2020
Courses of suicidal ideation among military veterans in residential treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder
Smith NB, Sippel LM, Rozek DC, Spangler PT, Traber D, Straud CL, Hoff R, Harpaz‐Rotem I. Courses of suicidal ideation among military veterans in residential treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder. Depression And Anxiety 2020, 37: 273-284. PMID: 31951318, PMCID: PMC7054126, DOI: 10.1002/da.22993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderBaseline posttraumatic stress disorderPTSD treatmentResidential PTSD treatmentPhysical functioningSuicidal thoughtsStress disorderPTSD symptomsSubstance useVeterans Affairs medical facilitiesWorse physical functioningLength of stayPTSD symptom improvementTrauma-focused psychotherapySpecific treatment interventionsPTSD symptom changeSeverity of suicidalSI onsetRace/ethnicitySymptom improvementPTSD improvementBaseline depressionMultinomial logistic regressionTreatment interventionsSuicidal ideation
2016
Nature and determinants of suicidal ideation among U.S. veterans: Results from the national health and resilience in veterans study
Smith NB, Mota N, Tsai J, Monteith L, Harpaz-Rotem I, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Nature and determinants of suicidal ideation among U.S. veterans: Results from the national health and resilience in veterans study. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2016, 197: 66-73. PMID: 26970267, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.02.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic suicidal ideationPhysical health difficultiesSuicidal ideationU.S. veteransProtective psychosocial characteristicsNational HealthPsychosocial characteristicsHealth difficultiesSI onsetMajor public health concernProspective cohort studyPublic health concernSubstance abuse historyWave 1Majority of veteransU.S. military veteransCohort studyProtective correlatesTwo-week timeframePsychiatric distressVeterans StudySociodemographic characteristicsSuicidal thoughtsHealth concernTreatment efforts