2012
Examining the relation between combat-related concussion, a novel 5-factor model of posttraumatic stress symptoms, and health-related quality of life in Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.
Tsai J, Whealin JM, Scott JC, Harpaz-Rotem I, Pietrzak RH. Examining the relation between combat-related concussion, a novel 5-factor model of posttraumatic stress symptoms, and health-related quality of life in Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2012, 73: 1110-8. PMID: 22781019, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.11m07587.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health-related qualityHealth-related qualityPersistent postconcussive symptomsCombat-related concussionPostconcussive symptomsAlcohol use problemsPTSD symptomsAfghanistan veteransPhysical health-related qualityForm Health SurveyDysphoric arousal symptomsUse problemsIraq/Afghanistan veteransStrongest predictorPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsClinical characteristicsProgram registryHealth SurveyPsychiatric cliniciansPosttraumatic stress symptomsMultivariate analysisSymptomsConcussionBivariate analysisSymptomatic veterans
2011
Serving Those Who Served: Retention of Newly Returning Veterans From Iraq and Afghanistan in Mental Health Treatment
Harpaz-Rotem I, Rosenheck RA. Serving Those Who Served: Retention of Newly Returning Veterans From Iraq and Afghanistan in Mental Health Treatment. Psychiatric Services 2011, 62: 22-27. PMID: 21209295, DOI: 10.1176/ps.62.1.pss6201_0022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfghan Campaign 2001-Case-Control StudiesComorbidityFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansIraq War, 2003-2011MaleMental DisordersMental Health ServicesMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPatient Acceptance of Health CarePatient DropoutsProportional Hazards ModelsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesVeteransConceptsMental health visitsMental health treatmentPosttraumatic stress disorderVietnam-era veteransHealth visitsHealth treatmentPTSD treatmentMental health statusMental health servicesComorbid conditionsInitial diagnosisNumber of visitsNew diagnosisPsychiatric treatmentComorbid diagnosesHealth statusPoisson regressionSurvival analysisFunction of ageHealth servicesMultivariate analysisMore visitsVeterans AffairsStress disorder