2024
Happiness in US military veterans: Results from a nationally representative study
Kang H, Fischer I, Na P, Pietrzak R. Happiness in US military veterans: Results from a nationally representative study. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0313609. PMID: 39661580, PMCID: PMC11633995, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0313609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS military veteransMilitary veteransNational Health and ResilienceWhole Health approachEmotional stabilityMean happiness scoreWell-beingPerception of well-beingSeverity of depressive symptomsNationally representative sampleCorrelates of happinessMeasures of optimismVeterans' perceptionsPsychosocial characteristicsVeterans StudySubjective well-beingDepressive symptomsHealth approachRepresentative sampleHigher optimismVeteransHappiness scoresGreater happinessAnalyzed dataUS Department
2022
Depression and/or PTSD Comorbidity Affects Response to Antidepressants in Those With Alcohol Use Disorder
Na PJ, Ralevski E, Jegede O, Wolfgang A, Petrakis IL. Depression and/or PTSD Comorbidity Affects Response to Antidepressants in Those With Alcohol Use Disorder. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2022, 12: 768318. PMID: 35058816, PMCID: PMC8765227, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.768318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-traumatic stress disorderAlcohol use disorderCo-occurring depressionHeavy drinking daysBetter drinking outcomesDrinking daysDiagnostic groupsDrinking outcomesDepressive symptomsUse disordersPercent heavy drinking daysPercent drinking daysRandomized control trialSerotonergic antidepressantsPTSD comorbidityControl trialDepression groupDepressive outcomesSignificant interactionOverall significant differenceDesipramineParoxetinePlaceboMedicationsComorbid MDD