2019
Chapter 13 Trauma and Addiction—How to Treat Co-occurring PTSD and Substance Use Disorders
Vojvoda D, Petrakis I. Chapter 13 Trauma and Addiction—How to Treat Co-occurring PTSD and Substance Use Disorders. 2019, 189-196. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-54856-4.00013-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersAlcohol use disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderComorbid substance use disorderPTSD symptomsCo-occurring posttraumatic stress disorderRandomized clinical studyWorse clinical outcomesTreatment of patientsSeverity of AUDSeverity of symptomsCo-occurring disordersReduction of severityRecent pharmacological advancesAnticonvulsant topiramateClinical outcomesPharmacological treatmentPTSD comorbidityClinical studiesPharmacological advancesInconstant effectsMedicationsUse disordersAlcohol consumptionN-acetylcysteine
2017
Psychotropic Medication Prescribing in Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans and Vietnam Era Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Vojvoda D, Stefanovics EA, Rosenheck RA. Psychotropic Medication Prescribing in Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans and Vietnam Era Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2017, 205: 848-854. PMID: 28953506, DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000000755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIraq/Afghanistan veteransPosttraumatic stress disorderVietnam-era veteransAfghanistan veteransEra veteransAnxiolytics/sedatives/hypnoticsVeterans Health Administration (VHA) administrative dataStress disorderSedative/hypnoticsPsychotropic medication prescribingVeterans Health AdministrationNumber of prescriptionsProportion of veteransIraq/Afghanistan warMedication prescribingPsychotropic medicationsPsychotropic pharmacotherapyFiscal year 2012Psychopharmacological treatmentSame diagnosisHealth AdministrationYounger groupVeteransPrazosinAdministrative data
2014
Treatment of Veterans With PTSD at a VA Medical Center: Primary Care Versus Mental Health Specialty Care
Vojvoda D, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck RA. Treatment of Veterans With PTSD at a VA Medical Center: Primary Care Versus Mental Health Specialty Care. Psychiatric Services 2014, 65: 1238-1243. PMID: 24981414, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201300204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderPrimary care settingPrimary careSpecialty clinicCare settingsSpecialty mental health clinicsSpecialty mental health careMental health specialty careSpecialty mental health settingsVeterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare SystemComorbid psychiatric diagnosesMental health diagnosesVA Medical CenterMental health clinicsService-connected disabilityCharacteristics of veteransPercentage of veteransMental health servicesTreatment of veteransMental health careMental health settingsPsychotropic medicationsSpecialty careHealth clinicsRecent military conflicts
2008
Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in Bosnian refugees 3 1/2 years after resettlement
Vojvoda D, Weine SM, McGlashan T, Becker DF, Southwick SM. Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in Bosnian refugees 3 1/2 years after resettlement. The Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development 2008, 45: 421-426. PMID: 18629750, DOI: 10.1682/jrrd.2007.06.0083.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Persian Gulf War, Stress Effects of*
Southwick S, Vojvoda D, Morgan C, Lipschitz D. Persian Gulf War, Stress Effects of*. 2007, 102-107. DOI: 10.1016/b978-012373947-6.00294-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
An Increased Capacity for Adrenal DHEA Release is Associated with Decreased Avoidance and Negative Mood Symptoms in Women with PTSD
Rasmusson AM, Vasek J, Lipschitz DS, Vojvoda D, Mustone ME, Shi Q, Gudmundsen G, Morgan CA, Wolfe J, Charney DS. An Increased Capacity for Adrenal DHEA Release is Associated with Decreased Avoidance and Negative Mood Symptoms in Women with PTSD. Neuropsychopharmacology 2004, 29: 1546-1557. PMID: 15199367, DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1300432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderNegative mood symptomsAdrenal cortisol responsePremenopausal womenMood symptomsPTSD subjectsCortisol responseDHEA releaseAdrenal activationClinician-Administered PTSD Scale scoresChronic post-traumatic stress disorderHPA axis adaptationCorticotropin-releasing factorSeverity of PTSDEndogenous plasma levelsNontraumatized subjectsAdrenal axisDHEAS levelsPlasma levelsAdrenocorticotropic hormonePituitary ACTHProgesterone levelsDHEA responsesHealthy individualsAntiglucocorticoid mifepristone
2003
S.20.01 Adrenal & CSF neurosteroids as mediators of HPA axis upregulation and symptom production in premenopausal women with PTSD
Rasmusson A, Guidotti A, Charney D, Vojvoda D, Lipschitz D, Weisman D, Krystal J. S.20.01 Adrenal & CSF neurosteroids as mediators of HPA axis upregulation and symptom production in premenopausal women with PTSD. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2003, 13: s151-s152. DOI: 10.1016/s0924-977x(03)91680-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Increased pituitary and adrenal reactivity in premenopausal women with posttraumatic stress disorder
Rasmusson A, Lipschitz D, Wang S, Hu S, Vojvoda D, Bremner J, Southwick S, Charney D. Increased pituitary and adrenal reactivity in premenopausal women with posttraumatic stress disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2001, 50: 965-977. PMID: 11750893, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(01)01264-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderAdrenal axis regulationAdrenocorticotropic hormonePremenopausal womenPosttraumatic stress disorder subjectsPosttraumatic stress disorder groupCortisol responseStress disorderAxis regulationCortisol levelsUrinary free cortisol excretionDisorder subjectsUrinary free cortisol measurementChronic posttraumatic stress disorderDisorder groupAdrenocorticotropin stimulation testPeak cortisol responseMenstrual cycle phaseBaseline cortisol levelsGreater cortisol responseBaseline adrenocorticotropic hormoneLH surgeExogenous corticotropinPsychotropic medicationsStimulation test
1999
Case Series: PTSD Symptoms in Adolescent Survivors of “Ethnic Cleansing.” Results From a 1‐Year Follow‐up Study
BECKER D, WEINE S, VOJVODA D, MCGLASHAN T. Case Series: PTSD Symptoms in Adolescent Survivors of “Ethnic Cleansing.” Results From a 1‐Year Follow‐up Study. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 1999, 38: 775-781. PMID: 10361798, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199906000-00027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPTSD symptomsAssessment 1 yearPTSD severity scoresSeverity scorePsychiatric sequelaePosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severityDisorder symptom severityBaseline assessmentAssessment ScaleSymptom severitySymptomsAdolescent refugeesFollowHyperarousal symptomsAdolescent survivorsBaselineAvoidance symptomsFirst yearSubjectsVariety of factorsSequelaeBosnian refugeesGroupYearsCleansing
1998
PTSD Symptoms in Bosnian Refugees 1 Year After Resettlement in the United States
Weine S, Vojvoda D, Becker D, McGlashan T, Hodzic E, Laub D, Hyman L, Sawyer M, Lazrove S. PTSD Symptoms in Bosnian Refugees 1 Year After Resettlement in the United States. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1998, 155: 562-564. PMID: 9546008, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.155.4.562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderPTSD symptomsInitial assessmentPTSD severity scoresOlder refugeesSeverity scoreSevere symptomsPTSD symptom profilesSymptom profilesGreater riskPTSD diagnosisSymptomsBosnian refugeesStress disorderStandardized instrumentsUnited StatesSeverityPossible factorsAuthors' goalOverall decreaseYearsDiagnosisIndividual change after genocide in Bosnian survivors of “ethnic cleansing”: Assessing personality dysfunction
Weine S, Becker D, Vojvoda D, Hodzic E, Sawyer M, Hyman L, Laub D, McGlashan T. Individual change after genocide in Bosnian survivors of “ethnic cleansing”: Assessing personality dysfunction. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 1998, 11: 147-153. PMID: 9479683, DOI: 10.1023/a:1024469418811.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Refugee Women Resettling in the United States at Mid-Life after Ethnic Cleansing
Weine S, Vojvoda D. Refugee Women Resettling in the United States at Mid-Life after Ethnic Cleansing. Refuge Canada's Journal On Refuge 1997, 16: 10-15. DOI: 10.25071/1920-7336.21914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Family Survives Genocide
Weine S, Vojvoda D, Hartman S, Hyman L. A Family Survives Genocide. Psychiatry 1997, 60: 24-39. PMID: 9130312, DOI: 10.1080/00332747.1997.11024783.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Possible acceleration of alcoholic cirrhosis in a patient with bulimia
Platis I, Carpenter L, Vojvoda D, Bowers M, Mazure C. Possible acceleration of alcoholic cirrhosis in a patient with bulimia. International Journal Of Eating Disorders 1996, 20: 439-442. PMID: 8953333, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-108x(199612)20:4<439::aid-eat13>3.0.co;2-t.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMonozygotic twins concordant for response to clozapine
Vojvoda D, Grimmell K, Sernyak M, Mazure C. Monozygotic twins concordant for response to clozapine. The Lancet 1996, 347: 61. PMID: 8531572, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(96)91594-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
Adolescent Survivors of “Ethnic Cleansing”: Observations on the First Year in America
WEINE S, BECKER D, McGLASHAN T, VOJVODA D, HARTMAN S, ROBBINS J. Adolescent Survivors of “Ethnic Cleansing”: Observations on the First Year in America. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 1995, 34: 1153-1159. PMID: 7559309, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199509000-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderCluster symptomsDelayed-onset posttraumatic stress disorderStandard assessment scalesFirst yearDepressive disorderBosnian adolescentsPsychiatric assessmentClinical InterviewAssessment ScaleStress disorderSymptomsAdolescent survivorsSexual traumaMassive psychic traumaLower ratesTraumaDisordersTrauma testimonyAdolescentsPsychic traumaInsufficient timeYearsCleansingSurvivorsPsychiatric consequences of "ethnic cleansing": clinical assessments and trauma testimonies of newly resettled Bosnian refugees
Weine S, Becker D, McGlashan T, Laub D, Lazrove S, Vojvoda D, Hyman L. Psychiatric consequences of "ethnic cleansing": clinical assessments and trauma testimonies of newly resettled Bosnian refugees. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1995, 152: 536-542. PMID: 7694901, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.152.4.536.Peer-Reviewed Original Research