2021
Military sexual trauma and suicidal ideation in VHA-care-seeking OEF/OIF/OND veterans without mental health diagnosis or treatment
Decker SE, Ramsey CM, Ronzitti S, Kerns RD, Driscoll MA, Dziura J, Skanderson M, Bathulapalli H, Brandt CA, Haskell SG, Goulet JL. Military sexual trauma and suicidal ideation in VHA-care-seeking OEF/OIF/OND veterans without mental health diagnosis or treatment. Psychiatry Research 2021, 303: 114089. PMID: 34247061, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health diagnosesMilitary sexual traumaVeterans Healthcare AdministrationSuicidal ideationHealth diagnosisSexual traumaRelative risk estimatesOEF/OIF/OND veteransSample of veteransPost-9/11 veteransSuicide risk factorsMental health concernsClinical remindersRisk factorsRelative riskHigh riskMen veteransMental healthcareHealth concernRisk estimatesMST survivorsWomenDiagnosisTraumaVeterans
2020
Sex Differences in Military Sexual Trauma and Severe Self-Directed Violence
Gross GM, Ronzitti S, Combellick JL, Decker SE, Mattocks KM, Hoff RA, Haskell SG, Brandt CA, Goulet JL. Sex Differences in Military Sexual Trauma and Severe Self-Directed Violence. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2020, 58: 675-682. PMID: 32037020, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2019.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMilitary sexual traumaSelf-directed violenceSexual traumaWomen veteransCox proportional hazards regression modelVeterans Health Administration (VHA) careProportional hazards regression modelsHazards regression modelsOperations Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom/New Dawn veteransPsychiatric morbidityNew Dawn veteransSuicide attemptsBivariate analysisPreventative effortsTraumaWomenMenSex differencesVeteransRiskRegression modelsDemographic variablesSevere selfHospitalizationMorbidity
2012
Trauma Experience Among Homeless Female Veterans: Correlates and Impact on Housing, Clinical, and Psychosocial Outcomes
Tsai J, Rosenheck R, Decker S, Desai R, Harpaz‐Rotem I. Trauma Experience Among Homeless Female Veterans: Correlates and Impact on Housing, Clinical, and Psychosocial Outcomes. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 2012, n/a-n/a. DOI: 10.1002/j.1573-6598.2012.21750.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHomeless female veteransFemale veteransLife-threatening illnessPoor physical healthType of traumaFrequency of traumaHomeless women veteransTraumatic eventsBaseline characteristicsClinical outcomesTreatment periodWomen veteransLifetime exposurePsychosocial outcomesPsychosocial functioningTrauma categoriesTraumaPhysical healthMore daysSexual assaultVeteran ProgramTrauma experiencesOutcomesIllnessVeterans