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
2015
Trauma, Social Support, Family Conflict, and Chronic Pain in Recent Service Veterans: Does Gender Matter?
Driscoll MA, Higgins DM, Seng EK, Buta E, Goulet JL, Heapy AA, Kerns RD, Brandt CA, Haskell SG. Trauma, Social Support, Family Conflict, and Chronic Pain in Recent Service Veterans: Does Gender Matter? Pain Medicine 2015, 16: 1101-1111. PMID: 25930005, DOI: 10.1111/pme.12744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic painDepressive symptom severityPain interferencePain severitySymptom severitySocial supportCombat exposurePerpetuation of painChildhood interpersonal traumaMilitary sexual traumaInterpersonal traumaHigh prevalencePainDepressive symptomsWomen veteransService veteransTraumatic life eventsTraumatic sexual experiencesTraumaBaseline surveyMarital statusSeverityFamily conflictVeteransSexual trauma
2008
The Association of Sexual Trauma with Persistent Pain in a Sample of Women Veterans Receiving Primary Care
Haskell SG, Papas RK, Heapy A, Reid MC, Kerns RD. The Association of Sexual Trauma with Persistent Pain in a Sample of Women Veterans Receiving Primary Care. Pain Medicine 2008, 9: 710-717. PMID: 18565005, DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2008.00460.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain-related interferencePresence of painPersistent painPain intensityWomen veteransClinic populationChronic conditionsHealth centersSexual traumaDepressive symptom severity scoresMultivariate logistic regression analysisOngoing pain problemsMultivariate linear regression analysisMore chronic conditionsGreater pain intensityDepressive symptom scoresSymptom severity scoresWomen's health centersLogistic regression analysisRegression analysisDepression symptom severityHigh rateMilitary sexual harassmentPain interferenceRoutine appointments