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Characterizing mental health care utilization for Veterans with PTSD in the year after a suicide attempt

Abstract: The goal of this study was to characterize mental health care utilization, including variables associated with initiation of a posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) …

Treatment outcomes of sexual minority women (SMW) Veterans with military sexual trauma (MST)

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Although sexual minority women (SMW) veterans are disproportionately impacted by military sexual trauma and its negative consequences, little research has …

Intersectional pain disparities and resilience in Veterans with chronic pain

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Although racial and ethnic pain disparities are well-documented, fewer studies have examined rural and socioeconomic disparities or investigated how identities …

Examining differences in neurobehavioral symptom changes across two cognitive processing therapy-based intensive PTSD treatment programs for Veterans with and without mild traumatic brain injury

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Previous research demonstrates that evidence-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are effective in reducing postconcussive-like symptoms …

Mental health treatment seeking behavior of U.S. Army medical staff

Abstract: Since the onset of COVID-19, health care workers (HCWs) continue to experience many challenges putting them at risk for mental health issues and burnout. Employing …

The protocol matters: A meta-analysis of psychotherapy dropout from specific PTSD treatment approaches in U.S. service members and Veterans

Abstract: Objective: Service members and veterans (collectively, “military populations”) are more likely to drop out of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) psychotherapies …

Examining the impact of risk and protective factors on post-9/11 U.S. Veterans’ moral injury latent profiles and transitions

Abstract: Objective: To identify moral injury (MI) latent profiles, transitions in MI profile membership over time, and predictors of MI profile transitions. This study represents …

Residual PTSD and depression symptoms among Veterans receiving prolonged exposure therapy with and without topiramate

Abstract:Objective: Residual symptoms are common following posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment. Despite the high prevalence of and poor outcomes associated with …

Purpose in life and suicidality after military sexual assault: Gendered pathways through moral injury

Abstract:Objective: The present study tested the indirect effect of betrayal-based moral injury on the association between military sexual assault (MSA) and suicidality among male …

A psychometric examination of computerized adaptive measures of posttraumatic stress disorder among military Veterans

Abstract: Brenner et al. (2021) developed and initially tested two computerized adaptive measures of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), one that provides a provisional diagnosis …

Addressing pandemic-related guilt and shame in U.S. military Veterans: A pilot randomized controlled trial of trauma-informed guilt reduction and supportive care therapy

Abstract: Objective: The coronavirus disease–2019 pandemic created potentially morally injurious situations such as being unable to care for loved ones or making decisions that …

Using natural language processing to inform targeted rural and urban Hispanic U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs suicide prediction models

Abstract: Rural Hispanic veterans experience elevated suicide rates when compared to urban counterparts. Group differences remain poorly understood. This study evaluates a …