2024
Examining bias in the award of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability benefits for posttraumatic stress disorder in women veterans: Analysis of evaluation reports and VA decisions
Gianoli M, Meisler A, Gordon R. Examining bias in the award of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability benefits for posttraumatic stress disorder in women veterans: Analysis of evaluation reports and VA decisions. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 2024, 37: 586-593. PMID: 38462544, DOI: 10.1002/jts.23034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderWomen veteransVeterans AffairsStress disorderOdds ratioU.S. Department of Veterans AffairsMilitary sexual traumaVeterans Affairs (VADepartment of Veterans AffairsPsychiatric symptomsPercentage of disabilityMental disordersSexual traumaSex differencesVA policyService-connectedDisability examinationsSecondary analysisDisability benefitsVeteransDisordersPromote equityDisability programsDisabilityNegative bias
2022
Proposed Changes to the Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Rating Rubric for Mental Disorders
Gianoli M, Meisler A, Rosen M. Proposed Changes to the Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Rating Rubric for Mental Disorders. Psychiatric Services 2022, 74: 628-635. PMID: 36510762, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20220377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental disordersVeterans AffairsFunctional impairmentSymptom-based algorithmMental health conditionsPosttraumatic stress disorderRating schedulePsychiatric symptomsCurrent standard practiceStress disorderHealth conditionsDisordersDomains of functionDisability systemDisability benefitsExamination proceduresDisability determinationImpairmentStudy dataSignificant changesVeteransReal-world functioningStandard practiceRating rubricAward amount
2006
Anxiety and its disorders: The nature and treatment of anxiety and panic David H.BarlowAnxiety and its disorders: The nature and treatment of anxiety and panic2nd edition2002The Guilford PressNew York704 pp.
Meisler A. Anxiety and its disorders: The nature and treatment of anxiety and panic David H.BarlowAnxiety and its disorders: The nature and treatment of anxiety and panic2nd edition2002The Guilford PressNew York704 pp. Clinical Psychology Review 2006, 26: 105-106. DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2005.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1989
Erectile Dysfunction in Diabetes Mellitus: a Biopsychosocial Approach to Etiology and Assessment1
Meisler A, Carey M, Lantinga L, Krauss D. Erectile Dysfunction in Diabetes Mellitus: a Biopsychosocial Approach to Etiology and Assessment1. Annals Of Behavioral Medicine 1989, 11: 18-27. DOI: 10.1207/s15324796abm1101_3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMarital distressErectile difficultiesBiopsychosocial conceptualizationReview researchBiopsychosocial approachErectile dysfunctionAssessment protocolAssessment of erectile dysfunctionDiabetes mellitusClinical assessmentHealth careDysfunctionDiabetes-related erectile dysfunctionAnxietyDepressionDiabetic menDistressDiabetic erectile dysfunctionDisordersDiabetic patientsEtiologyDiabetesBiopsychosocialAssessmentMellitus