Research and Policy Repository

The association between self-reported types of toxic exposures and symptom severity among Gulf War Era Veterans

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Gulf War illness is a chronic multisymptom illness impacting Veterans of the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War. Toxic exposures are believed to be associated with …

Physical Health Peer reviewed

Beyond the threshold: Considering and exploring subthreshold PTSD and co-morbid mental health in a clinical military sample

Abstract: Subthreshold posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) refers to sub-clinical PTSD which may entail functional impairment and distress associated with symptoms of PTSD, …

Mental Health Peer reviewed

Unraveling PTSD: Symptom cluster change during and 1 year after veterans’ residential PTSD treatment

Abstract: Objective: Although treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is effective in reducing symptom severity, remission rates are low. One potential underlying reason …

Mental Health Peer reviewed

An item response theory analysis of the clinician-administered PTSD scale for DSM-5 among Veterans

Abstract: We used item response theory (IRT) analysis to examine Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5) item performance using data from three large samples of …

Mental Health Peer reviewed

The Role of PTSD Symptom Severity and Relationship Functioning in Male and Female Veterans' Mental Health Service Use

Abstract: Previous research has shown that difficulties in intimate relationships promote mental health treatment seeking for male veterans, but findings for female veterans have …

Mental Health Peer reviewed

Symptom attribution to a medically unexplained syndrome is associated with greater perceived severity and bothersomeness of symptoms in US military veterans

Abstract: Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) are prevalent among veteran and non-veteran populations. Current biopsychosocial theory implicates a multitude of factors in MUS …

Physical Health Peer reviewed