2022
COVID-19 Traumatic Disaster Appraisal and Stress Symptoms Among Health Care Workers
Olson K, Fogelman N, Maturo L, Alvarado J, Ball S, Forray A, Hu M, Ivy M, Kapo J, Krystal J, Mayes L, Rohrbaugh R, Southwick S, Tebes J, Wassel B, Sinha R. COVID-19 Traumatic Disaster Appraisal and Stress Symptoms Among Health Care Workers. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2022, 64: 934-941. PMID: 35959912, PMCID: PMC9640251, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCOVID-19Cross-Sectional StudiesDisastersHealth PersonnelHumansSelf-AssessmentStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticConceptsHealth care workersCare workersChronic mental healthCross-sectional evaluationTotal Worker HealthAdverse psychological outcomesPredictive factorsSevere stress eventsResponse rateCare qualityMental healthAdverse effectsPrivate practitionersHigh levelsWorkers' healthSense of controlStress symptomsPsychological outcomesLevel of educationGreater proportionHealthPandemicStress eventsSymptomsWorkers
2021
The Collision of Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder, and Suicide
Forray A, Yonkers KA. The Collision of Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder, and Suicide. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2021, 137: 1083-1090. PMID: 33957654, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000004391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of suicideSubstance use disordersUse disordersMental healthPerinatal periodSuicidal thoughtsReproductive health care clinicsSevere perinatal depressionHealth care clinicsCause of deathWomen's mental healthPerinatal depressionCare clinicsPerinatal womenPregnant womenDepressive episodeReproductive yearsPsychiatric illnessAmerican CollegePsychiatric disordersCareful monitoringPsychiatric conditionsSuicide attemptsChildhood adversitySuicide prevention
2014
Pregnant Women With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Risk of Preterm Birth
Yonkers KA, Smith MV, Forray A, Epperson CN, Costello D, Lin H, Belanger K. Pregnant Women With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Risk of Preterm Birth. JAMA Psychiatry 2014, 71: 897-904. PMID: 24920287, PMCID: PMC4134929, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.558.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive episodePosttraumatic stress disorderPreterm birthWeeks of pregnancyPregnant womenDepressive episodeModified PTSD Symptom ScalePTSD Symptom ScaleStress disorderBenzodiazepine medicationLikely diagnosisSymptom ScaleComposite International Diagnostic InterviewProspective cohort studySerotonin reuptake inhibitorsLogistic regression analysisCohort studyMedication useReuptake inhibitorsBenzodiazepine treatmentBenzodiazepine usePsychotropic treatmentObstetrical practicePsychiatric illnessAnxiolytic treatment
2009
Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder in pregnant women with prior pregnancy complications
Forray A, Mayes LC, Magriples U, Epperson CN. Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder in pregnant women with prior pregnancy complications. The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2009, 22: 522-527. PMID: 19488936, PMCID: PMC4109276, DOI: 10.1080/14767050902801686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnxietyComorbidityFemaleHumansMental DisordersPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPrevalenceResearch DesignStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSurveys and QuestionnairesConceptsPrior pregnancy complicationsPartial post-traumatic stress disorderClinician-Administered PTSD ScalePost-traumatic stress disorderPregnancy complicationsPregnant womenPrevalence of PTSDStress disorderFull post-traumatic stress disorderFull PTSD symptomsPregnancy-related complicationsPatient-rated versionReferral clinicComplicationsPTSD ScalePrevalencePTSD symptomsAnonymous questionnaireWomenComparison groupCommon typeDisordersQuestionnaireAdditional evidenceClinic