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Women have traditionally been underrepresented in medical research, leading to gaps in biomedical knowledge. By volunteering to participate in VA research efforts like those listed below, women Veterans can make a difference.
- Million Veteran Program - VA is studying how genes affect health and needs more women Veterans to participate.
- VA’s National PTSD Brain Bank Collaborates with PINK Concussions Group
- The Vietnam Era Health Retrospective Observational Study (VE-HEROeS) is a large-scale survey study on the health and well-being of Vietnam-era Veterans. Approximately 54,000 scientifically selected individuals, including Vietnam-era Veterans and a comparison group of similarly aged Americans without military experience, have been invited to participate. Currently 39 percent of Veterans and 61 percent of the general U.S. population have returned their surveys. We strongly encourage invited women Veterans and civilians to participate if you have not already responded! More participation means more data for researchers to learn about the current health of Vietnam-era Veterans, and more knowledge to help VA care for these Veterans.
- VA, Boston University, and the Concussion Legacy Foundation have partnered to form the Brain Bank to allow research on chronic traumatic encephalopathy and other brain diseases. Learn more and make a pledge to join the brain donation registry.
- Tango to help Parkinson’s research - This study will research if and how two different types of partnered dance (adaptive tango) affect brain activity in people with and without Parkinson’s disease.
- Service dogs for Veterans with PTSD - This study is to determine how Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are helped by a service dog versus an emotional support dog.
- The VA National Center for Rehabilitative Auditory Research (NCRAR) mission is to improve the quality of life of Veterans and others with hearing and balance problems through clinical research, technology development, and education that leads to better patient care. They are currently looking for research participants for numerous studies.
- Concerning Trends in Suicide Among Women Veterans Point to Need for More Research on Tailored Interventions
- Million Veteran Program: Women Veterans
- Women Veterans Population Fact Sheet (2019)
- Understanding and Improving Pre- and Post-Natal Care for Women Veteran video and podcast
- VA Office of Inspector General Review of VHA Care and Privacy Standards for Women Veterans
- Evidence Map: Women Veterans' Health Research Literature (2008-2015)
- VA Office of Health Services Research & Development (HSR&D), Women’s Health Topics
- Evidence Report: Non-Pharmacologic Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms Associated with Menopause
- Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs Women Veterans Health Care Study (October 2016)
- Profile of Women Veterans: 2015
- Women Veteran Report: 2015
- VA Office of Research & Development, Women’s Health Research
- Study of Barriers for Women Veterans to VA Health Care (2015)
- Women Veterans Issues - A Historical Perspecitive
- National Veteran Health Equity Report
- Sourcebook: Women Veterans in the VHA Volume 3: Sociodemographics, Utilization, Costs of Care, and Health Profile (2014)
- America’s Women Veterans: Military Service History and VA Benefit Utilization Statistics (2011)
- Rates and correlates of disordered eating among women Veterans in primary care | MD Linx 05/2018
- Factors associated with persistent posttraumatic stress disorder among U.S. military service members and Veterans | BMC Psychiatry 03/2018
- Written Exposure Therapy Noninferior to Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD | Healio Psychiatriac Annals 01/2018
- Implementation Assessment of U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s Veterans Employment Initiative | 12/14/2017
- Study: Integrating Legal Aid With Medical Care Improves Veterans’ Lives | 12/2017
- Developing a Risk Model to Target High-Risk Preventive Interventions for Sexual Assault Victimization Among Female U.S. Army Soldiers | 11/2017
- Supporting United States Veterans: A review of Veteran-focused needs assessments from 2008-2017 | 11/2017
- Abortion knowledge and experiences among US servicewomen: A qualitative study | 11/2017
- 2017 Health of Women Who Have Served Report | 11/2017
- Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity in the Armed Services: Background and Issues for Congress | 10/04/2017
- Military Women's Health: A Scoping Review and Gap Analysis, 2000-2015 | 05/2017
- Characteristics of Female Veterans-An Analytic View Across Age-Cohorts: 2015
- American Public Health Association’ Medical Care Special Edition – Medical Care has published a special supplement on The State of the Science in VA Health Equity Research.
- Defense Advisory Committee On Women in the Services – 2017 Focus Group Report
- HSR&D In Progress: VA Healthcare for Women Veterans (03/02/2017)
- GAO Report GOA-17-52 — VA Health Care: Improved Monitoring Needed for Effective Oversight of Care for Women Veterans
- Got Your 6 2016 Veterans Civic Health Index
- Women’s Health Issues 2011 special supplement Health and Health Care of Women Veterans and Women in the Military and 2014 special collection on Women Veteran’s Health
- The Gerontologist 2016 supplement on Women Veterans in the Women’s Health Initiative
- Women at War, Edited by Elspeth Cameron Ritchie and Anne L Naclerio
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- Ismail A, Kennedy L, Francis H. Sex-Dependent Differences in Cholestasis: Why Estrogen Signaling May Be a Key Pathophysiological Driver. Am J Pathol. 2023 Oct;193(10):1355-1362. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2023.06.010. Epub 2023 Jul 6. PMID: 37422150 Review.
- Pavlacic JM, Witcraft SM, Allan NP, Gros DF. Anxiety sensitivity and social support in veterans with emotional disorders. J Clin Psychol. 2023 Oct;79(10):2337-2350. doi: 10.1002/jclp.23554. Epub 2023 Jun 13. PMID: 37310172
- Manzo LL, Sarkar S, Nicholson NR, Sanft T, Poghosyan H. Prevalence and Correlates of Cannabis Use among U.S. Veterans during the Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Mil Med. 2023 Sep 16:usad360. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usad360. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37715685
- Fernando M, Tu JW, Grau PP, Koch EI, Blevins EJ, Jefferson S, Sexton MB. Differential Associations Between Posttraumatic Cognitions, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms, and Race Among Black and White Veterans Seeking Treatment for Assaultive Military Sexual Trauma. J Interpers Violence. 2023 Sep 15:8862605231197773. doi: 10.1177/08862605231197773. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37714821
- Gore KL, Cherney S, Weilant S, Hummer J, Cottrell L, Farris C. Considerations Around the Use of Intensive Outpatient Programs for Service Members Who Experienced Sexual Trauma in the U.S. Military. Rand Health Q. 2023 Sep 15;10(4):8. eCollection 2023 Sep. PMID: 37720073 Free PMC article.
- Schultz D, Lovejoy SL, Williams KM, Lindquist K, Ruder T. A Needs Assessment of Women Veterans in Western Pennsylvania: Final Report to Adagio Health. Rand Health Q. 2023 Sep 15;10(4):7. eCollection 2023 Sep. PMID: 37720071 Free PMC article.
- Guardino ET, Tarko L, Wilson PWF, Gaziano JM, Cho K, Gagnon DR, Orkaby AR. Predictive value of ASCVD risk score for mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events in the year following a COVID-19 infection among US Veterans. Int J Cardiol. 2023 Sep 15;387:131120. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.131120. Epub 2023 Jun 16. PMID: 37330018
- Rollison J, Hero JO, Feistel K, Bialas A, Hall O, Li R, Weilant S, Larkin J, Farris C, Gore KL. Psychological Harms and Treatment of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in Adults: Systematic and Scoping Reviews to Inform Improved Care for Military Populations. Rand Health Q. 2023 Sep 15;10(4):10. eCollection 2023 Sep. PMID: 37720069 Free PMC article.
- Jenkins PE, Blalock DV, Duffy A, Mehler PS, Rienecke RD. Empirical Investigation of Different Factor Structures for the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire in Adult Women With Anorexia Nervosa. Assessment. 2023 Sep 14:10731911231198207. doi: 10.1177/10731911231198207. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37706352
- Marsh LA, Kim TH, Zhang M, Kubalanza K, Treece CL, Chase D, Memarzadeh S, Salani R, Karlan B, Rao J, Konecny GE. Pathologic response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in ovarian cancer and its association with outcome: A surrogate marker of survival. Gynecol Oncol. 2023 Sep 14;177:173-179. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2023.09.002. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37716223
- Parulekar M, Kazmerski TM, Gordon D, Syed T, Waters JFR, Van Cott AC, Kirkpatrick L. Co-production of online educational resources for adolescent and young adult females with epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav. 2023 Sep 14;147:109420. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2023.109420. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37716326
- Allende S, Mathersul DC, Schulz-Heik JR, Avery TJ, Mahoney L, Bayley PJ. Yoga is effective for treating chronic pain in Veterans with Gulf War Illness at long-term follow-up. BMC Complement Med Ther. 2023 Sep 13;23(1):319. doi: 10.1186/s12906-023-04145-y. PMID: 37704984
- Bamonti PM, Perndorfer C, Robinson SA, Mongiardo MA, Wan ES, Moy ML. Depression Symptoms and Physical Activity in Veterans With COPD: Insights From a Web-Based, Pedometer-Mediated Physical Activity Intervention. Ann Behav Med. 2023 Sep 13;57(10):855-865. doi: 10.1093/abm/kaad026. PMID: 37260290
- Venkata PP, Jayamohan S, He Y, Alejo S, Johnson JD, Palacios BE, Pratap UP, Chen Y, Liu Z, Zou Y, Lai Z, Suzuki T, Viswanadhapalli S, Weintraub ST, Palakurthi S, Valente PT, Tekmal RR, Kost E, Vadlamudi RK, Sareddy GR. Pharmacological inhibition of KDM1A/LSD1 enhances estrogen receptor beta-mediated tumor suppression in ovarian cancer. Cancer Lett. 2023 Sep 13:216383. doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2023.216383. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37714256
- Dang S, Garcia-Davis S, Noël PH, Hansen J, Brintz BJ, Munoz R, Valencia Rodrigo WM, Rupper R, Bouldin ED, Trivedi R, Penney LS, Pugh MJ, Kinosian B, Intrator O, Leykum LK; Elizabeth Dole Center of Excellence for Veteran and Caregiver Research Team. Measuring the unmet needs of American military Veterans and their caregivers: Survey protocol of the HERO CARE survey. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 Sep 12. doi: 10.1111/jgs.18577. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37698336
- Harzand A, Alrohaibani A, Idris MY, Spence H, Parrish CG, Rout PK, Nazar R, Davis-Watts ML, Wright PP, Vakili AA, Abdelhamid S, Vathsangam H, Adesanya A, Park LG, Whooley MA, Wenger NK, Zafari AM, Shah AJ. Effects of a patient-centered digital health intervention in patients referred to cardiac rehabilitation: the Smart HEART clinical trial.BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2023 Sep 12;23(1):453. doi: 10.1186/s12872-023-03471-w. PMID: 37700245
- Monteith LL, Kittel JA, Schneider AL, Miller CN, Gaeddert LA, Holliday R, Brenner LA, Hoffmire CA. Suicide among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Veterans: Rates and Methods, 2005-2019. Am J Prev Med. 2023 Sep 11:S0749-3797(23)00353-7. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2023.09.006. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37703953
- Pfeiffer PN, Ganoczy D, Zivin K, Gerlach L, Damschroder L, Ulmer CS. Guideline-concordant use of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in the Veterans Health Administration. Sleep Health. 2023 Sep 11:S2352-7218(23)00136-5. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2023.07.002. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37704561
- Hausmann LRM, Cohen AJ, Eliacin J, Gurewich DA, Lee RE, McCoy JL, Meterko M, Michaels Z, Moy EM, Procario GT, Russell LE, Schaefer JH Jr. Developing a brief assessment of social risks for the Veterans Health Administration Survey of Healthcare Experiences of Patients. Health Serv Res. 2023 Sep 6. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.14220. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37674359
- Rodriguez CR, Piccirillo JF, Rodebaugh TL. Acceptability of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Tinnitus: A Study With Veterans and Nonveterans. Am J Audiol. 2023 Sep 6;32(3):593-603. doi: 10.1044/2023_AJA-23-00020. Epub 2023 Aug 11. PMID: 37566882
- Boyer TL, Wolfe HL, Littman AJ, Shipherd JC, Kauth MR, Blosnich JR. Patient Experiences and Provider Perspectives on Accessing Gender-Affirming Surgical Services in the Veterans Health Administration. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Sep 5. doi: 10.1007/s11606-023-08389-9. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37670068
- Gulanski B, Goulet J, Radhakrishnan K, Ko J, Li Y, Rajeevan N, Lee KM, Heberer K, Lynch J, Streja E, Mutalik P, Cheung KH, Concato J, Shih MC, Lee J, Aslan M. Metformin Prescription for U.S. Veterans with Prediabetes, 2010-2019. J Investig Med. 2023 Sep 5:10815589231201141. doi: 10.1177/10815589231201141. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37668313
- Sinnott SM, Park CL, George JR, Gnall KE, David AB. Use of religious and spiritual responses after trauma to prevent posttraumatic stress symptoms and suicidality: The role of meaning in life. Clin Psychol Psychother. 2023 Sep 5. doi: 10.1002/cpp.2902. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37670214
- Sayer NA, Wiltsey Stirman S, Rosen CS, Kehle-Forbes S, Spoont MR, Eftekhari A, Chard KM, Kaplan A, Nelson DB. The role of therapy delivery and clinic organizational factors in explaining therapist effects for trauma-focused psychotherapies in the Veterans Health Administration. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2023 Sep 4. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000832. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37668578
- Lesnewich LM, Hyde JK, McFarlin ML, Bolton RE, Bayley PJ, Chandler HK, Helmer DA, Phillips LA, Reinhard MJ, Santos SL, Stewart RS, McAndrew LM. 'She thought the same way I that I thought:' a qualitative study of patient-provider concordance among Gulf War Veterans with Gulf War Illness. Psychol Health. 2023 Sep 1:1-19. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2023.2248481. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37654203
- Miller MB, Carpenter RW, Freeman LK, Dunsiger S, McGeary JE, Borsari B, McCrae CS, Arnedt JT, Korte P, Merrill JE, Carey KB, Metrik J. Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia on Alcohol Treatment Outcomes Among US Veterans: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2023 Sep 1;80(9):905-913. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.1971. PMID: 37342036 Clinical Trial.
- Adekunle RO, Kirk S, Williams J, Hanson R, Moreland-Johnson A, Fonner V, Gebregziabher M, Meissner EG. Receipt of Injectable HIV Treatment in Clinic Versus at Home: Perspectives of Persons Living with HIV Infection. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2023 Sep;37(9):428-431. doi: 10.1089/apc.2023.0154. PMID: 37713288 No abstract available.
- Alpert E, Baier AL, Galovski TE. Psychiatric Issues in Women Veterans. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2023 Sep;46(3):621-633. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2023.04.015. Epub 2023 May 23. PMID: 37500255
- Browne J, Elbogen EB, Mueser KT, Rudolph JL, Wu WC, Philip NS, Mills WL, Sloane R, Hall KS. Physical Function Assessment of Older Veterans With Serious Mental Illness. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2023 Sep;31(9):657-666. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2023.02.048. Epub 2023 Mar 2. PMID: 36941144
- [No authors listed] Correction to: Baseline Characteristics from the Women Veterans Cohort Study: Gender Differences and Similarities in Health and Healthcare Utilization by Gaffey, et al. J Women's Health 2020;30(7):944-955; doi: 10.1089/jwh.2020.8732. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2023 Sep;32(9):1021. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2020.8732.correx. PMID: 37672555 No abstract available.
- Seelig AD, Rivera AC, LeardMann CA, Daniel SM, Jacobson IG, Stander VA, Moore BL, Millard DC, Boyko EJ; Millennium Cohort Team*. Individual and Military Factors That Modify the Association Between Recent Sexual Trauma and Health Outcomes Among U.S. Service Members and Veterans. J Interpers Violence. 2023 Sep;38(17-18):10150-10181. doi: 10.1177/08862605231173909. Epub 2023 Jun 4. PMID: 37272027
- Wingo AP, Liu Y, Gerasimov ES, Vattathil SM, Liu J, Cutler DJ, Epstein MP, Blokland GAM, Thambisetty M, Troncoso JC, Duong DM, Bennett DA, Levey AI, Seyfried NT, Wingo TS. Sex differences in brain protein expression and disease. Nat Med. 2023 Sep;29(9):2224-2232. doi: 10.1038/s41591-023-02509-y. Epub 2023 Aug 31. PMID: 37653343 Free PMC article.
- Wingo E, Sarnaik S, Michel M, Hessler D, Frederiksen B, Kavanaugh ML, Dehlendorf C. The status of person-centered contraceptive care in the United States: Results from a nationally representative sample. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2023 Sep;55(3):129-139. doi: 10.1363/psrh.12245. Epub 2023 Sep 1. PMID: 37654244
- Harris A, Pineles L, Baghdadiv JD, Magder L, Dhaliwal G, Korenstein D, Harris AD, Morgan DJ. Clinician Testing and Treatment Thresholds for Management of Urinary Tract Infection. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Aug 31;10(9):ofad455. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofad455. eCollection 2023 Sep. PMID: 37720701 Free PMC article.
- Rauch SAM, Kim HM, Acierno R, Ragin C, Wangelin B, Blitch K, Muzzy W, Hart S, Zivin K. Improving function through primary care treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder study outcomes: A randomized controlled trial of prolonged exposure for primary care in Veterans. Fam Syst Health. 2023 Aug 31. doi: 10.1037/fsh0000823. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37650808
- Takamine L, Krein SL, Ratliff E, Strominger J, Virk A, Maust DT. Examining Adult Patients' Success with Discontinuing Long-term Benzodiazepine Use: a Qualitative Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Aug 31. doi: 10.1007/s11606-023-08385-z. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37653209
- Gius BK, Fournier LF, Reljic T, Pogoda TK, Corrigan JD, Garcia A, Troyanskaya M, Hodges CB, Miles SR. Associations Between Sociodemographic, Mental Health, and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Characteristics With Lifetime History of Criminal Justice Involvement in Combat Veterans and Service Members. Mil Med. 2023 Aug 29;188(9-10):e3143-e3151. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usac257. PMID: 36029468
- Lafferty M, Winchell K, Cottrell E, Knight S, Nugent SM. Women of the Gulf War: Understanding Their Military and Health Experiences Over 30 Years. Mil Med. 2023 Aug 29;188(9-10):3191-3198. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usac283. PMID: 36179086
- Sullivan-Baca E, Rehman R, Haneef Z. An Update on the Healthy Soldier Effect in U.S. Veterans. Mil Med. 2023 Aug 29;188(9-10):3199-3204. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usac151. PMID: 35652579
- Howard JT, Stewart IJ, Amuan ME, Janak JC, Howard KJ, Pugh MJ. Trends in Suicide Rates Among Post-9/11 US Military Veterans With and Without Traumatic Brain Injury From 2006-2020. JAMA Neurol. 2023 Aug 28. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.2893. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37639278
- Monsour M, Lee JY, Borlongan CV. An Understated Comorbidity: The Impact of Homelessness on Traumatic Brain Injury. Neurotherapeutics. 2023 Aug 28. doi: 10.1007/s13311-023-01419-8. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37639189
- Chen VW, Chidi AP, Dong Y, Richardson PA, Axelrod DA, Petersen LA, Massarweh NN. Risk-Adjusted Cumulative Sum for Early Detection of Hospitals With Excess Perioperative Mortality. JAMA Surg. 2023 Aug 23:e233673. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.3673. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37610743
- Burgio KL, Cunningham SD, Newman DK, Low LK, Nodora J, Lipman TH, Klusaritz H, James AS, Rickey L, Gahagan S, Hebert-Beirne J, Kenton KS, Williams BR. Preferences for Public Health Messaging Related to Bladder Health in Adolescent and Adult Women. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2023 Aug 22. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2022.0463. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37610853
- Fox AB, Baier AL, Alpert E, Nillni YI, Galovski TE. Psychosocial and Economic Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Veteran Men and Women. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2023 Aug 22. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2023.0078. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37610854
- Solness CL, Holdefer PJ, Hsu T, Thomas EBK, O'Hara MW. Relationship Factors in Internet-Delivered Psychological Interventions for Veterans Experiencing Postpartum Depression: Qualitative Analysis. JMIR Ment Health. 2023 Aug 15;10:e46061. doi: 10.2196/46061. PMID: 37581917
- Blais RK, Tannahill HS, Cue Davis K. Sexual Risk Taking among Survivors of U.S. Military Sexual Assault: Associations with PTSD Symptom Severity and Alcohol Use. J Sex Res. 2023 Aug 14:1-8. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2023.2232803. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37579247
- Rohs CM, Albright KR, Monteith LL, Lane AD, Fehling KB. Perspectives of VA healthcare from rural women veterans not enrolled in or using VA healthcare. PLoS One. 2023 Aug 14;18(8):e0289885. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289885. eCollection 2023. PMID: 37578986
- Kroll-Desrosiers A, Wallace KF, Higgins DM, Martino S, Mattocks KM. Musculoskeletal Pain During Pregnancy Among Veterans: Associations With Health and Health Care Utilization. Womens Health Issues. 2023 Aug 12:S1049-3867(23)00132-9. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2023.07.004. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37580185
- Mollusky A, Reynolds-Lallement N, Lee D, Zhong JY, Magnusson KR. Investigating the effects of age and prior military service on fluid and crystallized cognitive functions using virtual morris water maze (vMWM) and NIH Toolbox tasks. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2023 Aug 12;116:105156. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2023.105156. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37604015
- Rodriguez CR, Piccirillo JF, Rodebaugh TL. Acceptability of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Tinnitus: A Study With Veterans and Nonveterans. Am J Audiol. 2023 Aug 11:1-11. doi: 10.1044/2023_AJA-23-00020. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37566882
- Etzel L, Miskey HM, Webb JB, Demakis GJ, Harris HL, Shura RD. An Executive Functioning Composite Does Not Moderate the Relationship Between Combat Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Clusters. Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2023 Aug 10:acad055. doi: 10.1093/arclin/acad055. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37565825
- Graham SE, Coleman BC, Zhao X, Lisi AJ. Evaluating rates of chiropractic use and utilization by patient sex within the United States Veterans Health Administration: a serial cross-sectional analysis. Chiropr Man Therap. 2023 Aug 10;31(1):29. doi: 10.1186/s12998-023-00497-x. PMID: 37563677
- Kachadourian LK, Duek O, Tsai J, Harpaz-Rotem I, Pietrzak RH. Not all traumas are created equal: Phenotypic heterogeneity of PTSD symptoms in relation to index traumas in U.S. military Veterans. J Affect Disord. 2023 Aug 10:S0165-0327(23)00988-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.08.012. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37572698
- Rodway C, Ibrahim S, Westhead J, Bojanić L, Turnbull P, Appleby L, Bacon A, Dale H, Harrison K, Kapur N. Suicide after leaving the UK Armed Forces 1996-2018: A cohort study. PLoS Med. 2023 Aug 8;20(8):e1004273. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004273. eCollection 2023 Aug. PMID: 37552686
- Weber DM, Halverson TF, Daruwala SE, Pugh MJ, Calhoun PS, Beckham JC, Kimbrel NA. Love Is Not All You Need: Understanding the Association Between Relationship Status and Relationship Dysfunction With Self-Directed Violence in Veterans. Arch Suicide Res. 2023 Aug 7:1-16. doi: 10.1080/13811118.2023.2237097. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37548583
- Martin JL, Carlson GC, Kelly MR, Song Y, Mitchell MN, Josephson KR, McGowan SK, Culver NC, Kay MA, Erickson AJ, Saldana KS, May KJ, Fiorentino L, Alessi CA, Washington DL, Yano EM. Novel treatment based on acceptance and commitment therapy versus cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: A randomized comparative effectiveness trial in women veterans. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2023 Aug 3. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000836. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37535521
- Sharafkhaneh A, Agrawal R, Nambi V, BaHammam A, Razjouyan J. Obesity paradox or hypoxia preconditioning: How obstructive sleep apnea modifies the Obesity-MI relationship. Sleep Med. 2023 Aug 2;110:132-136. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2023.07.035. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37574613
- Chhatre S, Hoffmire CA, Bellamy SL, Agha AZ, Dichter ME. Relationship between Veterans Crisis Line risk rating and subsequent suicidal self-directed violence among veteran callers: A gender comparison. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2023 Aug 1. doi: 10.1111/sltb.12979. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37526407
- Kovach CP, Mesenbring EC, Gupta P, Glorioso TJ, Ho PM, Waldo SW, Schwartz GG. Projected Outcomes of Optimized Statin and Ezetimibe Therapy in US Military Veterans with Coronary Artery Disease. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Aug 1;6(8):e2329066. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.29066. PMID: 37638630
- Yan L, Streja E, Li Y, Rajeevan N, Rowneki M, Berry K, Hynes DM, Cunningham F, Huang GD, Aslan M, Ioannou GN, Bajema KL. Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Pharmacotherapies Among Nonhospitalized US Veterans, January 2022 to January 2023. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Aug 1;6(8):e2331249. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.31249. PMID: 37651140
- Bovin MJ, Resnik J, Linsky AM, Stolzmann K, Mull HJ, Schnurr PP, Post EP, Pleasants EA, Miller CJ. Does screening for PTSD lead to VA mental health care? Identifying the spectrum of initial VA screening actions. Psychol Serv. 2023 Aug;20(3):525-532. doi: 10.1037/ser0000651. Epub 2022 Apr 21. PMID: 35446094
- Denneson LM, Newell S, Elliott V, Rynerson A, Niederhausen M, Salvi A, Handley R, Bahraini N, Post EP, Carlson KF, Dobscha SK. Veteran Perspectives on Population-Based Suicide Risk Screening in VHA Primary Care: Mixed-Methods Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Aug;38(11):2537-2545. doi: 10.1007/s11606-023-08148-w. Epub 2023 Mar 20. PMID: 36941426
- Holliday R, Holder N, Smith AA, Desai A, Hoffmire CA, Forster JE, Monteith LL. Military sexual trauma among Veterans using and not using VA justice-related programing: A national examination. J Psychiatr Res. 2023 Aug;164:46-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.05.067. Epub 2023 Jun 5. PMID: 37311403
- Kroll-Desrosiers A, Copeland LA, Mengeling MA, Mattocks KM. Infertility Services for Veterans Enrolled in Veterans Health Administration Care. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Aug;38(10):2347-2353. doi: 10.1007/s11606-023-08080-z. Epub 2023 Feb 21. PMID: 36810630
- Krupp MB, King PR Jr, Wade M, Buchholz LJ. Health service utilization among women veterans who report eating disorder symptoms. Int J Eat Disord. 2023 Aug;56(8):1593-1602. doi: 10.1002/eat.23984. Epub 2023 May 11. PMID: 37166105
- Mitzel LD, Johnson MW, Vanable PA. Delay Discounting and Sexual Decision-Making: Understanding Condom Use Behavior Among U.S. College Students. Arch Sex Behav. 2023 Aug;52(6):2605-2617. doi: 10.1007/s10508-023-02597-4. Epub 2023 Apr 21. PMID: 37085661
- Puac-Polanco V, Ziobrowski HN, Ross EL, Liu H, Turner B, Cui R, Leung LB, Bossarte RM, Bryant C, Joormann J, Nierenberg AA, Oslin DW, Pigeon WR, Post EP, Zainal NH, Zaslavsky AM, Zubizarreta JR, Luedtke A, Kennedy CJ, Cipriani A, Furukawa TA, Kessler RC. Development of a model to predict antidepressant treatment response for depression among Veterans. Psychol Med. 2023 Aug;53(11):5001-5011. doi: 10.1017/S0033291722001982. Epub 2022 Jul 15. PMID: 37650342
- Than CT, Bean-Mayberry B, Schweizer CA, Lee M, Chanfreau-Coffinier C, Clair K, Hamilton AB, Farmer MM. Ask and Ask Again: Repeated Screening for Smoking Increases Likelihood of Prescription for Cessation Treatment Among Women Veterans. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Aug;38(11):2553-2559. doi: 10.1007/s11606-023-08227-y. Epub 2023 Jun 5. PMID: 37277666
- Webermann AR, Relyea MR, Portnoy GA, Martino S, Brandt CA, Haskell SG. The Role of Unit and Interpersonal Support in Military Sexual Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms. J Interpers Violence. 2023 Aug;38(15-16):9514-9535. doi: 10.1177/08862605231165764. Epub 2023 Apr 2. PMID: 37005795
- Zerach G, Levi-Belz Y. Exposure to potentially morally injurious events, disruption in assumptive world, moral injury symptoms, and psychological distress among Israeli female Veterans. Stress Health. 2023 Aug;39(3):651-662. doi: 10.1002/smi.3214. Epub 2022 Dec 21. PMID: 36525571
- Katon JG, Bossick A, Carey C, Christy A, Doll K, Gatsby E, Gray KE, Lynch KE, Moy E, Owens S, Washington DL, Callegari LS. Racial Disparities in Uterine Fibroid Treatment Among Veterans Using VA Health Care. Womens Health Issues. 2023 Jul-Aug;33(4):405-413. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2023.03.005. Epub 2023 Apr 25. PMID: 37105835
- [No authors listed] APF Gold Medal Award for Impact in Psychology: Jillian C. Shipherd. Am Psychol. 2023 Jul-Aug;78(5):659-661. doi: 10.1037/amp0001201. PMID: 37523284
- Shapiro MO, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Mattocks KM. Understanding the Mental Health Impact of Previous Pregnancy Loss Among Currently Pregnant Veterans. Womens Health Issues. 2023 Jul-Aug;33(4):422-427. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2023.03.006. Epub 2023 Apr 24. PMID: 37100719
- Webermann AR, Nester MS, Gianoli MO, Black AC, Rosen MI, Mattocks KM, Portnoy GA. Compensation and Pension Exams for Military Sexual Trauma-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Examiner Perspectives, Clinical Impacts on Veterans, and Strategies. Womens Health Issues. 2023 Jul-Aug;33(4):428-434. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2023.02.002. Epub 2023 Mar 30. PMID: 37003918
- Weitlauf JC, Cypel YS, Davey VJ. Mortality of Women Vietnam War-Era Veterans. Womens Health Issues. 2023 Jul-Aug;33(4):391-404. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2023.02.004. Epub 2023 Apr 21. PMID: 37088602
- Miller KE, So CJ, Brownlow JA, Woodward SH, Gehrman PR. Neighborhood disadvantage is associated with sleep disturbance in a sample of trauma-exposed Veterans. Sleep Health. 2023 Jul 31:S2352-7218(23)00128-6. doi: 10.1016/j.sleh.2023.06.006. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37532605
- Polzer ER, Rohs CM, Thomas SM, Holliday R, Miller CN, Simonetti JA, Iverson KM, Brenner LA, Monteith LL. Women Veterans' experiences discussing household firearms with their intimate partners: collaborative, devalued, and deferential relational types. Inj Epidemiol. 2023 Jul 31;10(1):39. doi: 10.1186/s40621-023-00452-7. PMID: 37525290
- O'Connor V, Rowland JA, Naylor JC, Magnante AT, Craig KM, Miskey HM; VA Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Workgroup; Martindale SL. Time doesn't heal all: PTSD symptoms exacerbate the relationship between age and pain intensity. Front Psychiatry. 2023 Jul 27;14:1221762. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1221762. eCollection 2023. PMID: 37575582
- Kusters IS, Amspoker AB, Frosio K, Day SC, Day G, Ecker A, Hogan J, Lindsay JA, Shore J. Rural-Urban Disparities in Video Telehealth Use During Rapid Mental Health Care Virtualization Among American Indian/Alaska Native Veterans. JAMA Psychiatry. 2023 Jul 26. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.2285. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37494050
- Schwartzenburg JB, Cruise SC, Reed RE, Hutchinson CM, Mirzalieva OS, Edwards KN, Edwards S, Gilpin NW, Molina PE, Desai SD. Neuropathological Outcomes of Traumatic Brain Injury and Alcohol Use in Males and Females: Studies Using Pre-Clinical Rodent and Clinical Human Specimens. J Neurotrauma. 2023 Jul 26. doi: 10.1089/neu.2023.0074. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37279290
- Dursa EK, Cao G, Culpepper WJ, Schneiderman A. Comparison of Health Outcomes Over Time Among Women 1990-1991 Gulf War Veterans, Women 1990-1991 Gulf Era Veterans, and Women in the U.S. General Population. Womens Health Issues. 2023 Jul 24:S1049-3867(23)00123-8. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2023.06.006. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37495424
- Rawat BPS, Reisman J, Pogoda TK, Liu W, Rongali S, Aseltine RH Jr, Chen K, Tsai J, Berlowitz D, Yu H, Carlson KF. Intentional Self-Harm Among US Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Retrospective Cohort Study From 2008 to 2017. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2023 Jul 24;9:e42803. doi: 10.2196/42803. PMID: 37486751
- Thompson-Hollands J, Lunney CA, Sloan DM, Wiltsey Stirman S, Schnurr PP. Treatment length and symptom improvement in prolonged exposure and present-centered therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder: Comparing dose-response and good-enough level models in two manualized interventions. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2023 Jul 20. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000834. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37471022
- Kalvesmaki AF, Trevino AY, Charron E, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Peterson K, Pugh MJ. The Impact of Resilience on Employment Among Post-9/11 Veterans With and Without Military Sexual Trauma Exposure. Mil Med. 2023 Jul 18:usad267. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usad267. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37464907
- Serbeniuk A, Kaminskiy V, Kumpanenko Y, Vash-Margita A, Malysheva I. The impact of the war in Ukraine on the reproductive health of female military personnel. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2023 Jul 17. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14990. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37458251
- Marchand WR. Potential Mechanisms of Action and Outcomes of Equine-Assisted Services for Veterans with a History of Trauma: A Narrative Review of the Literature. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jul 16;20(14):6377. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20146377. PMID: 37510609
- Relyea MR, Presseau C, Runels T, Humbert MM, Martino S, Brandt CA, Haskell SG, Portnoy GA. Understanding Veterans' intimate partner violence use and patterns of healthcare utilization. Health Serv Res. 2023 Jul 14. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.14201. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37452496
- Korem N, Ben-Zion Z, Spiller TR, Duek OA, Harpaz-Rotem I, Pietrzak RH. Correlates of avoidance coping in trauma-exposed U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. J Affect Disord. 2023 Jul 10:S0165-0327(23)00868-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.07.036. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37437721
- Fink DS, Malte C, Cerdá M, Mannes ZL, Livne O, Martins SS, Keyhani S, Olfson M, McDowell Y, Gradus JL, Wall MM, Sherman S, Maynard CC, Saxon AJ, Hasin DS. Trends in Cannabis-positive Urine Toxicology Test Results: US Veterans Health Administration Emergency Department Patients, 2008 to 2019. J Addict Med. 2023 Jul 7. doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000001197. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37418654
- Abdullah L, Nkiliza A, Niedospial D, Aldrich G, Bartenfelder G, Keegan A, Hoffmann M, Mullan M, Klimas N, Baraniuk J, Crawford F, Krengel M, Chao L, Sullivan K. Genetic association between the APOE ε4 allele, toxicant exposures and Gulf war illness diagnosis. Environ Health. 2023 Jul 6;22(1):51. doi: 10.1186/s12940-023-01002-w. PMID: 37415220
- Rodriguez L, King PR, Buchholz LJ. Associations among military sexual trauma, positive alcohol expectancies, and coping behaviors in female Veterans. Psychol Trauma. 2023 Jul 6. doi: 10.1037/tra0001538. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37410415
- Bhatti G, Villalon A, Li R, Elammari M, Price A, Steele L, Garcia JM, Marcelli M, Jorge R. Hormonal changes in Veterans with Gulf War Illness. Life Sci. 2023 Jul 3;328:121908. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2023.121908. Online ahead of print. PMID: 37406768
- Deo SV, Motairek I, Nasir K, Mentias A, Elgudin Y, Virani SS, Rajagopalan S, Al-Kindi S. Association Between Historical Neighborhood Redlining and Cardiovascular Outcomes Among US Veterans With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Jul 3;6(7):e2322727. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.22727. PMID: 37432687
- Robertson DJ, Dominitz JA, Beed A, Boardman KD, Del Curto BJ, Guarino PD, Imperiale TF, LaCasse A, Larson MF, Gupta S, Lieberman D, Planeta B, Shaukat A, Sultan S, Menees SB, Saini SD, Schoenfeld P, Goebel S, von Rosenvinge EC, Baffy G, Halasz I, Pedrosa MC, Kahng LS, Cassim R, Greer KB, Kinnard MF, Bhatt DB, Dunbar KB, Harford WV Jr, Mengshol JA, Olson JE, Patel SG, Antaki F, Fisher DA, Sullivan BA, Lenza C, Prajapati DN, Wong H, Beyth R, Lieb JG 2nd, Manlolo J, Ona FV, Cole RA, Khalaf N, Kahi CJ, Kohli DR, Rai T, Sharma P, Anastasiou J, Hagedorn C, Fernando RS, Jackson CS, Jamal MM, Lee RH, Merchant F, May FP, Pisegna JR, Omer E, Parajuli D, Said A, Nguyen TD, Tombazzi CR, Feldman PA, Jacob L, Koppelman RN, Lehenbauer KP, Desai DS, Madhoun MF, Tierney WM, Ho MQ, Hockman HJ, Lopez C, Carter Paulson E, Tobi M, Pinillos HL, Young M, Ho NC, Mascarenhas R, Promrat K, Mutha PR, Pandak WM Jr, Shah T, Schubert M, Pancotto FS, Gawron AJ, Underwood AE, Ho SB, Magno-Pagatzaurtundua P, Toro DH, Beymer CH, Kaz AM, Elwing J, Gill JA, Goldsmith SF, Yao MD, Protiva P, Pohl H, Kyriakides T; CONFIRM Study Group. Baseline Features and Reasons for Nonparticipation in the Colonoscopy Versus Fecal Immunochemical Test in Reducing Mortality From Colorectal Cancer (CONFIRM) Study, a Colorectal Cancer Screening Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Jul 3;6(7):e2321730. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.21730. PMID: 37432690
- Anderson TS, Herzig SJ, Jing B, Boscardin WJ, Fung K, Marcantonio ER, Steinman MA. Clinical Outcomes of Intensive Inpatient Blood Pressure Management in Hospitalized Older Adults. JAMA Intern Med. 2023 Jul 1;183(7):715-723. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.1667. PMID: 37252732
- Boutelle KN, Afari N, Obayashi S, Eichen DM, Strong DR, Peterson CB. Design of the CHARGE study: A randomized control trial evaluating a novel treatment for Veterans with binge eating disorder and overweight and obesity. Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 Jul;130:107234. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2023.107234. Epub 2023 May 19. PMID: 37210072 Clinical Trial.
- Esopenko C, de Souza N, Wilde EA, Dams-O'Connor K, Teng E, Menefee DS. Characterizing the Influence of Exposure to Military Sexual Trauma and Intimate Partner Violence on Mental Health Outcomes among Female Veterans. J Interpers Violence. 2023 Jul;38(13-14):8476-8499. doi: 10.1177/08862605231156193. Epub 2023 Mar 3. PMID: 36866584
- Gregg LP, Ramsey DJ, Akeroyd JM, Jafry SA, Matheny ME, Virani SS, Navaneethan SD. Predictors, Disparities, and Facility-Level Variation: SGLT2 Inhibitor Prescription Among US Veterans With CKD. Am J Kidney Dis. 2023 Jul;82(1):53-62.e1. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2022.11.017. Epub 2023 Jan 23. PMID: 36702340
- Katon JG, Bossick AS, Tartaglione EV, Enquobahrie DA, Haeger KO, Johnson AM, Ma EW, Savitz D, Shaw JG, Todd-Stenberg J, Yano EM, Washington DL, Christy AY. Assessing Racial Disparities in Access, Use, and Outcomes for Pregnant and Postpartum Veterans and Their Infants in Veterans Health Administration. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2023 Jul;32(7):757-766. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2022.0507. Epub 2023 May 15. PMID: 37186805
- Spiller TR, Duek O, Buta E, Gross G, Smith NB, Harpaz-Rotem I. Comparative effectiveness of group v. individual trauma-focused treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder in Veterans. Psychol Med. 2023 Jul;53(10):4561-4568. doi: 10.1017/S0033291722001441. Epub 2022 Aug 12. PMID: 35959560 Free PMC article.
- White CN, Kauffman BY, Acierno R. Factors contributing to veterans' satisfaction with PTSD treatment delivered in person compared to telehealth. J Telemed Telecare. 2023 Jul;29(6):426-434. doi: 10.1177/1357633X20987704. Epub 2021 Jan 26. PMID: 33497311