Identifying Factors Linked to Current Patterns of Alcohol Consumption in U.S. Veterans with a History of Alcohol Use Disorder
Jalilian-Khave L, Stefanovics E, Potenza M, Pietrzak R. Identifying Factors Linked to Current Patterns of Alcohol Consumption in U.S. Veterans with a History of Alcohol Use Disorder. International Journal Of Mental Health And Addiction 2024, 1-18. DOI: 10.1007/s11469-024-01412-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHistory of alcohol use disorderAlcohol use disorderUse disorderU.S. veteransHazardous drinkingNational Health and ResilienceLifetime history of alcohol use disorderLifetime alcohol use disorderAlcohol use problemsDrug use disordersPatterns of alcohol consumptionAlcohol use patternsHigher education levelNationally representative sampleMultinomial logistic regression analysisVeterans StudyLifetime historyLifetime traumaAlcohol consumption patternsQuality of lifeNon-veteransLogistic regression analysisPsychosocial traitsTreatment effortsPsychosocial factorsTrauma-Related Nightmares Among U.S. Veterans: Findings from a Nationally Representative Study
Worley C, Meshberg-Cohen S, Fischer I, Pietrzak R. Trauma-Related Nightmares Among U.S. Veterans: Findings from a Nationally Representative Study. Sleep Medicine 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2024.11.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrauma-related nightmaresNationally representative sampleSuicidal ideationTreatment of trauma-related nightmaresRepresentative sampleAssociated with adverse mental healthExposure to adverse childhood eventsTrauma-exposed veteransAssociated with elevated oddsAdverse mental healthIncreased suicide riskNationally representative studyAdverse childhood eventsUS military veteransTransdiagnostic assessmentNightmare severityTrauma exposureHealth historySociodemographic factorsMental healthSuicide riskTrauma typesPsychiatric conditionsSociodemographic characteristicsPsychosocial functioningPrevalence, Correlates, and Burden of Subthreshold PTSD in US Veterans.
Fischer I, Na P, Harpaz-Rotem I, Marx B, Pietrzak R. Prevalence, Correlates, and Burden of Subthreshold PTSD in US Veterans. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2024, 85 PMID: 39480145, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.24m15465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubthreshold posttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorder symptom clustersLifetime psychiatric disordersUS veteransUS military veteransSymptom-related distressStress disorderPsychiatric disordersSymptom clustersTreating veteransCriterion AMilitary veteransTraumatic eventsCognitive functionWorking case definitionMental healthCriterion FFunctional impairmentVeteransNationally representative sampleFunctional correlatesDisordersElevated oddsGreater oddsLoneliness Trajectories in U.S. Military Veterans: A 3-Year Longitudinal Study of Risk and Protective Factors
Ong A, Cintron D, Rottenberg J, Panaite V, Fischer I, Na P, Jeste D, Pietrzak R. Loneliness Trajectories in U.S. Military Veterans: A 3-Year Longitudinal Study of Risk and Protective Factors. The Journals Of Gerontology Series B 2024, gbae171. PMID: 39390809, DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbae171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGrowth mixture modelingU.S. military veteransLoneliness trajectoriesMilitary veteransLongitudinal Study of RiskNational Health and ResilienceEarly life adversitySelf-report ratingsProtective factorsWorse cognitive functionMental health concernsPhysical health outcomesHealth concernAdverse childhood experiencesRisk factorsLongitudinal cohort studyStudy of riskNationally representative samplePotential psychosocial riskPromote social connectednessSignificant public health concernVeterans StudyLife adversityThree-step regression analysisCognitive functionSexual Orientation Moderates the Association Between Health Care Utilization-Related Factors and Mental Health Service Nonutilization Among United States Military Veterans
Chang C, Fischer I, Harper K, Livingston N, Depp C, Norman S, Pietrzak R. Sexual Orientation Moderates the Association Between Health Care Utilization-Related Factors and Mental Health Service Nonutilization Among United States Military Veterans. Psychological Services 2024 PMID: 39347751, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeterosexual veteransSexual minority veteransHealth careMinority veteransMilitary veteransPsychiatric needsMental health treatment utilizationNational Health and ResilienceSource of health careSexual minoritiesVA health careUnited States military veteransU.S. military veteransMental health problemsNationally representative sampleSexual orientationNon-VADifficulties ScheduleVeterans StudyTreatment utilizationInfluence utilizationRepresentative sampleHealth problemsVeteransMental treatmentPersistent distress related to systemic racism among black veterans in the United States
Whealin J, Jegede O, Na P, Haeny A, Pietrzak R. Persistent distress related to systemic racism among black veterans in the United States. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 365: 375-378. PMID: 39147153, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.08.052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdverse mental health sequelaeRisk of mental health problemsMilitary veteransIncreased risk of mental health problemsEthnic minority veteransSystemic racismMental health sequelaeMental health problemsUse of self-reportsEthnic minority populationsNationally representative sampleUS military veteransMultinomial logistic regression analysisSignificant emotional burdenStudy periodNon-veteransLogistic regression analysisEmotional burdenMinority veteransBlack veteransUS veteransHealth sequelaeBaseline assessmentHealthcare systemUS populationObstructive Respiratory Disease in U.S. Veterans: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Health Burden
Bamonti P, Fischer I, Moye J, Poghosyan H, Pietrzak R. Obstructive Respiratory Disease in U.S. Veterans: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Health Burden. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 176: 140-147. PMID: 38857555, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.05.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysical health burdenNationally representative sampleU.S. veteransObstructive respiratory diseaseHealth burdenRepresentative sampleNational Health and ResiliencePhysical health characteristicsRespiratory diseaseSecondary data analysisSevere somatic symptomsHealth characteristicsVA healthcareVeterans StudyTrauma burdenLow-incomeSomatic symptomsPosttraumatic stressMultivariate regression analysisVeteransMedical conditionsCurrent suicidal ideationGeneralized anxiety disorderMedical comorbiditiesNicotine use disorderCo-occurring Chronic Pain and PTSD Among US Military Veterans: Prevalence, Correlates, and Functioning
Reed D, Fischer I, Williams R, Na P, Pietrzak R. Co-occurring Chronic Pain and PTSD Among US Military Veterans: Prevalence, Correlates, and Functioning. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2024, 39: 2009-2016. PMID: 38780882, PMCID: PMC11306465, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-08803-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCo-occurring chronic painNationally representative sampleChronic painPosttraumatic stress disorderPsychosocial functioningUS veteransPatient Health Questionnaire-4Representative sampleShort-Form Health Survey-8Prevalence of chronic painNational Health and ResilienceAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestChronic pain diagnosesDiagnosis of chronic painDisorders Identification TestCognitive Functioning ScaleMeasures of psychosocial functioningUS military veteransSelf-report itemsPosttraumatic Stress Disorder ChecklistHealth careVeterans StudyPain diagnosisFunctional scalesSuicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-RevisedWell-being domains in U.S. military veterans: identifying modifiable factors to promote whole health.
Fischer I, Na P, Feldman D, Krist A, Kudler H, Jeste D, Pietrzak R. Well-being domains in U.S. military veterans: identifying modifiable factors to promote whole health. International Psychogeriatrics 2024, 1-7. PMID: 38770709, DOI: 10.1017/s1041610224000589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchU.S. military veteransPromotion of overall healthModifiable factorsWell-beingU.S. Department of Veterans AffairsMilitary veteransDepartment of Veterans AffairsAnalyzed cross-sectional dataModel of healthcareDisease-centred modelNationally representative samplePromote well-beingWell-being domainsWhole healthCross-sectional dataModifiable healthVeterans AffairsSocial supportPsychosocial correlatesOverall healthSocioeconomic well-beingU.S. veteransDisease preventionSocioeconomic domainsRepresentative sampleFunctional significance of posttraumatic growth in U.S. military veterans
Gower T, Fischer I, Tsai J, Kang H, Na P, Tedeschi R, Pietrzak R. Functional significance of posttraumatic growth in U.S. military veterans. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 356: 267-273. PMID: 38614442, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.04.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorder symptomsPosttraumatic growthPsychosocial functioningTraumatic eventsTrauma-exposed U.S. veteransNational Health and ResilienceMale veteran samplePost-trauma functioningPattern of findingsRetrospective self-reportsU.S. military veteransVeteran sampleStress disorderVeterans StudyExamined relationsCross-sectional designMilitary veteransNationally representative sampleU.S. veteransAssociated with functionsPhysical functionClinical interventionsPsychosocial characteristicsVeteransProblem Opioid Use Among US Military Veterans: Prevalence, Correlates, and Psychiatric Characteristics
Na P, Petrakis I, Krystal J, Pietrzak R. Problem Opioid Use Among US Military Veterans: Prevalence, Correlates, and Psychiatric Characteristics. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2024, 18: 313-318. PMID: 38498625, PMCID: PMC11150085, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInstrumental activities of daily livingInstrumental activities of daily living disabilityLifetime suicide attemptsProblem opioid useUS military veteransUS veteransPsychiatric characteristicsSuicide attemptsMilitary veteransAssociated with black race/ethnicityActivities of daily livingNational Health and ResilienceLifetime alcohol use disorderMental health morbidityPosttraumatic stress disorderMental health disordersAlcohol use disorderNon-Hispanic race/ethnicityMultivariate logistic regression modelNationally representative sampleOpioid useLogistic regression modelsInstrumental activitiesHealth morbidityDaily livingObesity in Latinx and White U.S. military veterans: Mental health, psychosocial burden, non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal behavior
Stefanovics E, Grilo C, Potenza M, Pietrzak R. Obesity in Latinx and White U.S. military veterans: Mental health, psychosocial burden, non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal behavior. Psychiatry Research 2024, 335: 115844. PMID: 38484606, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.115844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-suicidal self-injuryDrug use disordersU.S. military veteransMental health problemsMilitary veteransSelf-injuryUse disorderSymptoms of internalizing disordersLevels of childhood traumaNational Health and ResiliencePost-traumatic stress disorderIncreased risk of mental health problemsWhite veteransCoping self-efficacyRisk of mental health problemsLatinx ethnicityGeneralized anxietyStress disorderChildhood traumaHealth problemsSuicidal behaviorVeterans StudyCorrelates of obesityCulturally sensitive preventionNationally representative 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 sampleSymptomsThe mediating role of social support in associations between childhood adversity, military sexual trauma, and homelessness in a nationally representative sample of US veterans
Bulanchuk N, Edwards E, Pietrzak R, Tsai J. The mediating role of social support in associations between childhood adversity, military sexual trauma, and homelessness in a nationally representative sample of US veterans. Journal Of Community Psychology 2024, 52: 399-414. PMID: 38289875, DOI: 10.1002/jcop.23105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMilitary sexual traumaAdverse childhood experiencesLifetime homelessnessSocial supportSexual traumaNationally representative sampleHistory of military sexual traumaCorrelates of homelessnessAvailability of social supportPerceived social supportInterpersonal social supportLow social supportRepresentative sampleChildhood adversityHomelessnessFemale veteransChildhood experiencesCommunity integrationMale counterpartsPath analysisVeteransUS veteransTrauma ratesNationalCorrelation analysisNegative aging stereotypes in U.S. military veterans: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study.
Georgescu M, Fischer I, Beydoun M, Pietrzak R. Negative aging stereotypes in U.S. military veterans: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. International Psychogeriatrics 2024, 1-6. PMID: 38230487, DOI: 10.1017/s1041610223004507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNegative age stereotypesU.S. military veteransHealth conditionsAge stereotypesU.S. veteransMilitary veteransNational Health and ResilienceOlder ageNationally representative sampleNon-veteransPromote healthCognitive healthPsychosocial factorsEmotional healthVeterans StudyRelative weight analysisRepresentative sampleVeteransHealthLow gritCognitive agingIndependent correlatesIncreased riskEmotional stabilityEmotional aging