2021
Racial Disparities in Clinical Outcomes of Veterans Affairs Residential PTSD Treatment Between Black and White Veterans
Gross GM, Smith N, Holliday R, Rozek DC, Hoff R, Harpaz-Rotem I. Racial Disparities in Clinical Outcomes of Veterans Affairs Residential PTSD Treatment Between Black and White Veterans. Psychiatric Services 2021, 73: 126-132. PMID: 34369806, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202000783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResidential Rehabilitation Treatment ProgramPosttraumatic stress disorderWhite veteransRacial disparitiesClinical outcomesBlack veteransSymptoms of PTSDPoor clinical outcomeRehabilitation treatment programRecurrence 4 monthsPoor treatment outcomesMental health treatmentPublic health issuePTSD symptom reductionResidential PTSD treatmentMental health researchTreatment outcomesPrevalence ratesSymptom reductionHealth treatmentHealth outcomesPTSD treatmentDemographic dataSymptom changeTreatment program
2010
Health advantage for black women: patterns in pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder
Pilver CE, Kasl S, Desai R, Levy BR. Health advantage for black women: patterns in pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder. Psychological Medicine 2010, 41: 1741-1750. PMID: 21108869, PMCID: PMC3404818, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291710002321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-menstrual dysphoric disorderPre-menstrual symptomsWhite womenDysphoric disorderBlack womenHealth advantagesOral contraceptive useBody mass indexCollaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology SurveysDSM-IV criteriaLogistic regression modelingMultinomial logistic regression modelingPsychological risk factorsSmoking statusMass indexProvisional diagnosisRisk factorsContraceptive useMood disordersEpidemiology SurveysPsychiatric disordersWomen's healthRacial disparitiesSymptomsWomen