• Author: Mara L. Ferrie
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PTSD symptom clusters and alcohol use among midlife women Veterans

Abstract: Introduction: There are high rates of co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use among women Veterans. Given the growing number of midlife women …

Evaluating coordination and quality of care among Veterans receiving posttraumatic stress disorder care in the community

Abstract: Despite an increase in the number of veterans receiving posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) care in the community, little work has examined the coordination and quality …

Massed Written Exposure Therapy Delivered to Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms on an Acute Inpatient Mental Health Unit

Abstract: Written exposure therapy (WET) is a brief, manualized trauma-focused treatment typically delivered in five individual weekly sessions. Given the brevity and effectiveness …

Associations between pain severity, posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, and substance use and related problems among trauma-exposed treatment-seeking Veterans

Abstract: Prior research has linked chronic pain with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, but findings regarding the association between pain and substance use disorder …

Psychometric Properties of the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 in Treatment-Seeking Black Veterans

Abstract: Objective: Despite widespread use of the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Checklist for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders—fifth edition (PCL-5) …