2024
An exploratory study of the prevalence and adverse associations of in-school traditional bullying and cyberbullying among adolescents in Connecticut
Rostam-Abadi Y, Stefanovics E, Zhai Z, Potenza M. An exploratory study of the prevalence and adverse associations of in-school traditional bullying and cyberbullying among adolescents in Connecticut. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 173: 372-380. PMID: 38593696, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.03.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBullying statusPatterns of bullyingAnti-bullying interventionsYouth Risk Behavior Survey dataInfluence of alcoholTraditional bullyingBullying subgroupsWeapon-carryingDating violenceBehavior Survey dataAssociated with suicide attemptsBullyingReport bullyingMental healthPhysical fightingSelf-harmHigh school studentsCyberbullyingReceipt of social supportConnecticut high school studentsSurvey-weighted logistic regressionAcademic performanceLogistic regressionInsecure housingPerceived family supportObesity in U.S. low-income veterans:Prevalence, clinical characteristics, and homelessness
Stefanovics E, Potenza M, Tsai J. Obesity in U.S. low-income veterans:Prevalence, clinical characteristics, and homelessness. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 173: 317-325. PMID: 38574595, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.03.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-income veteransU.S. veteransPrevalence estimates of obesityAssociated with low socioeconomic statusEstimates of obesityBurden of obesityWeight management programAssociated with co-occurrenceLow socioeconomic statusPrevalence of obesityPsychiatric medication useImprove overall healthU.S. veteran populationNationally representative sampleQuality of lifePositive reframingSocioeconomic statusPrevalence estimatesTargeted interventionsVeteran populationActive copingMedication useOverall healthCoping stylesRepresentative sampleGeneralized anxiety and mild anxiety symptoms in U.S. military veterans: Prevalence, characteristics, and functioning
Macdonald-Gagnon G, Stefanovics E, Potenza M, Pietrzak R. Generalized anxiety and mild anxiety symptoms in U.S. military veterans: Prevalence, characteristics, and functioning. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 171: 263-270. PMID: 38325107, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.02.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneralized anxiety disorderMild anxiety symptomsAnxiety symptomsMilitary veteransU.S. veteransCorrelates of generalized anxiety disorderCorrelates of anxiety symptomsAnxiety symptom severityU.S. military veteransAnxiety disordersGeneralized anxietyPoor mental healthSuicidal thoughtsSymptom severityMental disordersExcessive anxietyAnxietyMagnitude associationsMental healthFunctional impairmentVeteransFunctional correlatesClinical samplesNationally representative sampleSymptomsPerceptions of the COVID-19 Vaccine and Willingness to Receive Vaccination among Health Workers in Nigeria: A Cross-sectional Study.
Isiguzo G, Stefanovics E, Unamba N, Mbam T, Anyaehie U, Chukwu C, Anyaehie U, Osy-Eneze C, Ibezim E, Okoro U, Njoku P, Adimekwe A, Ibediro K, Stefanovics G, Iheanacho T. Perceptions of the COVID-19 Vaccine and Willingness to Receive Vaccination among Health Workers in Nigeria: A Cross-sectional Study. Nigerian Journal Of Clinical Practice 2024, 27: 102-108. PMID: 38317042, DOI: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_537_23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthcare workersConfidence of healthcare workersPublic health effortsCross-sectional surveyCOVID-19 vaccine hesitancyVaccine uptakeCross-sectional studyTertiary care settingIndependent t-testYounger healthcare workersHealth workersCare settingsChi-square (c2) testIncrease vaccine uptakeHealth effortsHealthcare settingsVaccine hesitancyClinical contactReceiving vaccinesVulnerable populationsCOVID-19Pharmacy workersCOVID-19 vaccineClinical laboratory professionalsLaboratory professionals
2023
Emergency Department Use Among Recently Homeless Adults in a Nationally Representative Sample
Ryus C, Stefanovics E, Tsai J, Rhee T, Rosenheck R. Emergency Department Use Among Recently Homeless Adults in a Nationally Representative Sample. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 0: 894-905. PMID: 37788030, PMCID: PMC10527843, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.59054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGambling participation among Connecticut adolescents from 2007 to 2019: Potential risk and protective factors
Stefanovics E, Gueorguieva R, Zhai Z, Potenza M. Gambling participation among Connecticut adolescents from 2007 to 2019: Potential risk and protective factors. Journal Of Behavioral Addictions 2023, 12: 490-499. PMID: 37335777, PMCID: PMC10316163, DOI: 10.1556/2006.2023.00027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of gamblingGambling participationPatterns of gamblingSocial supportSocial support programsGambling advertisementsTraumatic experiencesMedia coverageState of ConnecticutSocio-demographic characteristicsAffective concernsSubstance useConnecticut high school studentsGamblingAdolescent gamblingAnonymous self-completed questionnairePotential risk factorsParticipationSupport programsPublic health concernSelf-completed questionnaireCurrent substance useSocio-demographic dataCross-sectional surveyWarrants further studyChronically homeless veterans with gambling disorder: Epidemiology, clinical correlates, and traumatic experiences
Stefanovics E, Potenza M, Szymkowiak D, Tsai J. Chronically homeless veterans with gambling disorder: Epidemiology, clinical correlates, and traumatic experiences. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2023, 164: 118-124. PMID: 37339548, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.05.062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric treatmentGambling disorderChi-square testChronic homelessnessClinical correlatesDescriptive epidemiologyLow educational attainmentElevated oddsSuicidal thoughtsLogistic regressionTraumatic experiencesMental healthSubstance useHomeless veteransHomeless ProgramVeteransTreatmentLower ratesEpidemiologyBehavioral concernsDisordersStudy of factorsCorrelatesAnalysis of varianceEducational attainmentVictimization in schizophrenia and its relation to violence
Buchanan A, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck R. Victimization in schizophrenia and its relation to violence. Schizophrenia Research 2023, 255: 52-58. PMID: 36963231, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2023.03.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntervention Effectiveness (CATIE) trialMental health symptomsStudy entryCross-sectional designAntipsychotic treatmentEffectiveness trialSchizophrenia symptomsMultivariate analysisHealth symptomsSchizophreniaViolent behaviorSubstance useSymptomsRecent victimizationPotential causesAggressive behaviorChildhood experiencesBaselineMore incidentsCorrelatesTreatmentVictims of violenceSexual abuseClose friendsMost perpetratorsMultimorbidity and Correlates of Comorbid Depression and Generalized Anxiety Disorder in a Nationally Representative US Sample
Jegede O, Stefanovics E, Rhee T, Rosenheck R. Multimorbidity and Correlates of Comorbid Depression and Generalized Anxiety Disorder in a Nationally Representative US Sample. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2023, 211: 355-361. PMID: 36807207, DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000001625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderAdditional psychiatric diagnosesRepresentative US sampleComorbid groupPsychiatric disordersPsychiatric diagnosisPoor mental health qualityMental health-related qualityPoorer mental health-related qualityAnxiety disordersHealth-related qualityAdditional psychiatric disordersNationally Representative US SampleMental health qualityLogistic regression analysisSubstance use disordersNational Epidemiologic SurveyMDD-only groupRelated Conditions-IIISingle disorder groupsGeneralized anxiety disorderSingle diagnosis groupsPsychiatric comorbidityComorbid depressionDepressive disorderSex-specific risk and resilience correlates of suicidal ideation in U.S. military veterans
Stefanovics E, Potenza M, Tsai J, Nichter B, Pietrzak R. Sex-specific risk and resilience correlates of suicidal ideation in U.S. military veterans. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2023, 328: 303-311. PMID: 36775254, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.02.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicidal ideationMale veteransFemale veteransU.S. military veteransRisk factorsGender-specific risk factorsPrevalence of SISex-specific riskMilitary veteransDifferent risk factorsAlcohol use disorderLow psychological resilienceMultivariable analysisNational HealthRepresentative sampleUse disordersU.S. veteransVeterans StudySuicide preventionTreatment effortsVeteransLow purposeStrongest correlatePrevalenceIdeationOpioid Use Disorder With Chronic Pain Increases Disease Burden and Service Use
MacLean RR, Sofuoglu M, Stefanovics E, Rosenheck R. Opioid Use Disorder With Chronic Pain Increases Disease Burden and Service Use. Psychological Services 2023, 20: 157-165. PMID: 34968125, PMCID: PMC9358616, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderChronic painMental health diagnosesService useUse disordersHealth AdministrationConcurrent opioid use disorderHealth diagnosisOngoing opioid epidemicOutpatient service useVeterans Health AdministrationMental health disordersSubstance use diagnosesSingle disorder groupsClinical service useOpioid prescriptionsAdditional comorbiditiesMultinomial regression analysisDisease burdenMedication fillsOpioid epidemicPrescription opiatesMedical conditionsMedical disordersUse diagnoses
2022
Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Recreational and At-Risk/Problematic Gambling in a National Sample of U.S. Military Veterans
Stefanovics E, Potenza M, Tsai J, Pietrzak R. Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Recreational and At-Risk/Problematic Gambling in a National Sample of U.S. Military Veterans. Journal Of Gambling Studies 2022, 39: 1077-1097. PMID: 36378356, DOI: 10.1007/s10899-022-10165-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurrent psychiatric diagnosisU.S. military veteransUse disordersPsychiatric diagnosisMilitary veteransU.S. veteransDrug use disordersMental health treatmentSubstance use disordersChi-square testClinical characteristicsTrauma burdenNational HealthAdjusted associationsRoutine screeningClinical measuresRecreational gamblingCurrent prevalenceMale veteransHealth treatmentHigher household incomeSuicidal ideationVeterans StudyLogistic regressionExtensive involvementDoes Street Outreach Engage Its Intended Target Population? Clinical Experience in the Veteran’s Health Administration Homeless Service Programs
Lo E, Tsai J, Stefanovics EA, Rosenheck R. Does Street Outreach Engage Its Intended Target Population? Clinical Experience in the Veteran’s Health Administration Homeless Service Programs. Psychiatric Quarterly 2022, 93: 1003-1016. PMID: 36331755, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-022-10004-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStreet outreachObesity in Latinx and White U.S. military veterans: prevalence, physical health, and functioning
Stefanovics EA, Grilo CM, Pietrzak RH. Obesity in Latinx and White U.S. military veterans: prevalence, physical health, and functioning. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2022, 155: 163-170. PMID: 36030571, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.08.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite veteransU.S. military veteransMilitary veteransPhysical healthHigh blood pressurePrevalence of obesityPopulation-based sampleNon-Hispanic whitesHigher somatic symptomsBlood pressureLiver diseaseNational HealthObesity preventionFunctional impairmentMedical conditionsGeneral populationObesityInsomnia severityPsychosocial dysfunctionMultivariate analysisU.S. veteransVeterans StudyHeart attackSomatic symptomsFunctional correlatesUpdate on Gambling Disorder
Stefanovics EA, Potenza MN. Update on Gambling Disorder. Psychiatric Clinics Of North America 2022, 45: 483-502. PMID: 36055734, DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2022.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment of GDGambling disorderClinical trialsPsychiatric disordersPossible treatmentAdult populationNoninvasive neuromodulationBehavioral interventionsSpecific populationsDisordersTreatmentFormal indicationImproved identificationMedicationsEtiologyPopulationNeuromodulationEnvironmental factorsTrialsPreventionRates and correlates of dual diagnosis among adults with psychiatric and substance use disorders in a nationally representative U.S sample
Jegede O, Rhee TG, Stefanovics EA, Zhou B, Rosenheck RA. Rates and correlates of dual diagnosis among adults with psychiatric and substance use disorders in a nationally representative U.S sample. Psychiatry Research 2022, 315: 114720. PMID: 35834863, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.114720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersDual diagnosisPsychiatric disordersIndependent correlatesUse disordersDrug use diagnosesService use characteristicsPoor mental HRQOLRelated Conditions Wave IIINational Epidemiologic SurveyRepresentative US sampleMental HRQOLSUD diagnosisUse diagnosesTreatment needsEpidemiologic SurveyWave IIIAdult traumaMedical problemsSuicide attemptsDiagnosisDisordersAdultsFurther studiesSocial supportWomen’s Use of Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services: Rates, Correlates, and Comparisons to Men
Falker CG, Stefanovics EA, Rhee TG, Rosenheck RA. Women’s Use of Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services: Rates, Correlates, and Comparisons to Men. Psychiatric Quarterly 2022, 93: 737-752. PMID: 35661318, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-022-09989-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersSUD treatmentSubstance use disorder treatment servicesDSM-5 SUD diagnosesSUD treatment useReceipt of treatmentPast-year treatmentDisorder treatment servicesTreatment receiptSUD diagnosisTreatment useService useUse disordersGender differencesTreatment servicesWomenSignificant gender differencesMenSignificant differencesTreatmentSpite of evidenceWomen's useReceiptCorrelatesLittle informationGender Differences in Diagnostic Remission of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Proportions and Correlates of Remission in a Nationally Representative U.S. Sample
Stefanovics EA, Rhee TG, Rosenheck RA. Gender Differences in Diagnostic Remission of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Proportions and Correlates of Remission in a Nationally Representative U.S. Sample. Psychiatric Quarterly 2022, 93: 663-676. PMID: 35353267, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-022-09979-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderDiagnostic remissionStress disorderCorrelates of remissionEmergency room visitsLifetime PTSD diagnosisProportion of menNational Epidemiologic SurveyRelated Conditions-IIIRoom visitsGender-specific correlatesParental historyRemissionLifetime diagnosisEpidemiologic SurveyClinical disadvantagesGender differencesSuicide attemptsPast homelessnessPTSD diagnosisAge 15Violent behaviorWomenSignificant gender differencesMenPersistence of significant pain interference following substance use disorder remission: Negative association with psychosocial and physical recovery
Manhapra A, Stefanovics EA, Rhee TG, Rosenheck RA. Persistence of significant pain interference following substance use disorder remission: Negative association with psychosocial and physical recovery. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2022, 232: 109339. PMID: 35121202, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersPast-year substance use disorderSevere pain interferencePain interferenceIndependent associationSUD remissionActive substance use disorderSignificant pain interferenceIndependent negative associationRelated Conditions Wave IIINegative associationPositive independent associationStrong negative associationUnited States adultsNational Epidemiologic SurveyPersistent painPhysical functionRemissionUS adultsUse disordersDisorder remissionEpidemiologic SurveyWave IIIClinical attentionStates adults“Lives of despair” at risk for “deaths of despair”: tracking an under-recognized, vulnerable population
Na PJ, Stefanovics EA, Rhee TG, Rosenheck RA. “Lives of despair” at risk for “deaths of despair”: tracking an under-recognized, vulnerable population. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2022, 57: 1123-1134. PMID: 35028698, PMCID: PMC8757395, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-022-02218-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersLifetime substance use disorderDeaths of despairSuicide attemptsUS adultsMental health service utilizationMental health care servicesQuality mental health careHealth service utilizationRelated Conditions Wave IIIMental health treatmentMental health careNational Epidemiologic SurveyQuality of lifeMore psychosocial adversityHealth care servicesCharacteristics of adultsMultivariable analysisService utilizationPsychiatric disordersUse disordersEpidemiologic SurveyWave IIIHealth treatmentAdverse experiences