2023
Longitudinal Trends in Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among US Military Veterans During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Fischer I, Nichter B, Na P, Norman S, Krystal J, Pietrzak R. Longitudinal Trends in Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among US Military Veterans During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Psychiatry 2023, 80: 577-584. PMID: 37017978, PMCID: PMC10077136, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.0393.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew-onset suicidal ideationUS military veteransLifetime substance use disorderPast-year suicidal ideationSubstance use disordersSuicidal ideationSuicide planningMilitary veteransUse disordersPsychiatric distressCOVID-19 pandemicSuicidal thoughtsPopulation-based longitudinal studyEvidence-based preventionLongitudinal studyLongitudinal trendsCohort studyNational HealthUS veteransMAIN OUTCOMEVeterans StudySuicide attemptsSuicide riskVulnerable populationsVeteransCharacterization of Mental Health in US Veterans Before, During, and 2 Years After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Fischer I, Na P, Harpaz-Rotem I, Krystal J, Pietrzak R. Characterization of Mental Health in US Veterans Before, During, and 2 Years After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e230463. PMID: 36821116, PMCID: PMC9951035, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.0463.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Association of Distress Due to Systemic Racism and Racial Disparities With Psychopathology and Suicidal Ideation Among US Veterans During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Jegede O, Na PJ, Haeny AM, Krystal JH, Pietrzak RH. Association of Distress Due to Systemic Racism and Racial Disparities With Psychopathology and Suicidal Ideation Among US Veterans During the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2022, 83 PMID: 35921504, PMCID: PMC10228546, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.22br14410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical and Financial Outcomes Associated With a Workplace Mental Health Program Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Bondar J, Morrow C, Gueorguieva R, Brown M, Hawrilenko M, Krystal JH, Corlett PR, Chekroud AM. Clinical and Financial Outcomes Associated With a Workplace Mental Health Program Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2216349. PMID: 35679044, PMCID: PMC9185188, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.16349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health programsHealth programsCohort studyLarge clinical effect sizesPatient Health Questionnaire-9Common mental health conditionsSheehan Disability ScaleClinical effect sizeMental health conditionsMental health symptomsCost of treatmentGeneralized anxiety disorderMental health difficultiesMental health benefitsWorkplace wellness programsCare navigationClinical improvementPrimary outcomeClinical benefitQuestionnaire-9Disability ScaleMedication managementLeast moderate anxietyMixed-effects regressionPerson psychotherapyThe Stress and Resilience Town Hall: A systems response to support the health workforce during COVID-19 and beyond
Tebes JK, Awad MN, Connors EH, Fineberg SK, Gordon DM, Jordan A, Kravitz R, Li L, Ponce AN, Prabhu M, Rubman S, Silva MA, Steinfeld M, Tate DC, Xu K, Krystal JH. The Stress and Resilience Town Hall: A systems response to support the health workforce during COVID-19 and beyond. General Hospital Psychiatry 2022, 77: 80-87. PMID: 35569322, PMCID: PMC9033303, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2022.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthcare workersHealth systemHealth workforceCOVID-19 pandemicHealth workforce needsMean attendancePost-traumatic stressCOVID-19Traumatic stressorsTypes of stressorsSustainable interventionsRigorous qualitative methodsInterventionPandemicSpecific stressorsStressorsWorkforce needsHospitalWorkers
2021
Resilience in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Study of US Military Veterans.
Kachadourian L, Tsai J, Na PJ, Krystal JH, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Resilience in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Study of US Military Veterans. The Primary Care Companion For CNS Disorders 2021, 23 PMID: 34763375, DOI: 10.4088/pcc.21br03075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDesign of the national adaptive trial for PTSD-related insomnia (NAP study), VA cooperative study program (CSP) #2016
Krystal JH, Chow B, Vessicchio J, Henrie AM, Neylan TC, Krystal AD, Marx BP, Xu K, Jindal RD, Davis LL, Schnurr PP, Stein MB, Thase ME, Ventura B, Huang GD, Shih MC, Team T. Design of the national adaptive trial for PTSD-related insomnia (NAP study), VA cooperative study program (CSP) #2016. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2021, 109: 106540. PMID: 34416369, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCooperative Studies ProgramInsomnia medicationsMedical CenterRandomized placebo-controlled clinical trialPlacebo-controlled clinical trialVeterans Affairs Medical CenterVA Cooperative Studies ProgramPrimary outcome measureVA Medical CenterInsomnia Severity IndexAdaptive trialsPosttraumatic stress disorderFuture biomarker developmentStudy armsBiochemical predictorsEffective pharmacotherapyClinical trialsOutcome measuresTreatment responseInterim analysisRecruitment targetInsomniaPhone contactStress disorderBiomarker developmentMental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in U.S. military veterans: a population-based, prospective cohort study
Hill ML, Nichter B, Na PJ, Norman SB, Morland LA, Krystal JH, Pietrzak RH. Mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in U.S. military veterans: a population-based, prospective cohort study. Psychological Medicine 2021, 53: 945-956. PMID: 34120667, PMCID: PMC8245339, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291721002361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive screenPsychiatric distressU.S. military veteran populationMiddle-aged veteransProspective cohort studyProspective cohort surveyMajor depressive disorderMilitary veteran populationMental health problemsMental health impactU.S. military veteransCohort studyDepressive disorderNational HealthPsychiatric symptomsVeteran populationCohort surveyHealth problemsU.S. veteransVeterans StudyClinical implicationsCoronavirus diseaseProtective factorsMeaningful preMental health
2020
Association of a Prior Psychiatric Diagnosis With Mortality Among Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection
Li L, Li F, Fortunati F, Krystal JH. Association of a Prior Psychiatric Diagnosis With Mortality Among Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e2023282. PMID: 32997123, PMCID: PMC7527869, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.23282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overBetacoronavirusCerebrovascular DisordersCohort StudiesComorbidityCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Diabetes MellitusFemaleHeart FailureHIV InfectionsHospitalizationHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateKidney DiseasesLiver DiseasesMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionNeoplasmsPandemicsPneumonia, ViralProportional Hazards ModelsRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2United StatesHow mental health care should change as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic
Moreno C, Wykes T, Galderisi S, Nordentoft M, Crossley N, Jones N, Cannon M, Correll CU, Byrne L, Carr S, Chen EYH, Gorwood P, Johnson S, Kärkkäinen H, Krystal JH, Lee J, Lieberman J, López-Jaramillo C, Männikkö M, Phillips MR, Uchida H, Vieta E, Vita A, Arango C. How mental health care should change as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Lancet Psychiatry 2020, 7: 813-824. PMID: 32682460, PMCID: PMC7365642, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30307-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health servicesMental health careMental health problemsHealth servicesHealth careHealth problemsPre-existing mental health disordersPublic mental health responseCOVID-19 pandemicMental health clinical practiceAdverse mental health effectsMental health care deliveryService use outcomesContinuity of careMental health disordersMental ill healthWorldwide health systemsMental health responseMental health effectsMental health service usersMental health concernsHealth care deliveryHealth care provisionHealth service usersInfection controlBiological Psychiatry Podcast Series: Support Resources for the COVID-19 Pandemic
Gur TL, Krystal JH. Biological Psychiatry Podcast Series: Support Resources for the COVID-19 Pandemic. Biological Psychiatry 2020, 88: 3. PMID: 32405077, PMCID: PMC7217797, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2020.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResponding to the hidden pandemic for healthcare workers: stress
Krystal JH. Responding to the hidden pandemic for healthcare workers: stress. Nature Medicine 2020, 26: 639-639. PMID: 32350461, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-020-0878-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research