2024
Problematic Alcohol Use Trajectories in U.S. Military Veterans during a Public Health Crisis: Results from a 3-year, Nationally Representative, Longitudinal Study
Na P, Fischer I, Petrakis I, Pietrzak R. Problematic Alcohol Use Trajectories in U.S. Military Veterans during a Public Health Crisis: Results from a 3-year, Nationally Representative, Longitudinal Study. Psychiatric Quarterly 2024, 95: 157-171. PMID: 38319532, PMCID: PMC11521206, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-024-10067-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCOVID-19HumansLongitudinal StudiesMalePandemicsPublic HealthStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticVeteransConceptsDrug use disordersProblematic alcohol useAlcohol use trajectoriesLow social supportAdverse childhood experiencesAlcohol useGreater household incomeSocial supportUS veteransLongitudinal studyNational Health and ResilienceLatent growth mixture modelingU.S. military veteransHousehold incomeGrowth mixture modelingNon-household membersCOVID-19 pandemicVeterans StudyUse disorderMilitary veteransChildhood experiencesPublic health crisisPsychosocial characteristicsPrevention effortsVeterans
2023
Functional decline during the COVID‐19 pandemic among U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Morse J, Fischer I, Na P, Afari N, Pietrzak R. Functional decline during the COVID‐19 pandemic among U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. International Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2023, 38: e6040. PMID: 38072628, DOI: 10.1002/gps.6040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCOVID-19HumansLongitudinal StudiesPandemicsResilience, PsychologicalStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticVeteransConceptsAdverse childhood experiencesFunctional declineU.S. military veteransGreater adverse childhood experiencesNational HealthPhysical functioningVeterans StudyIdentification of veteransSubstantial health problemPhysical functional declineMilitary veteransMental functioningU.S. adult populationStress symptomsStrongest correlatePrevalence of veteransProtective psychosocial characteristicsMultivariable analysisPosttraumatic stress symptomsHealth problemsU.S. veteransAdult populationImprovement 1Coronavirus diseaseOlder ageStructural inequities contribute to racial/ethnic differences in neurophysiological tone, but not threat reactivity, after trauma exposure
Harnett N, Fani N, Carter S, Sanchez L, Rowland G, Davie W, Guzman C, Lebois L, Ely T, van Rooij S, Seligowski A, Winters S, Grasser L, Musey P, Seamon M, House S, Beaudoin F, An X, Zeng D, Neylan T, Clifford G, Linnstaedt S, Germine L, Bollen K, Rauch S, Haran J, Storrow A, Lewandowski C, Hendry P, Sheikh S, Jones C, Punches B, Swor R, Hudak L, Pascual J, Harris E, Chang A, Pearson C, Peak D, Merchant R, Domeier R, Rathlev N, Bruce S, Miller M, Pietrzak R, Joormann J, Barch D, Pizzagalli D, Harte S, Elliott J, Kessler R, Koenen K, McLean S, Jovanovic T, Stevens J, Ressler K. Structural inequities contribute to racial/ethnic differences in neurophysiological tone, but not threat reactivity, after trauma exposure. Molecular Psychiatry 2023, 28: 2975-2984. PMID: 36725899, PMCID: PMC10615735, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-023-01971-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmygdalaFearGyrus CinguliHumansLongitudinal StudiesMagnetic Resonance ImagingPrefrontal CortexStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderAmygdala connectivityAmygdala reactivityTrauma exposurePrefrontal cortexPTSD symptomsDorsal anterior cingulate cortexAnterior cingulate cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingGreater amygdala connectivityDorsolateral prefrontal cortexSymptoms 3Trauma outcomesSkin conductance levelCingulate cortexEthnic groupsEthnic disparitiesResonance imagingMultisite longitudinal studyStress disorderTwo weeksEthnic variabilityWhite individualsBlack participantsA Longitudinal Cohort Study of Factors Impacting Healthcare Worker Burnout in New York City During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Peccoralo L, Pietrzak R, Tong M, Kaplan S, Feingold J, Feder A, Chan C, Verity J, Charney D, Ripp J. A Longitudinal Cohort Study of Factors Impacting Healthcare Worker Burnout in New York City During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2023, 65: 362-369. PMID: 36727906, PMCID: PMC10171104, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCohort StudiesCOVID-19Health PersonnelHumansLongitudinal StudiesNew York CityPandemicsProspective StudiesConceptsFrontline healthcare workersCohort studyProspective cohort studyLongitudinal cohort studyMount Sinai HospitalMental health symptomsHealthcare workersHealthcare worker burnoutSinai HospitalHealth symptomsCorrelates of burnoutNew York CityCOVID surgeLow optimismCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicYork CityWorkplace distressEarly burnoutPatientsHospitalSymptomsWorker burnoutPrevalenceBurnout