2024
Mental Health Apps and U.S. Military Veterans: Perceived Importance and Utilization of the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder App Portfolio
Jaworski B, Ramsey K, Taylor K, Heinz A, Senti S, Mackintosh M, Rosen C, Owen J, Pietrzak R. Mental Health Apps and U.S. Military Veterans: Perceived Importance and Utilization of the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder App Portfolio. Psychological Services 2024, 21: 538-551. PMID: 37917475, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000806.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health appsPosttraumatic stress disorderU.S. veteransHealth appsStress disorderVeterans Affairs (VA) National CenterMental health treatmentLower household incomeMore mental health concernsSelf-management appMental health concernsU.S. military veteransNeeds of veteransMedical conditionsGeneral populationVeteran populationHealth treatmentWhite veteransHealth concernConsistent associationVariety of barriersHealth careMilitary veteransBlack veteransVeteransHelping the Helpers: Mental Health Challenges of Psychosocial Support Workers During the Russian-Ukrainian War
Kang H, Fischer I, Esterlis I, Kolyshkina A, Ponomarenko L, Chobanian A, Vus V, Pietrzak R. Helping the Helpers: Mental Health Challenges of Psychosocial Support Workers During the Russian-Ukrainian War. Disaster Medicine And Public Health Preparedness 2024, 18: e95. PMID: 38829179, DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2024.68.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychosocial support workersPosttraumatic stress disorderAssociated with greater oddsPresence of meaning in lifeMeaning in lifeSuicidal ideationMental health challengesGreater oddsMental healthLow optimismSupport workersHealth challengesMental health problemsCorrelates of burnoutPromote social connectednessStress disorderPsychosocial characteristicsGreater distressWar exposureGeneral populationHealth problemsSocial connectednessBurnoutOddsSocial relationships
2021
Research on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review of Methods and Implications in General Population Samples
Husky M, Pietrzak R, Marx B, Mazure C. Research on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review of Methods and Implications in General Population Samples. Chronic Stress 2021, 5: 24705470211051327. PMID: 34765850, PMCID: PMC8576091, DOI: 10.1177/24705470211051327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderStress disorderGeneral population sampleMental disordersCOVID-19 pandemicPre-existing mental disordersSevere posttraumatic symptomsPopulation samplePublic health planningDirect trauma exposurePosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomsCross-sectional designGeneral populationSnowball sampling strategiesHealth planningTrauma exposureMental healthStatistical ManualDisordersDisorder symptomsInadequate assessmentCriterion ASymptomsPosttraumatic symptomsSelf-report measures