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Longitudinal predictors of insomnia in a population-based sample of U.S. military Veterans

Abstract: Despite the high prevalence of insomnia among U.S. military veterans, there is limited population-based longitudinal data on its incidence and predictors. Data were …

Incidence and risk factors for subthreshold insomnia among U.S. military Veterans: A population-based, longitudinal study

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Sleep difficulties that cause some degree of distress or impairment, but do not meet full diagnostic criteria for insomnia (i.e., subthreshold insomnia) are …

Intimate partner violence perpetration and firearm ownership and storage practices among U.S. military Veterans

Abstract: Background: Population-based data on the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) and firearm ownership and storage practices in U.S. military veterans are …

Resilience and vulnerability: Suicide-specific cognitions in a nationally representative sample of US military Veterans

Abstract: Objective: US military veterans are at elevated risk for suicide. High levels of suicide-specific cognitions, an indicator of chronic suicide risk, have been found to …

Suicide-specific cognitions and suicidal behavior in U.S. military Veterans

Abstract: Background: U.S. military veterans may be reluctant to disclose suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Suicide-specific cognitions, which generally avoid direct mention of …

Health and psychiatric impairment associated with moral injury, military sexual trauma, and their co-occurrence in U.S. combat Veterans

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Military sexual trauma (MST) and moral injury (MI) are associated with adverse psychiatric and health outcomes among military veterans. However, no known …

Changes in guilt cognitions mediate the effect of trauma-informed guilt reduction therapy on PTSD and depression outcomes

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Trauma-informed guilt reduction therapy (TrIGR), a six-session cognitive behavioral therapy targeting trauma-related guilt and distress, reduces guilt and …

Firearm storage practices among military Veterans in the United States: Findings from a nationally representative survey

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Unsafe storage of firearms is associated with increased risk of suicide.. However, contemporary population-based data on the prevalence and correlates of …

Firearm ownership among a nationally representative sample of U.S. Veterans

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to identify the prevalence and correlates of firearm ownership in a large, contemporary, nationally representative sample of U.S. military …

Purpose in life protects against the development of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in U.S. Veterans without a history of suicidality: a 10-year, nationally representative, longitudinal study

Abstract: To determine the incidence of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts (STBs) in veterans without an endorsed history of STBs and identify baseline predictors of these …

Suicidal thoughts and behaviors in older U.S. military veterans: Results from the national health and resilience in veterans study

Abstract: Objective: To identify the prevalence and correlates associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) in a nationally representative sample of older (55+) US …

Genetic liability to suicidal thoughts and behaviors and risk of suicide attempt in US military veterans: moderating effects of cumulative trauma burden

Abstract:Background: Little is known about environmental factors that may influence associations between genetic liability to suicidality and suicidal behavior. Methods: This study …