2023
Racial and ethnic mental health disparities in U.S. Military Veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Merians A, Gross G, Spoont M, Bellamy C, Harpaz-Rotem I, Pietrzak R. Racial and ethnic mental health disparities in U.S. Military Veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2023, 161: 71-76. PMID: 36905842, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric disordersWhite veteransNational HealthHispanic veteransMilitary veteransBlack veteransVeterans StudyLifetime major depressive disorderLifetime posttraumatic stress disorderHigh-risk subgroupsPopulation-based studyCurrent psychiatric disorderDrug use disordersMajor depressive disorderCommon psychiatric disordersEthnic differencesPopulation-based sampleCertain psychiatric disordersPopulation-based researchLower household incomeCurrent suicidal ideationPosttraumatic stress disorderRace/ethnicityU.S. military veteransMental health disparities
2012
The Role of Coping, Resilience, and Social Support in Mediating the Relation Between PTSD and Social Functioning in Veterans Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan
Tsai J, Harpaz-Rotem I, Pietrzak RH, Southwick SM. The Role of Coping, Resilience, and Social Support in Mediating the Relation Between PTSD and Social Functioning in Veterans Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Psychiatry 2012, 75: 135-149. PMID: 22642433, DOI: 10.1521/psyc.2012.75.2.135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdultAfghan Campaign 2001-AfghanistanChildCross-Sectional StudiesData Interpretation, StatisticalFamily RelationsFemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsIraqIraq War, 2003-2011MalePersonal SatisfactionResilience, PsychologicalSelf ReportSocial BehaviorSocial SupportStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticUnited StatesVeteransConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderTreatment-seeking veteransSocial functioningSocial supportSecure relationshipsLife satisfactionRole of copingPoor social functioningSeries of questionnairesLower life satisfactionAcceptance of changeRelationship satisfactionSocial avoidanceExcessive worryRomantic partnersFamily functioningStress disorderPsychotherapeutic interventionsCommon psychiatric disordersLess cohesionFunctioningPartner satisfactionMental health careVA primary careCoping