• Author: Kathryn S. Macia
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Personal health goals in homeless-experienced Veterans: Rates, patterns, and associations with health-related needs

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To advance patient-centered care for high-need homeless-experienced patients, we identified the rates of various personal health goals, the broader domains …

Ethnoracial inequities in social stressors and patterns of alcohol use in a population of United States transgender Veterans

Abstract: Background: Due to marginalization, transgender and people of color living in the United States (U.S.) experience disparities in social determinants of health and mental …

Brief peer-supported web-based skills training in affective and interpersonal regulation (BPS webSTAIR) for trauma-exposed Veterans in the community: Randomized controlled trial

Abstract: Background: Peer-supported mobile health (mHealth) programs hold the promise of providing a low-burden approach to increasing access to care and improving mental health. …

Change processes associated with functional improvement in a web-based version of skills training in affective and interpersonal regulation (webSTAIR) for trauma-exposed Veterans

Abstract: Objective: In spite of the evidence that both symptom reduction and functional improvement are important for supporting recovery from trauma, psychotherapy process …

Anxiety sensitivity and intolerance of uncertainty among Veterans with subthreshold versus threshold PTSD

Abstract: Objective: The extant literature has documented an association between anxiety sensitivity (AS; i.e., fears of anxious arousal due to the belief that such sensations will …

Comparing the interactions of risk factors by method of suicide among Veterans: A moderated network analysis approach

Abstract: Despite the well-established link between firearm access and suicide, less is known about other variables that may influence the risk for death by self-inflicted gunshot …

Preliminary investigation into the effectiveness of group webSTAIR for trauma-exposed Veterans in primary care

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: A substantial number of trauma-exposed veterans seen in primary care report significant symptoms of PTSD and depression. While primary care mental health …

A home-based telehealth randomized controlled trial of skills training in affective and interpersonal regulation versus present-centered therapy for women Veterans who have experienced military sexual trauma

Abstract: Objective: This randomized trial tested the effectiveness of Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (STAIR) compared to present-centered therapy (PCT) …

Criminogenic needs and legal problem severity among legal system involved Veterans

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Many veterans seeking behavioral health services have history of criminal-legal involvement. Research on criminogenic needs of legal system involved veterans …

Cumulative Trauma Exposure and Chronic Homelessness Among Veterans: The Roles of Responses to Intrusions and Emotion Regulation

Abstract: Veterans with mental health problems and a history of interpersonal and military trauma exposure are at increased risk for chronic homelessness. Although studies have …