2023
Purpose in life protects against the development of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in U.S. veterans without a history of suicidality: A 10-year, nationally representative, longitudinal study
Fischer I, Nichter B, Feldman D, Na P, Tsai J, Harpaz-Rotem I, Schulenberg S, Pietrzak R. Purpose in life protects against the development of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in U.S. veterans without a history of suicidality: A 10-year, nationally representative, longitudinal study. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2023, 340: 551-554. PMID: 37557988, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.08.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident suicidal ideationAlcohol use disorderIncident suicide attemptsCurrent alcohol use disorderHistory of STBSuicidal ideationSuicide attemptsBaseline predictorsDaily livingPopulation-based prospective cohort studySuicidal thoughtsLow purposeCurrent posttraumatic stress disorderProspective cohort studyTraditional risk factorsLower annual household incomeMultivariable regression analysisEvidence-based interventionsUS military veteransPosttraumatic stress disorderAnnual household incomeCohort studyTrauma burdenRisk factorsNational Health
2022
Military sexual trauma in the United States: Results from a population-based study
Nichter B, Holliday R, Monteith LL, Na PJ, Hill ML, Kline AC, Norman SB, Pietrzak RH. Military sexual trauma in the United States: Results from a population-based study. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2022, 306: 19-27. PMID: 35301038, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMilitary sexual traumaCurrent posttraumatic stress disorderPopulation-based studyPosttraumatic stress disorderMST historyMale veteransGreater oddsFemale veteransHealth burdenPsychosocial functioningSexual traumaGeneral veteran populationPopulation-based surveyPrevalence of MSTMental health treatmentSex-stratified associationsCross-sectional designPsychiatric comorbidityNational HealthTreatment utilizationVeteran populationHealth treatmentSuicidal intentVeterans StudySomatic symptoms