2024
Problem Opioid Use Among US Military Veterans: Prevalence, Correlates, and Psychiatric Characteristics
Na P, Petrakis I, Krystal J, Pietrzak R. Problem Opioid Use Among US Military Veterans: Prevalence, Correlates, and Psychiatric Characteristics. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2024, 18: 313-318. PMID: 38498625, PMCID: PMC11150085, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInstrumental activities of daily livingInstrumental activities of daily living disabilityLifetime suicide attemptsProblem opioid useUS military veteransUS veteransPsychiatric characteristicsSuicide attemptsMilitary veteransAssociated with black race/ethnicityActivities of daily livingNational Health and ResilienceLifetime alcohol use disorderMental health morbidityPosttraumatic stress disorderMental health disordersAlcohol use disorderNon-Hispanic race/ethnicityMultivariate logistic regression modelNationally representative sampleOpioid useLogistic regression modelsInstrumental activitiesHealth morbidityDaily living
2023
Positive personality traits moderate persistent high alcohol consumption, determined by polygenic risk in U.S. military veterans: results from a 10-year, population-based, observational cohort study
Na P, Zhou H, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Cabrera-Mendoza B, Petrakis I, Krystal J, Polimanti R, Gelernter J, Pietrzak R. Positive personality traits moderate persistent high alcohol consumption, determined by polygenic risk in U.S. military veterans: results from a 10-year, population-based, observational cohort study. Psychological Medicine 2023, 53: 7893-7901. PMID: 37642191, DOI: 10.1017/s003329172300199x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnalysis of Drugs in Saliva of US Military Veterans Treated for Substance Use Disorders Using Supported Liquid Extraction and Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectral Analysis
Farquharson S, Shende C, Newcomb J, Petrakis I, Arias A. Analysis of Drugs in Saliva of US Military Veterans Treated for Substance Use Disorders Using Supported Liquid Extraction and Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectral Analysis. Molecules 2023, 28: 2010. PMID: 36903255, PMCID: PMC10004423, DOI: 10.3390/molecules28052010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderSubstance-related disordersUS military veteransUse disordersMilitary veteransDrug useIllicit drugsSubstance use disordersDrug overdose deathsIllicit drug useML of salivaBuprenorphine adherenceTreatment medicationsUrine testsOverdose deathsPatients' salivaDisease controlPatient samplesBuprenorphinePOC analyzerDrugsVulnerable populationsCare analyzerMedicationsDisorders
2016
Alcohol Use Disorders and Comorbid Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in US Military Veterans: Etiology and Current Treatment Approaches
Kachadourian L, McCarthy E, Petrakis I. Alcohol Use Disorders and Comorbid Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in US Military Veterans: Etiology and Current Treatment Approaches. 2016, 627-642. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-08359-9_108.ChaptersPost-traumatic stress disorderAlcohol use disorderComorbid post-traumatic stress disorderUse disordersAlcohol dependenceStress disorderCurrent treatment approachesSubstance use disordersUS military veteransPharmacological interventionsDual diagnosisTreatment approachesDisordersPotential mechanismsMilitary veteransHigh ratePsychotherapeutic approachesComorbiditiesEtiologyDiagnosis
2015
Alcohol Use Disorders and Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in US Military Veterans: Etiology and Current Treatment Approaches
Kachadourian L, McCarthy E, Petrakis I. Alcohol Use Disorders and Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in US Military Veterans: Etiology and Current Treatment Approaches. 2015, 1-13. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-08613-2_108-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol use disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderComorbid posttraumatic stress disorderUse disordersAlcohol dependenceStress disorderCurrent treatment approachesSubstance use disordersUS military veteransPharmacological interventionsDual diagnosisTreatment approachesDisordersPotential mechanismsMilitary veteransHigh ratePsychotherapeutic approachesComorbiditiesEtiologyDiagnosis