2024
Well-being of mental health workers during the Russian-Ukrainian War
Kang H, Fischer I, Vus V, Kolyshkina A, Ponomarenko L, Chobanian A, Esterlis I, Pietrzak R. Well-being of mental health workers during the Russian-Ukrainian War. Mental Health Global Challenges Journal 2024, 7: 41-49. DOI: 10.56508/mhgcj.v7i1.189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health workersMental health difficultiesPsychosocial factorsHealth difficultiesWell-being domainsHealth workersWell-beingMental healthMental health support servicesFactors associated with well-beingLevels of mental health difficultiesHealth support servicesPromote well-beingAssociated with higher well-beingPosttraumatic stress symptomsConvenience samplePsychosocial characteristicsMultiple well-being domainsHigher well-beingSupport servicesPresence of mental health difficultiesHigher optimismStress symptomsInteraction of riskProtective factors
2021
Understanding risk in younger Veterans: Risk and protective factors associated with suicide attempt, homelessness, and arrest in a nationally representative Veteran sample
Edwards E, Dichiara A, Gromatsky M, Tsai J, Goodman M, Pietrzak R. Understanding risk in younger Veterans: Risk and protective factors associated with suicide attempt, homelessness, and arrest in a nationally representative Veteran sample. Military Psychology 2021, 34: 175-186. PMID: 38536330, PMCID: PMC10013446, DOI: 10.1080/08995605.2021.1982632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder veteransYounger veteransProtective factorsPrior suicidal behaviorMental health servicesUS military veteransHistory of suicideAdverse eventsRisk factorsCriminal justice involvementProtective correlationHealth servicesSuicide attemptsSuicidal behaviorSuicide riskMilitary veteransVeteran sampleVeteransOlder cohortHomelessnessRiskCohortSocial supportAge cohortsRepresentative sampleResilience to Suicidal Ideation among U.S. Military Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Kumar S, Hein C, DiLillo D, Pietrzak R. Resilience to Suicidal Ideation among U.S. Military Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Military Behavioral Health 2021, 10: 328-337. PMID: 36393818, PMCID: PMC9642972, DOI: 10.1080/21635781.2021.2015019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress symptomsSuicidal ideationSuicidal ideation severityOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New DawnIdeation severityThree-year followSevere suicidal ideationMilitary combat veteransExperience higher ratesStrong protective factorU.S. military veteransOperation New DawnNational HealthVeterans StudyPsychological resilienceProtective factorsProtective psychological factorsTreatment effortsMilitary veteransSeverity
2020
Positive Age Beliefs Lead to Lower Dementia Risk Even Among Older Persons With High-Risk Gene
Levy B, Slade M, Pietrzak R, Ferrucci L. Positive Age Beliefs Lead to Lower Dementia Risk Even Among Older Persons With High-Risk Gene. Innovation In Aging 2020, 4: 597-597. PMCID: PMC7742059, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igaa057.2009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder individualsLower dementia riskStrong risk factorRetirement Study participantsHigh-risk genesΕ4 variantDementia riskRisk factorsΕ4 carriersAPOE ε4High riskDementiaOlder personsStudy participantsAPOE geneProtective factorsRelevant covariatesRiskTotal sampleBaselineCurrent studyCohortΕ4IndividualsSelf‐reported exercise frequency and PTSD: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Adams T, Forte J, Fogle B, Southwick S, Pietrzak R. Self‐reported exercise frequency and PTSD: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 2020, 142: 486-495. PMID: 32961606, DOI: 10.1111/acps.13234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProbable posttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderSelf-reported exercise frequencyExercise frequencyNational HealthDaily exercisePhysical exerciseGreater severityVeterans StudyDays/weekMilitary veteransPopulation-based sampleAnxious arousal symptomsU.S. military veteransWeekly exerciseRe-experiencing symptomsU.S. veteransClinical implicationsProtective factorsStress disorderArousal symptomsCross-sectional dataPrevalenceSeverityVeterans