderMale U.S. veteransConditions/symptomsSevere somatic symptomsU.S. veteran populationU.S. military veteransMultivariable analysisTrauma burdenIndependent associationNational HealthRepresentative sampleCurrent insomniaPsychiatric characteristicsUse disordersVeteran populationGreater severity
2022
Prevalence 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