Post-traumatic growth among veterans in the USA: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Tsai J, El-Gabalawy R, Sledge WH, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Post-traumatic growth among veterans in the USA: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Psychological Medicine 2014, 45: 165-179. PMID: 25065450, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291714001202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderPost-traumatic growthRe-experiencing symptomsPosttraumatic Growth Inventory-Short FormGreater post-traumatic growthVeterans StudyWorst traumatic eventNegative psychological consequencesIntrinsic religiosityBetter mental functioningGreater social connectednessGreater social connectionSense of purposePTSD symptomsPsychological consequencesTraumatic eventsStress disorderSocial connectednessMental functioningPsychosocial characteristicsSocial connectionsSuch experiencesUS veteransPositive legacyVeteransTypologies of posttraumatic stress disorder in the U.S. adult population
Pietrzak RH, el-Gabalawy R, Tsai J, Sareen J, Neumeister A, Southwick SM. Typologies of posttraumatic stress disorder in the U.S. adult population. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2014, 162: 102-106. PMID: 24767013, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.03.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related qualityPosttraumatic stress disorderHigh symptom classU.S. adult populationTrauma-related characteristicsPsychiatric comorbidityLatent class analysisPoorer physical health-related qualityAdult populationSymptom classPhysical health-related qualityStress disorderGeneral U.S. adult populationTreatment of PTSDLogistic regression analysisDSM-IV criteriaBorderline personality disorderWorst traumatic eventMultinomial logistic regression analysisCross-sectional analysisClinical characteristicsPoor HRQoL.Nicotine dependenceHeterogeneous manifestationsSuicide attempts