2024
Obstructive 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 disorderUsing the Moral Injury and Distress Scale to identify clinically meaningful moral injury
Maguen S, Griffin B, Pietrzak R, McLean C, Hamblen J, Norman S. Using the Moral Injury and Distress Scale to identify clinically meaningful moral injury. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 2024, 37: 685-696. PMID: 38655683, DOI: 10.1002/jts.23050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPotentially morally injurious eventsTrauma-related guiltMoral injuryCut scoresClinically significant mental health symptomsSignificant mental health symptomsExposure to potentially morally injurious eventsSample of military veteransMental health symptomsPopulation-based sampleHealth care workersRisk of negative outcomesFunctional impairmentDepressive symptom severityMorally injurious eventsInjury carePMIE exposureNon-HispanicMental healthHealth symptomsCare workersInjury eventsPosttraumatic stressMilitary veteransSymptom severityHealth and psychiatric impairment associated with moral injury, military sexual trauma, and their co-occurrence in U.S. combat veterans
Nichter B, Hill M, Maguen S, Norman S, Fischer I, Pietrzak R. Health and psychiatric impairment associated with moral injury, military sexual trauma, and their co-occurrence in U.S. combat veterans. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 2024, 179: 111617. PMID: 38394711, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2024.111617.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMilitary sexual traumaExposure to military sexual traumaU.S. combat veteransCombat veteransMoral injurySexual traumaNational Health and ResilienceSeverity of posttraumatic stressPast-year suicidal ideationPrevalence of military sexual traumaPhysical health comorbiditiesCo-occurrenceChronic medical conditionsGeneralized anxietyPopulation-based studyPosttraumatic stressSuicidal ideationVeterans StudySomatic complaintsPsychosocial functioningInsomnia symptomsMilitary veteransLifetime prevalencePMIEsHealth comorbidities
2022
Prior differences in previous trauma exposure primarily drive the observed racial/ethnic differences in posttrauma depression and anxiety following a recent trauma
Harnett N, Dumornay N, Delity M, Sanchez L, Mohiuddin K, Musey P, Seamon M, McLean S, Kessler R, Koenen K, Beaudoin F, Lebois L, van Rooij S, Sampson N, Michopoulos V, Maples-Keller J, Haran J, Storrow A, Lewandowski C, Hendry P, Sheikh S, Jones C, Punches B, Kurz M, Swor R, McGrath M, Hudak L, Pascual J, House S, An X, Stevens J, Neylan T, Jovanovic T, Linnstaedt S, Germine L, Datner E, Chang A, Pearson C, Peak D, Merchant R, Domeier R, Rathlev N, O'Neil B, Sergot P, Bruce S, Miller M, Pietrzak R, Joormann J, Barch D, Pizzagalli D, Sheridan J, Smoller J, Luna B, Harte S, Elliott J, Ressler K. Prior differences in previous trauma exposure primarily drive the observed racial/ethnic differences in posttrauma depression and anxiety following a recent trauma. Psychological Medicine 2022, 53: 2553-2562. PMID: 35094717, PMCID: PMC9339026, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291721004475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderPrevious trauma exposureTrauma exposurePosttraumatic depressionPrior differencesChildhood emotional abusePrior trauma exposureSelf-report assessmentsWhite participantsPosttraumatic stressStress disorderAnxiety symptomsEmotional abuseLife stressorsPTSD ratesEarly aftermathPosttraumatic dysfunctionAnxietySymptom trajectoriesRecent traumaEthnic differencesAURORA studyParticipantsSymptom recoveryRecent research