2024
Military sexual trauma-related posttraumatic stress disorder service-connection: Characteristics of claimants and award denial across gender, race, and compared to combat trauma
Webermann A, Gianoli M, Rosen M, Portnoy G, Runels T, Black A. Military sexual trauma-related posttraumatic stress disorder service-connection: Characteristics of claimants and award denial across gender, race, and compared to combat trauma. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0280708. PMID: 38206995, PMCID: PMC10783784, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMilitary sexual traumaSexual traumaBlack veteransVeterans Benefits AdministrationVeterans' claimsPosttraumatic stress disorderBenefits administrationWomen veteransWhite veteransSystemic barriersService-connectedStress disorderMen veteransCharacteristics of claimantsStressor typeGenderCombat traumaClaimsRaceArmy veteransDenialEffect sizeUnderserved backgroundsVeteransHigher odds
2023
Functional Disability in US Military Veterans: The Importance of Integrated Whole Health Initiatives.
Meisler A, Gianoli M, Na P, Pietrzak R. Functional Disability in US Military Veterans: The Importance of Integrated Whole Health Initiatives. The Primary Care Companion For CNS Disorders 2023, 25 PMID: 37419488, DOI: 10.4088/pcc.22m03461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderIADL disabilityFunctional disabilityInstrumental ADLUS veteransCognitive disordersOlder ageDeployment-related injuryUS veteran populationUS military veteransLow incomeADL disabilityChronic painMale sexBlack raceClinical managementRisk factorsNational HealthSleep disordersDaily livingPsychiatric correlatesFunctional capacityVeteran populationDisability riskHealth initiativesCompensation and Pension Exams for Military Sexual Trauma–Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Examiner Perspectives, Clinical Impacts on Veterans, and Strategies
Webermann A, Nester M, Gianoli M, Black A, Rosen M, Mattocks K, Portnoy G. Compensation and Pension Exams for Military Sexual Trauma–Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Examiner Perspectives, Clinical Impacts on Veterans, and Strategies. Women's Health Issues 2023, 33: 428-434. PMID: 37003918, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2023.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVHA mental health careMental health carePosttraumatic stress disorderMilitary sexual traumaVeterans Benefits AdministrationClinical impactHealth careWomen veteransStress disorderSexual traumaPotential clinical impactCurrent psychosocial functioningThousands of veteransPsychotherapy referralsDiagnostic evaluationPsychosocial functioningDisability claimsPTSD symptomsVeteransCareTraumaExaminersExamDisordersExaminers’ responses
2022
Proposed Changes to the Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Rating Rubric for Mental Disorders
Gianoli M, Meisler A, Rosen M. Proposed Changes to the Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Rating Rubric for Mental Disorders. Psychiatric Services 2022, 74: 628-635. PMID: 36510762, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20220377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental disordersVeterans AffairsFunctional impairmentSymptom-based algorithmMental health conditionsPosttraumatic stress disorderRating schedulePsychiatric symptomsCurrent standard practiceStress disorderHealth conditionsDisordersDomains of functionDisability systemDisability benefitsExamination proceduresDisability determinationImpairmentStudy dataSignificant changesVeteransReal-world functioningStandard practiceRating rubricAward amount
2020
Zonisamide as an Adjunctive Treatment to Cognitive Processing Therapy for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Comorbid Alcohol Use Disorder: A Pilot Study
Petrakis I, Ralevski E, Arias AJ, DeNegre D, Newcomb J, Gianoli M, McCarthy E, Meshberg‐Cohen S, Yoon G. Zonisamide as an Adjunctive Treatment to Cognitive Processing Therapy for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Comorbid Alcohol Use Disorder: A Pilot Study. American Journal On Addictions 2020, 29: 515-524. PMID: 32462773, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.13061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAlcohol-Related DisordersAnticonvulsantsCognitive Behavioral TherapyCombined Modality TherapyDiagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)Double-Blind MethodFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient SatisfactionPilot ProjectsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticTreatment OutcomeVeterans HealthZonisamideConceptsAlcohol use disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderCognitive processing therapyComorbid alcohol use disorderSymptoms of PTSDUse disordersStress disorderPilot studyNonsignificant higher rateDouble-blind fashionReal-world treatmentCurrent alcohol dependenceEvidence-based psychotherapiesHigh rateAdjunctive treatmentPreliminary efficacyTreatment strategiesPsychosocial treatmentsPTSD outcomesZonisamideAlcohol dependencePlaceboLarger studyAlcohol useDisorders
2013
Quality of life in veterans with alcohol dependence and co-occurring mental illness
Ralevski E, Gianoli MO, McCarthy E, Petrakis I. Quality of life in veterans with alcohol dependence and co-occurring mental illness. Addictive Behaviors 2013, 39: 386-391. PMID: 23890764, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlcohol AbstinenceAlcohol DeterrentsAlcoholismAnalysis of VarianceBrief Psychiatric Rating ScaleComorbidityConnecticutDiagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)DisulfiramDouble-Blind MethodDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMassachusettsMental DisordersMiddle AgedNaltrexoneNarcotic AntagonistsPlacebosPsychotropic DrugsQuality of LifeSeverity of Illness IndexTreatment OutcomeVeterans
2012
Treatment for Comorbid Borderline Personality Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorders: A Review of the Evidence and Future Recommendations
Gianoli MO, Jane JS, O'Brien E, Ralevski E. Treatment for Comorbid Borderline Personality Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorders: A Review of the Evidence and Future Recommendations. Experimental And Clinical Psychopharmacology 2012, 20: 333-344. PMID: 22686496, PMCID: PMC3697118, DOI: 10.1037/a0027999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderBorderline personality disorderComorbid borderline personality disorderTreatment optionsSubstance use disordersUse disordersDual diagnosisBPD symptomsPersonality disorderPopulation of patientsSecond-generation antipsychoticsAlternative treatment optionPatterns of comorbiditySymptoms of BPDMedication optionsGeneration antipsychoticsPoor prognosisPharmacological treatmentSpecific psychotherapyRecent medicationAlcohol consumptionPatientsAlcohol cravingSymptomsDisorders
2010
The Interpersonal Problems of the Socially Avoidant: Self and Peer Shared Variance
Rodebaugh T, Gianoli M, Turkheimer E, Oltmanns T. The Interpersonal Problems of the Socially Avoidant: Self and Peer Shared Variance. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2010, 119: 331-340. PMID: 20455606, PMCID: PMC2875779, DOI: 10.1037/a0019031.Peer-Reviewed Original Research