• Author: Mary O. Shapiro
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Examining reductions in thwarted belongingness, perceived burdensomeness, and rumination within group-based behavioral activation treatment for depression

Abstract: Rates of depressive disorders are especially high among the U.S. veteran population, and depressed patients are at greater risk for a number of negative social and health …

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 …

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 …

Moral injury and suicidal ideation among female national guard members: Indirect effects of perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness

Abstract: Numerous reports have linked moral injury (i.e., experience or perpetration of a morally unjust event) with suicidal ideation and outcomes; however, little is known …

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 …

Cognitive processing therapy: a meta-analytic review among veterans and military personnel with PTSD

Abstract: The purpose of the current study was to conduct a comprehensive meta-analytic review of Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD among military personnel and veterans. …

Examining the unique and interactive associations of gender and race on PTSD symptom severity among military sexual trauma survivors

Abstract: Objective: Despite a robust association between military sexual trauma (MST) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), few studies have examined factors that are …

Pain and posttraumatic stress: associations among women veterans with a history of military sexual trauma

Abstract: Objective: Chronic pain and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are two highly prevaxlent and comorbid conditions common within veteran populations. Notably, those with …