Suicide-Specific Cognitions and Suicidal Behavior in U.S. Military Veterans
Fischer I, Nichter B, Trachik B, Bryan C, Pietrzak R. Suicide-Specific Cognitions and Suicidal Behavior in U.S. Military Veterans. Psychiatry 2024, 87: 241-250. PMID: 38832675, DOI: 10.1080/00332747.2024.2352883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSuicide-specific cognitionsU.S. military veteransMilitary veteransSuicidal ideationSuicide planLifetime history of suicide attemptsHistory of suicide attemptsAssociated with suicidal ideationSuicide Cognitions ScaleDepressive symptom severityThoughts of suicideMitigate suicide riskB-SCSAdverse childhood experiencesExploratory post hoc analysisSuicidal behaviorLifetime historySuicide riskSuicide attemptsSymptom severitySuicidal thoughtsCognitive scalesIndicator of riskChildhood experiencesIntervention effortsSex, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Substance Use Disorders in US Military Veterans: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Moore A, Stefanovics E, Jankovsky A, Potenza M, Pietrzak R. Sex, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Substance Use Disorders in US Military Veterans: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2024, 18: 432-436. PMID: 38598295, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCurrent alcohol use disorderAlcohol use disorderSubstance use disordersDrug use disordersAdverse childhood experiencesNational Health and ResilienceUse disorderVeterans StudyChildhood experiencesSexual abuseMentally ill family memberSex moderated associationsSelf-report measuresChildhood sexual abuseUS military veteransIncarcerated family memberChildhood traumaPhysical neglectIll family memberMilitary veteransFemale veteransMale veteransFamily membersTreatment effortsModerate associationDifferential associations of adverse childhood experiences and mental health outcomes in U.S. military veterans
Slavin A, Fischer I, Pietrzak R. Differential associations of adverse childhood experiences and mental health outcomes in U.S. military veterans. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 172: 261-265. PMID: 38412789, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.02.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse childhood experiencesMental health outcomesChildhood traumaEmotional neglectMilitary veteransChildhood experiencesNational Health and ResiliencePrevalence of childhood traumaAssociated with adverse mental health outcomesHealth outcomesChildhood emotional neglectPosttraumatic stress disorderEffects of adverse childhood experiencesU.S. military veteransAssociation of adverse childhood experiencesSample of veteransAdverse mental health outcomesAdverse mental health effectsStress disorderGeneralized anxietyPopulation-based sample of veteransVeterans StudySuicidal thoughtsPopulation-based sampleIndividual adverse childhood experiencesProblematic Alcohol Use Trajectories in U.S. Military Veterans during a Public Health Crisis: Results from a 3-year, Nationally Representative, Longitudinal Study
Na P, Fischer I, Petrakis I, Pietrzak R. Problematic Alcohol Use Trajectories in U.S. Military Veterans during a Public Health Crisis: Results from a 3-year, Nationally Representative, Longitudinal Study. Psychiatric Quarterly 2024, 95: 157-171. PMID: 38319532, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-024-10067-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug use disordersProblematic alcohol useAlcohol use trajectoriesLow social supportAdverse childhood experiencesAlcohol useGreater household incomeSocial supportUS veteransLongitudinal studyNational Health and ResilienceLatent growth mixture modelingU.S. military veteransHousehold incomeGrowth mixture modelingNon-household membersCOVID-19 pandemicVeterans StudyUse disorderMilitary veteransChildhood experiencesPublic health crisisPsychosocial characteristicsPrevention effortsVeteransThe mediating role of social support in associations between childhood adversity, military sexual trauma, and homelessness in a nationally representative sample of US veterans
Bulanchuk N, Edwards E, Pietrzak R, Tsai J. The mediating role of social support in associations between childhood adversity, military sexual trauma, and homelessness in a nationally representative sample of US veterans. Journal Of Community Psychology 2024, 52: 399-414. PMID: 38289875, DOI: 10.1002/jcop.23105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMilitary sexual traumaAdverse childhood experiencesLifetime homelessnessSocial supportSexual traumaNationally representative sampleHistory of military sexual traumaCorrelates of homelessnessAvailability of social supportPerceived social supportInterpersonal social supportLow social supportRepresentative sampleChildhood adversityHomelessnessFemale veteransChildhood experiencesCommunity integrationMale counterpartsPath analysisVeteransUS veteransTrauma ratesNationalCorrelation analysis