2024
Do veterans with risky substance use (RSU) use distinct pain treatment modalities?
Meshberg‐Cohen S, Gilstad‐Hayden K, Martino S, Lazar C, Sellinger J, Rosen M. Do veterans with risky substance use (RSU) use distinct pain treatment modalities? American Journal On Addictions 2024, 33: 675-684. PMID: 38849976, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.13620.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisky substance usePain treatment modalitiesTreatment modalitiesPain treatmentPrescribed opioidsPain treatment utilizationSubstance Involvement TestNonopioid pain treatmentPain treatment outcomesSubstance useOver-the-counter medicationsNumerical rating scalePrimary careMusculoskeletal conditionsAssociated with numberPain serviceNonopioid treatmentsPrescription medicationsOpioid medicationsChronic painOpioid prescriptionsOver-the-counterVeteransDisability claimsOpioid
2023
Weight change in a national cohort of U.S. Military Veterans engaged in medication treatment for opioid use disorder
Carr M, Wolkowicz N, Cave S, Martino S, Masheb R, Midboe A. Weight change in a national cohort of U.S. Military Veterans engaged in medication treatment for opioid use disorder. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2023, 168: 204-212. PMID: 37918033, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.10.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderMethadone treatmentBuprenorphine treatmentUse disordersMedication treatmentWeight changeVeterans Health Administration (VHA) administrative dataWeight gainSignificant weight gainCourse of treatmentU.S. military veteransTreatment episodesNational cohortObservation periodMilitary veteransLinear mixed modelsVeteransTreatmentBMIDisordersAdministrative dataCohortFiscal year 2017Fiscal year 2019Mixed modelsThe Role of Unit and Interpersonal Support in Military Sexual Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms
Webermann A, Relyea M, Portnoy G, Martino S, Brandt C, Haskell S. The Role of Unit and Interpersonal Support in Military Sexual Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence 2023, 38: 9514-9535. PMID: 37005795, DOI: 10.1177/08862605231165764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderMilitary sexual traumaUnit supportPTSD symptomsInterpersonal supportSexual traumaPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn VeteransOperation New Dawn veteransNew Dawn veteransWomen veteransStress disorderSymptomsDisorder symptomsWomenService membersGreater PTSD symptomsVeteransTraumaPotential factorsGender differencesMediatorsLess units
2017
Examining Compulsive Sexual Behavior and Psychopathology Among a Sample of Postdeployment U.S. Male and Female Military Veterans
Kraus S, Martino S, Potenza M, Park C, Merrel J, Hoff R. Examining Compulsive Sexual Behavior and Psychopathology Among a Sample of Postdeployment U.S. Male and Female Military Veterans. Military Psychology 2017, 29: 143-156. DOI: 10.1037/mil0000147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCompulsive sexual behaviorMilitary veteransBaseline telephone interviewSexual behaviorNegative health indicesU.S. military veteransFemale military veteransSexual history characteristicsFemale veteransTelephone interviewsDaily functioningMore menLimited sample sizeMental healthMilitary malesConvenience sampleSubjective distressVeteransMenHealth indexU.S. malesSociodemographicsWarrants attentionWomenMales