2023
Intentional Self-Harm Among US Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Retrospective Cohort Study From 2008 to 2017
Rawat B, Reisman J, Pogoda T, Liu W, Rongali S, Aseltine R, Chen K, Tsai J, Berlowitz D, Yu H, Carlson K. Intentional Self-Harm Among US Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Retrospective Cohort Study From 2008 to 2017. JMIR Public Health And Surveillance 2023, 9: e42803. PMID: 37486751, PMCID: PMC10407646, DOI: 10.2196/42803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic brain injurySelf-harm diagnosisVeterans Health AdministrationPrior traumatic brain injuryPosttraumatic stress disorderVHA health careIndex dateVHA utilizationHealth care encountersPTSD diagnosisUS veteransBrain injuryPrevalence of TBICharlson Comorbidity Index scoreUS Veterans Health AdministrationStress disorderComorbidity Index scoreRetrospective cohort studyAdjusted odds ratioHealth careSuicide prevention effortsVHA visitCohort studyPotential confoundersInjury codesFirearm Ownership Among a Nationally Representative Sample of U.S. Veterans
Fischer I, Aunon F, Nichter B, Hill M, Panza K, Kline A, Na P, Tsai J, Harpaz-Rotem I, Pietrzak R. Firearm Ownership Among a Nationally Representative Sample of U.S. Veterans. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 65: 1129-1133. PMID: 37354925, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2023.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsU.S. veteransMultivariable logistic regression analysisLogistic regression analysisAlcohol use disorderSuicide prevention effortsU.S. military veteransNationally Representative SampleMale sexTrauma burdenNational HealthRepresentative sampleFirearm ownershipChi-square analysisUse disordersFirearm safetyIndependent sample t-testLifetime historyVeterans StudyPrevention effortsPsychiatric variablesMilitary veteransVeteransRegression analysisT-testSignificant main effect
2021
Longitudinal courses of suicidal ideation in U.S. military veterans: a 7-year population-based, prospective cohort study
Herzog S, Tsai J, Nichter B, Kachadourian L, Harpaz-Rotem I, Pietrzak RH. Longitudinal courses of suicidal ideation in U.S. military veterans: a 7-year population-based, prospective cohort study. Psychological Medicine 2021, 52: 3570-3579. PMID: 33602367, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291721000301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNew-onset suicidal ideationChronic suicidal ideationPhysical health difficultiesPrior suicide attemptsSuicidal ideationSuicide attemptsProtective factorsSI groupLongitudinal courseHealth difficultiesProspective suicide attemptsProspective cohort studyRecent stressorsHigh ratePosttraumatic stress disorderMental health supportSuicide prevention effortsU.S. military veteransCohort studyNew onsetBaseline riskHigh riskU.S. veteransMost veteransPhysical distress