2020
Postpartum Depression in a Cohort of Post-9/11 Women Veterans: The Role of Military Stress and Trauma
Combellick J, Gaffey A, Driscoll M, Foley T, Ronzitti S, Dziura J, Bastian L, Zephyrin L, Mattocks K, Haskell S. Postpartum Depression in a Cohort of Post-9/11 Women Veterans: The Role of Military Stress and Trauma. Military Behavioral Health 2020, 8: 345-352. DOI: 10.1080/21635781.2020.1751351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPostpartum depressionWomen veteransMultivariate analysisCross-sectional studyUnique risk factorsMilitary-related factorsRisk factorsMilitary-related traumaMilitary exposureCombat exposureDepressionVeteransTrauma variablesCohortHigh rateTraumaExposureTraumatic experiencesMilitary stressAdditional supportPregnancyCliniciansFactorsMilitary serviceWomenSex Differences in Associations Between Depression and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Tobacco Use Among Veterans of Recent Conflicts
Gross GM, Bastian LA, Smith NB, Harpaz-Rotem I, Hoff R. Sex Differences in Associations Between Depression and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Tobacco Use Among Veterans of Recent Conflicts. Journal Of Women's Health 2020, 29: 677-685. PMID: 31934813, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2019.8082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderTobacco usePTSD symptomsFemale veteransSex differencesAssociation of depressionTobacco use cessationBaseline interview dataCross-sectional associationsMental health conditionsLogistic regression modelsPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsBinary logistic regression modelSex-specific barriersTobacco usersSymptomsStress disorderAlcohol useHealth conditionsDepressionDisorder symptomsVeteran sampleMH conditionsIntervention strategiesEffects of demographics
2001
Depressive Symptoms, Menopausal Status, and Climacteric Symptoms in Women at Midlife
Bosworth H, Bastian L, Kuchibhatla M, Steffens D, McBride C, Skinner C, Rimer B, Siegler I. Depressive Symptoms, Menopausal Status, and Climacteric Symptoms in Women at Midlife. Psychosomatic Medicine 2001, 63: 603-608. PMID: 11485114, DOI: 10.1097/00006842-200107000-00013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMenopausal statusClimacteric symptomsWomen age 45Depressive symptomsAge 45Estrogen/progesterone combinationHistory of oophorectomyHormone replacement therapyLogistic regression analysisRates of depressionCross-sectional surveyHigh rateProgesterone combinationPhysical inactivityReplacement therapyMenopausal stageMenopauseSymptomsWomenCommunity sampleDepressionStatusInadequate incomeYearsCES