Trauma in the Military

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Assessment of Trauma in Military Personnel

• Examining the Unique and Interactive Associations of Gender and Race on PTSD Symptom Severity Among Military Sexual Trauma Survivors
  Taylor L. Ceroni, Chelsea R. Ennis, Mary O. Shapiro, Joseph I. Constans, C. Laurel Franklin, and Amanda M. Raines
• Online Crowdsourcing to Study Trauma and Mental Health Symptoms in Military Populations: A Case for Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (MTurk) Platform
  Shannon R. Forkus, Ateka A. Contractor, Svetlana Goncharenko, Silvi C. Goldstein, and Nicole H. Weiss
• Development and Validation of a Brief Warfare Exposure Measure Among U.S. Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans: The Deployment Risk and Resilience Inventory-2 Warfare Exposure- Short Form (DRRI-2 WE-SF)
  Michelle J. Bovin, Aaron Schneiderman, Paul A. Bernhard, Shira Maguen, Claire A. Hoffmire, John R. Blosnich, Brian N. Smith, Richard Kulka, and Dawne Vogt

The Impact of Childhood Abuse on Military Trauma

• The Contribution of Childhood Adversity and Potentially Traumatic Events During Military Service to PTSD and Complex PTSD Symptoms Among Israeli Women Veterans
  Gadi Zerach
• PTSD, Depression, and Suicidality Among Survivors of Childhood Sexual Trauma (CST), Military Sexual Trauma (MST), and Sexual Revictimization (CST + MST)
  Selena A. Baca, Jennifer N. Crawford, and Carolyn B. Allard
• Gender Differences in Direct and Indirect Associations of Trauma Types With Disordered Eating in a National U.S. Veteran Sample
  Rachel L. Zelkowitz, Megan E. Sienkiewicz, Dawne S. Vogt, Brian N. Smith, and Karen S. Mitchell

Substance Abuse and Trauma in Military Personnel

• Impact of Alcohol Use, Combat Exposure, and Posttraumatic Stress on Verbal and Visual Working Memory Performance in Post-9/11 Veterans
  Darrin M. Aase, Stephanie M. Gorka, Jason R. Soble, Craig J. Bryan, and K. Luan Phan
• The Role of Posttraumatic Guilt and Anger in Integrated Treatment for PTSD and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders Among Primarily Male Veterans
  Tanya C. Saraiya, Christal L. Badour, Alyssa C. Jones, Amber M. Jarnecke, Delisa G. Brown, Julianne C. Flanagan, Therese K. Killeen, and Sudie E. Back
• Life Satisfaction Following Treatment-Related Reductions in Alcohol Use and PTSD Symptoms: Results from VetChange
  Noam G. Newberger, Samantha Yeager, Nicholas A. Livingston, Justin L. Enggasser, Deborah J. Brief, Scott Litwack, Eric Helmuth, Monica Roy, David Rosenbloom, and Terence M. Keane

Pain and Sleep Problems

• Pain and Posttraumatic Stress: Associations Among Women Veterans With a History of Military Sexual Trauma
  Mary O. Shapiro, Nicole A. Short, Amanda M. Raines, C. Laurel Franklin, Gala True, and Joseph I. Constans
• The Transition to Civilian Life: Impact of Comorbid PTSD, Chronic Pain, and Sleep Disturbance on Veterans’ Social Functioning and Suicidal Ideation
  Rachel Shor, Shelby Borowski, Rachel L. Zelkowitz, Suzanne L. Pineles, Laurel A. Copeland, Erin P. Finley, Daniel F. Perkins, and Dawne Vogt

Functioning Postdischarge

• A Dyadic Exploration of the Associations Between Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Posttraumatic Growth Among Combat Veterans and Their Parents: The Role of Distress Tolerance
  Gadi Zerach and Tamar Gordon-Shalev
• Psychological and Spiritual Factors Affecting Well-Being Among Military Personnel Engaged in Remote Combat
  Rodger K. Bufford, Anna Frise, Raymond F. Paloutzian, Tyler J. Mulhearn, Neal Scheuneman, Wayne Chappelle, Kristin Galloway, and Lillian Prince
• Longitudinal Associations of PTSD and Social Support by Support Functions among Returning Veterans
  Nicholas S. Perry, Dana B. Goetz, and M. Tracie Shea
• Latent Profile Analysis of Veterans’ Psychological Risk and Protective Factors: Associations With Nonroutine Military Discharge
  Nicholas Barr and Andrea Corral Rodríguez
• Prospective Associations Between Psychological Factors, Potentially Morally Injurious Events, and Psychiatric Symptoms Among Israeli Combatants: The Roles of Ethical Leadership and Ethical Preparation
  Gadi Zerach, Ariel Ben-Yehuda, and Yossi Levi-Belz

Treatment

• Bring Your Spouse: Brief Multifamily Group Outcome for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  William B. Elder, Natalie K. Rochester, Timothy O. Rentz, and Tracey L. Auster
• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression Residual Symptoms Among Veterans and Service Members Who Completed a 3-Week Cognitive Processing Therapy-Based Intensive Treatment Program
  Merdijana Kovacevic, Karyna Bravo, and Philip Held
• Provider Perceptions of Their Patients’ Dropout From Trauma-Focused Therapy for PTSD in the U.S. Veterans Health Administration
  Helen Valenstein-Mah, Melissa A. Polusny, Michele Spoont, Princess E. Ackland, Laura Meis, Robert J. Orazem, Paula P. Schnurr, Susan Zickmund, Kathleen Chard, and Shannon M. Kehle-Forbes
• Hyperarousal Symptoms Linger After Successful PTSD Treatment in Active Duty Military
  Shannon R. Miles, Willie J. Hale, Jim Mintz, Jennifer Schuster Wachen, Brett T. Litz, Katherine A. Dondanville, Jeffrey S. Yarvis, Elizabeth A. Hembree, Stacey Young- McCaughan, Alan L. Peterson, and Patricia A. Resick, for the STRONGSTAR Consortium
• Clinical Outcomes of Veterans Affairs Residential PTSD Treatment for PTSD and Depressive Symptoms: 1-Year Follow-Up Outcomes and Gender Differences
  Georgina M. Gross, Tobias R. Spiller, Rachel Carretta, Lauren M. Sippel, Noelle Smith, and Ilan Harpaz-Rotem