2023
Sex-specific risk and resilience correlates of suicidal ideation in U.S. military veterans
Stefanovics E, Potenza M, Tsai J, Nichter B, Pietrzak R. Sex-specific risk and resilience correlates of suicidal ideation in U.S. military veterans. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2023, 328: 303-311. PMID: 36775254, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.02.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuicidal ideationMale veteransFemale veteransU.S. military veteransRisk factorsGender-specific risk factorsPrevalence of SISex-specific riskMilitary veteransDifferent risk factorsAlcohol use disorderLow psychological resilienceMultivariable analysisNational HealthRepresentative sampleUse disordersU.S. veteransVeterans StudySuicide preventionTreatment effortsVeteransLow purposeStrongest correlatePrevalenceIdeationLoneliness as a risk factor for dementia and other adverse health outcomes.
Na P, Lim Y, Pietrzak R. Loneliness as a risk factor for dementia and other adverse health outcomes. International Psychogeriatrics 2023, 35: 271-274. PMID: 36732041, DOI: 10.1017/s104161022300011x.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersSocial Disconnection as a Global Behavioral Epidemic—A Call to Action About a Major Health Risk Factor
Na P, Jeste D, Pietrzak R. Social Disconnection as a Global Behavioral Epidemic—A Call to Action About a Major Health Risk Factor. JAMA Psychiatry 2023, 80: 101-102. PMID: 36515940, PMCID: PMC11112624, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.4162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUse of serial smartphone-based assessments to characterize diverse neuropsychiatric symptom trajectories in a large trauma survivor cohort
Beaudoin F, An X, Basu A, Ji Y, Liu M, Kessler R, Doughtery R, Zeng D, Bollen K, House S, Stevens J, Neylan T, Clifford G, Jovanovic T, Linnstaedt S, Germine L, Rauch S, Haran J, Storrow A, Lewandowski C, Musey P, Hendry P, Sheikh S, Jones C, Punches B, Kurz M, Swor R, Murty V, McGrath M, Hudak L, Pascual J, Datner E, Chang A, Pearson C, Peak D, Merchant R, Domeier R, Rathlev N, Neil B, Sergot P, Sanchez L, Bruce S, Baker J, Joormann J, Miller M, Pietrzak R, Barch D, Pizzagalli D, Sheridan J, Smoller J, Harte S, Elliott J, Koenen K, Ressler K, McLean S. Use of serial smartphone-based assessments to characterize diverse neuropsychiatric symptom trajectories in a large trauma survivor cohort. Translational Psychiatry 2023, 13: 4. PMID: 36609484, PMCID: PMC9823011, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-022-02289-y.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Genetic liability to suicidal thoughts and behaviors and risk of suicide attempt in US military veterans: moderating effects of cumulative trauma burden
Nichter B, Koller D, De Angelis F, Wang J, Girgenti M, Na P, Hill M, Norman S, Krystal J, Gelernter J, Polimanti R, Pietrzak R. Genetic liability to suicidal thoughts and behaviors and risk of suicide attempt in US military veterans: moderating effects of cumulative trauma burden. Psychological Medicine 2022, 53: 6325-6333. PMID: 36444557, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291722003646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFemaleGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMaleRisk FactorsSuicidal IdeationSuicide, AttemptedVeteransConceptsPolygenic risk scoresUS military veteransLifetime suicide attemptsSuicide attemptsTrauma exposureTrauma burdenGenetic liabilityMilitary veteransDrug repurposing analysisPopulation-based sampleCumulative trauma exposureLifetime trauma exposureLow trauma exposureSuicide prediction modelsChronic inflammationInflammatory processNervous system developmentRisk scorePsychiatric characteristicsSuicidal behaviorExposure interactionsLarge genome-wide association studiesHigh levelsVeteransSuicidality