2023
The Role of Unit and Interpersonal Support in Military Sexual Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms
Webermann A, Relyea M, Portnoy G, Martino S, Brandt C, Haskell S. The Role of Unit and Interpersonal Support in Military Sexual Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence 2023, 38: 9514-9535. PMID: 37005795, DOI: 10.1177/08862605231165764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderMilitary sexual traumaUnit supportPTSD symptomsInterpersonal supportSexual traumaPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsOperation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn VeteransOperation New Dawn veteransNew Dawn veteransWomen veteransStress disorderSymptomsDisorder symptomsWomenService membersGreater PTSD symptomsVeteransTraumaPotential factorsGender differencesMediatorsLess units
2017
Optimizing trauma-informed intervention for intimate partner violence in veterans: The role of alexithymia
Berke DS, Macdonald A, Poole GM, Portnoy GA, McSheffrey S, Creech SK, Taft CT. Optimizing trauma-informed intervention for intimate partner violence in veterans: The role of alexithymia. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2017, 97: 222-229. PMID: 28826068, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2017.08.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrauma-informed interventionsTrauma-informed group interventionIntimate partner violenceRole of alexithymiaPsychological intimate partner violenceCognitive processingEmotion processingMeasures of IPVEmotional experiencePTSD severityGroup interventionETAU participantsAlexithymiaImpulsive aggressionRole of improvementPartner violenceService membersParticipantsCurrent studyRecent researchFeelingsDeficitsPotential facilitatorsVeteransIntervention