2024
Co-occurring Chronic Pain and PTSD Among US Military Veterans: Prevalence, Correlates, and Functioning
Reed D, Fischer I, Williams R, Na P, Pietrzak R. Co-occurring Chronic Pain and PTSD Among US Military Veterans: Prevalence, Correlates, and Functioning. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2024, 39: 2009-2016. PMID: 38780882, PMCID: PMC11306465, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-08803-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCo-occurring chronic painNationally representative sampleChronic painPosttraumatic stress disorderPsychosocial functioningUS veteransPatient Health Questionnaire-4Representative sampleShort-Form Health Survey-8Prevalence of chronic painNational Health and ResilienceAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestChronic pain diagnosesDiagnosis of chronic painDisorders Identification TestCognitive Functioning ScaleMeasures of psychosocial functioningUS military veteransSelf-report itemsPosttraumatic Stress Disorder ChecklistHealth careVeterans StudyPain diagnosisFunctional scalesSuicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised
2015
Comorbidity and functional correlates of anxiety and physical conditions in Canadian Veterans
El-Gabalawy R, Thompson J, Sweet J, Erickson J, Mackenzie C, Pietrzak R, VanTil L, Sareen J. Comorbidity and functional correlates of anxiety and physical conditions in Canadian Veterans. Journal Of Military Veteran And Family Health 2015, 1: 37-46. DOI: 10.3138/jmvfh.2014-03.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth-related qualityPoorer physical health-related qualityPhysical health-related qualityMusculoskeletal conditionsActivity limitationsAnxiety disordersChronic painCanadian VeteransMental health-related qualityCorrelates of comorbidityCo-occurring anxiety disordersChronic physical conditionsComorbidity of anxietyRegular Force personnelPhysical health problemsMood disordersHealth promotionComorbiditiesHealth problemsRisk personnelFunctional correlatesHeavy drinkingPrevention effortsDisordersMilitary characteristics