2025
Peer online motivational interviewing and affirmative care for sexual and gender minority men who are survivors of sexual trauma: A randomized clinical trial
Cook J, Ellis A, Simiola V, Martino S, Bellamy C, O'Connell M, Livingston N. Peer online motivational interviewing and affirmative care for sexual and gender minority men who are survivors of sexual trauma: A randomized clinical trial. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 2025 PMID: 40444426, DOI: 10.1002/jts.23170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurvivors of sexual traumaSexual traumaMotivational interviewingPosttraumatic stress disorder symptomsReducing posttraumatic stress disorder symptomsStress disorder symptomsMental health service utilizationMental health treatmentGender minority menTrained peersEffectiveness of motivational interviewingAffirming careMental health servicesDisorder symptomsPsychiatric symptomsRandomized clinical trialsHealth care seekingBetween-group differencesHealth service utilizationHealth treatmentMinority stressOnline group sessionsMinority menCare-seekingService utilizationAssociation of psychiatric diagnoses and military sexual trauma type with denied posttraumatic stress disorder service connection
Webermann A, Coppola E, Lazar C, Rosen M, Murdoch M, Portnoy G, Black A. Association of psychiatric diagnoses and military sexual trauma type with denied posttraumatic stress disorder service connection. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2025, 381: 69-76. PMID: 40185410, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2025.03.171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderMilitary sexual traumaPTSD service connectionPsychiatric diagnosisPosttraumatic stress disorder diagnostic criteriaDiagnosis of personality disorderPosttraumatic stress disorder symptomsPosttraumatic stress disorder diagnosisAssociation of psychiatric diagnosesSchizophrenia spectrum disordersSubstance use disordersPersonality disorderAnxiety disordersNon-PTSDStress disorderBipolar disorderTrauma typesSexual traumaSpectrum disorderSexual assault claimsDisordersService connectionVeteransDiagnostic criteriaSexual harassment claimsObservational and Genetic Analyses of Traumatic Experiences and Endometriosis
Koller D, Løkhammer S, Goroshchuk O, Denner V, Stiltner B, Mitjans M, He J, Taylor H, Lawn R, Koenen K, Polimanti R. Observational and Genetic Analyses of Traumatic Experiences and Endometriosis. JAMA Psychiatry 2025, 82: 386-394. PMID: 39908042, PMCID: PMC11800128, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2024.4694.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolygenic risk scoresLatent class analysisAssociated with increased oddsTraumatic experiencesImpact of childhoodIndividual-level dataCase-control studyStressful eventsGenetic predispositionTrauma-related outcomesUnaffected womenMain OutcomesFinnGen cohortRisk scoreAssociation of endometriosisPosttraumatic stress disorderTrauma eventsMeta-analysisSexual traumaAssociated with endometriosisContact traumaPotential associationStress disorderPsychological traumaPhenotypic associationsSexual trauma and compulsive sexual behavior in young men and women: A network analysis involving two samples
Scoglio A, Chen Y, Huang K, Borgogna N, Potenza M, Blycker G, Kraus S. Sexual trauma and compulsive sexual behavior in young men and women: A network analysis involving two samples. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2025, 14: 166-177. PMID: 39841161, PMCID: PMC11974438, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2024.00074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCompulsive sexual behaviorSexual trauma historySexual traumaSexual behaviorTrauma historyPsychological distressSubstance useSample of young adultsCo-occurring psychopathologyGender differencesSignificant gender differencesTime of traumaSample 1Young adultsDistressSupportive relationshipsTransactional sexNegative healthCentral nodeClinical concernPsychopathologyTraumaBehaviorSocial conditionsSexEnhancing representation of special populations: An approach to the inclusion of women veterans in VA clinical trials
Goldstein K, Yano E, Schnurr P, Bastian L, Alton Dailey S, Pomernacki A, Carney D, Gierisch J, Hamilton A, Nevedal A, Vogt D, Frayne S. Enhancing representation of special populations: An approach to the inclusion of women veterans in VA clinical trials. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2025, 149: 107812. PMID: 39805514, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2025.107812.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationWomen veteransVA Cooperative Studies ProgramRates of military sexual traumaParticipation of marginalized populationsMarginalized populationsMilitary sexual traumaCooperative Studies ProgramClinical trial teamsGeneralizability of resultsCare structuresHealth AdministrationTrial teamHealthcare innovationClinical guidelinesInclusion of individualsVeteransDemographic characteristicsClinical trialsIncreased participationUnder-recruitmentSexual traumaRecruitment programsWomenTrialsLGBTQ+ status and sex of record in Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder: demographics, comorbidities, and outpatient encounters
Workman T, Goulet J, Brandt C, Skanderson M, O’Leary J, Gordon K, Treitler-Zeng Q. LGBTQ+ status and sex of record in Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder: demographics, comorbidities, and outpatient encounters. Frontiers In Public Health 2025, 12: 1487866. PMID: 39835315, PMCID: PMC11743380, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1487866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMilitary sexual traumaLGBTQ+ individualsMedical care usagePost-traumatic stress disorderTransgenderSexual traumaMarital statusSubstance use disorder diagnosisMental healthStress disorderContext of post-traumatic stress disorderQueerLGBTQ+CrimeVeterans with post-traumatic stress disorderMaltreatmentVeteransOutpatient encountersPolicySexStatusIncreased riskDemographicsChi-squareDisorder diagnosis
2024
Voice hearing in young people with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following multiple trauma exposure
Lofthouse K, Beeson E, Dalgleish T, Danese A, Hodgekins J, Mahoney-Davies G, Smith P, Stallard P, Wilson J, Meiser-Stedman R. Voice hearing in young people with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following multiple trauma exposure. European Journal Of Psychotraumatology 2024, 15: 2435790. PMID: 39691055, PMCID: PMC11656750, DOI: 10.1080/20008066.2024.2435790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative post-traumatic cognitionsPosttraumatic stress disorderPost-traumatic cognitionsPosttraumatic stress disorder symptom severityHearing groupPrevalence of sexual traumaVoice hearingPanic symptomsSymptom severitySexual traumaSecondary analysisExposure to multiple traumatic eventsCognitive phenotype of childrenHearing voicesExposure to multiple traumasPosttraumatic stress disorder diagnosisTrauma memory qualityMental health difficultiesMethods:</b> ParticipantsMultiple traumatic eventsMultiple trauma exposuresExploratory secondary analysisCognitive-behavioral factorsPhenotype of childrenHealth difficultiesElectronic Health Record Concordance with Survey-Reported Military Sexual Trauma Among Younger Veterans: Associations with Health Care Utilization and Mental Health Diagnoses
Gaffey A, Burg M, Skanderson M, Deviva J, Brandt C, Bastian L, Haskell S. Electronic Health Record Concordance with Survey-Reported Military Sexual Trauma Among Younger Veterans: Associations with Health Care Utilization and Mental Health Diagnoses. Journal Of Women's Health 2024, 34: 125-132. PMID: 38946553, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2023.0993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic health recordsHealth care utilizationAssociated with health care utilizationMilitary sexual traumaVeterans Health AdministrationCare utilizationPosttraumatic stress disorderVeteran health care utilizationMental health visitsPrimary care utilizationMental health diagnosesCross-sectional associationsService-related characteristicsPost-9/11 veteransSexual traumaLikelihood of posttraumatic stress disorderEHR screensPrimary careVHA careHealth visitsOlder veteransHealth recordsYounger veteransDepression diagnosisExperience MSTTraumatic experiences and place of occurrence: An analysis of sex differences among a sample of recently arrived immigrant adults from Latin America
Vargas L, Sammel M, Richmond T, Ulrich C, Giano Z, Berkowitz L, Epperson C. Traumatic experiences and place of occurrence: An analysis of sex differences among a sample of recently arrived immigrant adults from Latin America. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0302363. PMID: 38875238, PMCID: PMC11178180, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHome countryLatin AmericaU.S. southern borderLatin American migrantsU.S.-Mexico borderCountry of originAmerican migrantsIncreased violenceMigration journeySexual assaultImmigrant adultsEconomic instabilitySexual traumaMigrantsGender differencesExposed to traumatic eventsSouthern borderCountriesAnalysis of sex differencesTraumatic experiencesTrauma exposureLatinTraumatic exposureCombat exposureHomeExamining bias in the award of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability benefits for posttraumatic stress disorder in women veterans: Analysis of evaluation reports and VA decisions
Gianoli M, Meisler A, Gordon R. Examining bias in the award of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability benefits for posttraumatic stress disorder in women veterans: Analysis of evaluation reports and VA decisions. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 2024, 37: 586-593. PMID: 38462544, DOI: 10.1002/jts.23034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderWomen veteransVeterans AffairsStress disorderOdds ratioU.S. Department of Veterans AffairsMilitary sexual traumaVeterans Affairs (VADepartment of Veterans AffairsPsychiatric symptomsPercentage of disabilityMental disordersSexual traumaSex differencesVA policyService-connectedDisability examinationsSecondary analysisDisability benefitsVeteransDisordersPromote equityDisability programsDisabilityNegative biasHealth and psychiatric impairment associated with moral injury, military sexual trauma, and their co-occurrence in U.S. combat veterans
Nichter B, Hill M, Maguen S, Norman S, Fischer I, Pietrzak R. Health and psychiatric impairment associated with moral injury, military sexual trauma, and their co-occurrence in U.S. combat veterans. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 2024, 179: 111617. PMID: 38394711, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2024.111617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMilitary sexual traumaExposure to military sexual traumaU.S. combat veteransCombat veteransMoral injurySexual traumaNational Health and ResilienceSeverity of posttraumatic stressPast-year suicidal ideationPrevalence of military sexual traumaPhysical health comorbiditiesCo-occurrenceChronic medical conditionsGeneralized anxietyPopulation-based studyPosttraumatic stressSuicidal ideationVeterans StudySomatic complaintsPsychosocial functioningInsomnia symptomsMilitary veteransLifetime prevalencePMIEsHealth comorbiditiesGrowing Concern About Unsheltered Homelessness Among Veterans: Clinical Characteristics and Engagement in Health Care Services
Kinney R, Szymkowiak D, Tsai J. Growing Concern About Unsheltered Homelessness Among Veterans: Clinical Characteristics and Engagement in Health Care Services. Public Health Reports 2024, 139: 582-590. PMID: 38323557, PMCID: PMC11344986, DOI: 10.1177/00333549241227155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnsheltered homelessnessHomeless ProgramHomeless veteransVA homeless programsMilitary sexual traumaVeterans AffairsPublic health approachVeteran homelessnessCollege educationHousing instabilityVA service-connected disabilityHomeless populationHealth care servicesSheltered statusUS Department of Veterans AffairsHomelessnessDepartment of Veterans AffairsHierarchical multivariable logistic regressionService-connected disabilityCorporate Data WarehouseSexual traumaCare servicesRepeated-measures analysisMultivariate logistic regressionHealth approachThe mediating role of social support in associations between childhood adversity, military sexual trauma, and homelessness in a nationally representative sample of US veterans
Bulanchuk N, Edwards E, Pietrzak R, Tsai J. The mediating role of social support in associations between childhood adversity, military sexual trauma, and homelessness in a nationally representative sample of US veterans. Journal Of Community Psychology 2024, 52: 399-414. PMID: 38289875, DOI: 10.1002/jcop.23105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMilitary sexual traumaAdverse childhood experiencesLifetime homelessnessSocial supportSexual traumaNationally representative sampleHistory of military sexual traumaCorrelates of homelessnessAvailability of social supportPerceived social supportInterpersonal social supportLow social supportRepresentative sampleChildhood adversityHomelessnessFemale veteransChildhood experiencesCommunity integrationMale counterpartsPath analysisVeteransUS veteransTrauma ratesNationalCorrelation analysisMilitary sexual trauma-related posttraumatic stress disorder service-connection: Characteristics of claimants and award denial across gender, race, and compared to combat trauma
Webermann A, Gianoli M, Rosen M, Portnoy G, Runels T, Black A. Military sexual trauma-related posttraumatic stress disorder service-connection: Characteristics of claimants and award denial across gender, race, and compared to combat trauma. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0280708. PMID: 38206995, PMCID: PMC10783784, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMilitary sexual traumaSexual traumaBlack veteransVeterans Benefits AdministrationVeterans' claimsPosttraumatic stress disorderBenefits administrationWomen veteransWhite veteransSystemic barriersService-connectedStress disorderMen veteransCharacteristics of claimantsStressor typeGenderCombat traumaClaimsRaceArmy veteransDenialEffect sizeUnderserved backgroundsVeteransHigher odds
2023
Characteristics of complex posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in young people with PTSD following multiple trauma exposure
Lofthouse K, Beeson E, Dalgleish T, Danese A, Hodgekins J, Mahoney‐Davies G, Smith P, Stallard P, Wilson J, Meiser‐Stedman R. Characteristics of complex posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in young people with PTSD following multiple trauma exposure. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2023, 65: 822-831. PMID: 37994207, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderNegative post-traumatic cognitionsComplex posttraumatic stress disorderPost-traumatic cognitionsMultiple traumatic eventsComplex PTSDSexual traumaCPTSD symptomsTraumatic eventsTrauma typesComorbid psychopathologyIntrafamilial abusePosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosisMultiple trauma exposuresPTSD-only groupCaregiver-reported questionnaireStress disorder diagnosisSocial factorsTrauma exposureStress disorderPTSD diagnosisTrauma characteristicsDisorder diagnosisPanic symptomsComorbid depressionCervical Cancer Prevention Among Veterans: What Is the Impact of Military Sexual Trauma, PTSD, and Women’s Health Primary Care Providers on Screening and Prevention?
Domenicano I, Combellick J, Warren A, Kyriakides T, Brandt C, Haskell S, Goulet J. Cervical Cancer Prevention Among Veterans: What Is the Impact of Military Sexual Trauma, PTSD, and Women’s Health Primary Care Providers on Screening and Prevention? Journal Of Military Social Work And Behavioral Health Services 2023, 11: 226-235. DOI: 10.1080/21635781.2023.2246884.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health conditionsWomen veteransMilitary sexual traumaCervical cancerCancer screeningCervical cancer screening ratesHealth conditionsVHA medical centersCancer screening ratesCervical cancer preventionCervical cancer screeningMultivariable logistic regressionPrimary care providersSexual traumaDiagnosis of PTSDPTSD disordersPatient characteristicsScreening ratesOutpatient careCancer preventionMultivariable modelMedical CenterCare providersWomen's healthCurrent studyMilitary Sexual Trauma and its Association with Mental Health Among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Veterans in the United States
Webermann A, Merians A, Gross G, Portnoy G, Rosen M, Pietrzak R. Military Sexual Trauma and its Association with Mental Health Among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Veterans in the United States. LGBT Health 2023, 10: s61-s69. PMID: 37754922, DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2023.0074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health symptomsMilitary sexual traumaHealth symptomsHeterosexual veteransCurrent drug use disordersCurrent mental health symptomsCurrent posttraumatic stress disorderMultivariable logistic regressionDrug use disordersPrevalence of MSTMilitary characteristicsSexual traumaPosttraumatic stress disorderRepresentative web-based surveyHigh prevalenceUse disordersU.S. veteransWeb-based surveySociodemographic characteristicsSymptomsBivariate analysisLogistic regressionStress disorderMental healthPrevalenceComparisons Between Young, Middle-Aged, and Older Adult Sexual and Gender Minority Male Sexual Assault Survivors
Cook J, Cations M, Simiola V, Ellis A, Bellamy C, Martino S. Comparisons Between Young, Middle-Aged, and Older Adult Sexual and Gender Minority Male Sexual Assault Survivors. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2023, 31: 833-843. PMID: 37217371, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2023.04.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressive symptomsSexual abuse historyMental health treatment engagementMental health treatmentCurrent depressive symptomsSymptoms of depressionAbuse historyMental health difficultiesSexual abuse/assaultClinical responseAdult sexual assaultPsychotherapy trialsHealth treatmentOnline screenerTrauma loadTreatment engagementAge groupsYounger groupHealth difficultiesMale survivorsTraumaSymptomsSexual traumaLower ratesMenTraining Male Sexual Abuse Survivors as Peer Leaders to Deliver Motivational Interviewing and Trauma-Informed Affirmative Care
Ellis A, Martino S, Simiola V, Bellamy C, O’Connell M, Cook J. Training Male Sexual Abuse Survivors as Peer Leaders to Deliver Motivational Interviewing and Trauma-Informed Affirmative Care. Journal Of Child Sexual Abuse 2023, 32: 494-512. PMID: 37080178, DOI: 10.1080/10538712.2023.2203691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSexual abuse survivorsMotivational interviewingAbuse survivorsSexual abusePeer leadersSexual assault historySelf-reported learningSexual traumaFormal mental health servicesMI trainingAssault historyAffirmative careWeekly supervisionMental health servicesAudio sessionsInterviewingLeaders’ beliefsLived experienceSkill levelGender minority menOnline groupsBeliefsTrainingVideo demonstrationMale survivorsThe 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
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