2023
Clinical Outcomes of Veterans Affairs Residential PTSD Treatment for PTSD and Depressive Symptoms: 1-Year Follow-Up Outcomes and Gender Differences
Gross G, Spiller T, Carretta R, Sippel L, Smith N, Harpaz-Rotem I. Clinical Outcomes of Veterans Affairs Residential PTSD Treatment for PTSD and Depressive Symptoms: 1-Year Follow-Up Outcomes and Gender Differences. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice And Policy 2023, 15: 1406-1415. PMID: 37199985, DOI: 10.1037/tra0001494.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderResidential Rehabilitation Treatment ProgramDepressive symptomsWomen veteransTime pointsTreatment gainsRehabilitation treatment programResidential treatmentDepressive symptom severityGreater symptom reductionFirst national investigationLong-term effectivenessResidential PTSD treatmentClinical outcomesYear postdischargeUp OutcomesSymptom reductionPTSD treatmentSymptom changeSymptom severitySymptomsTreatment programStress disorderPTSD symptomsLinear mixed modelsComparative effectiveness of evidence-based psychotherapies for PTSD delivered in VA residential PTSD treatment
Sippel L, Gross G, Spiller T, Duek O, Smith N, Hoff R, Harpaz-Rotem I. Comparative effectiveness of evidence-based psychotherapies for PTSD delivered in VA residential PTSD treatment. Psychological Medicine 2023, 53: 6859-6866. PMID: 36971021, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291723000375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResidential Rehabilitation Treatment ProgramPosttraumatic stress disorderCognitive processing therapyComparative effectivenessProlonged exposureFirst-line treatmentSevere posttraumatic stress disorderRehabilitation treatment programSelf-reported posttraumatic stress disorderDepressive symptom outcomesDepressive symptom severityEvidence-based psychotherapiesElectronic medical recordsResidential PTSD treatmentSymptomatic patientsComorbid conditionsMedical recordsPE groupSymptom outcomesIndividual cognitive processing therapyDepressive symptomsPTSD treatmentSymptom severityTreatment programProgram evaluation dataThe Functional Significance of a Novel Conceptualization of Intrusion Symptoms of PTSD
Spiller T, Gross G, Duek O, Pietrzak R, Harpaz-Rotem I. The Functional Significance of a Novel Conceptualization of Intrusion Symptoms of PTSD. European Psychiatry 2023, 66: s476-s477. PMCID: PMC10434546, DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2023.1020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderIntrusion symptomsResidential treatment programEmotional functioningFactors of PTSDSymptoms of PTSDSymptom clustersDistinct underlying processesDisclosure of interestSelf-report formCore defining featuresStructural equation modellingPhysical functioningGood model fitStress disorderPTSD ChecklistIntrusion factorCorresponding subscalesPreliminary empirical evidenceInitial supportDSM-5Equation modellingTreatment programSuperior fitBiological underpinnings
2021
Racial 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 programA preliminary investigation of VA PTSD residential treatment for veterans admitted from unstable housing or incarceration
Holliday R, Gross G, Desai A, Smith N, Harpaz-Rotem I. A preliminary investigation of VA PTSD residential treatment for veterans admitted from unstable housing or incarceration. Journal Of Social Distress And The Homeless 2021, 31: 238-243. DOI: 10.1080/10530789.2021.1926750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResidential Rehabilitation Treatment ProgramDepressive symptomsUnstable housingPTSD symptomsJustice-involved veteransPost-discharge careRehabilitation treatment programPrison/jailSymptom recurrenceJail/prisonPTSD treatmentSymptomsTreatment programFour monthsVeteransResidential treatmentAdmissionRecurrenceExperienced reductionsSignificant changesTreatmentUnderstanding of factors
2019
Adoption by VA Residential Programs of Two Evidence-Based Psychotherapies for PTSD: Effect on Patient Outcomes
Cook JM, Schnurr PP, Simiola V, Thompson R, Hoff R, Harpaz-Rotem I. Adoption by VA Residential Programs of Two Evidence-Based Psychotherapies for PTSD: Effect on Patient Outcomes. Psychiatric Services 2019, 70: 553-560. PMID: 30966944, PMCID: PMC6690369, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201800338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCognitive Behavioral TherapyComorbidityDepressionFemaleHumansImplosive TherapyMaleMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePsychological DistressResidential TreatmentStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderCognitive processing therapyEvidence-based psychotherapiesVeterans Affairs residential treatment programsAdoption groupsAlcohol useResidential treatment programSample of veteransGroup × time interactionPTSD symptomsStress disorderGroup formatProgram intakeResidential programs× time interactionDepression symptomsTreatment programPsychotherapyBasis of responsesPatient outcomesTime interactionProgram dischargeQualitative interviewsMonths postdischargeVeterans