2024
Firearm storage practices among military veterans in the United States: Findings from a nationally representative survey
Nichter B, Hill M, Fischer I, Panza K, Kline A, Na P, Norman S, Rowcliffe M, Pietrzak R. Firearm storage practices among military veterans in the United States: Findings from a nationally representative survey. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 351: 82-89. PMID: 38280567, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.01.179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirearm storage practicesContemporary population-based dataNational Health and ResiliencePromote safe firearm storageTrauma exposureAssociated with increased risk of suicidePopulation-based dataCross-sectional designStorage of firearmsAssociated with increased riskRisk of suicideNationally representative surveyDrug use disordersHealthcare professionalsSociodemographic characteristicsVeterans StudyFirearm storageTraumatic brain injuryU.S. veteransService membersMilitary veteransStorage practicesTraining initiativesVeteransRisk status
2010
Posttraumatic growth in Veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom
Pietrzak RH, Goldstein MB, Malley JC, Rivers AJ, Johnson DC, Morgan CA, Southwick SM. Posttraumatic growth in Veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2010, 126: 230-235. PMID: 20399504, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2010.03.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOperation Enduring FreedomMild traumatic brain injuryGreater posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsTraumatic brain injuryEnduring FreedomIraqi FreedomCorrelates of psychopathologyPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsOEF-OIF veteransAnonymous mail surveyBrain injuryPosttraumatic growthSurvey return rateYounger ageOIF veteransPsychosocial functioningPerception of effortCombat exposureDisorder symptomsVeteransRegression analysisMember supportDeleterious effectsSocial support