Improving Voluntary Engagement for PTSD Treatment Among Active-Duty Service Members Using Motivational Enhancement Therapy DOI
Denise D. Walker, Thomas Walton, Anna E. Jaffe

et al.

SSRN Electronic Journal, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2022

PTSD prevalence in the military is high and effective treatments are underutilized. Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) 'check-ups', brief interventions to elicit treatment engagement for those who nontreatment seeking. One hundred sixty-one active-duty service members were randomized MET or Treatment as Usual (TAU, resource referral). participants (n=82) received up three 45-90 minute telephone sessions. TAU (n=79) mailed resources referrals. Follow-up assessments conducted 6-weeks, 3-, 6- months post-baseline. Mixed effect model results indicated significantly increased over time but there no significant differences between conditions interactions. symptom severity decreased both conditions. There was also a three-way interaction with baseline readiness-to-change confidence. Those low saw more favorable effects of (relative control) at 6-month follow-up. Results suggest high-quality referral options have promise means increasing evidence-based decreasing PTSD. may be particularly useful individuals confidence their ability address Given individual societal costs PTSD, need facilitating seeking engagement.

Language: Английский

Prevalence of Four Types of Social Support and Their Relation to Mental Health among low-income U.S. Veterans: Implications for Community Health DOI
Jack Tsai, Yuan Li, Vahed Maroufy

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Community Mental Health Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 60(8), P. 1652 - 1662

Published: July 11, 2024

Language: Английский

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Disability and loneliness in the United Kingdom: cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of trends and transitions DOI Creative Commons
Eric Emerson, Roger J. Stancliffe, Zoe Aitken

et al.

BMC Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 23(1)

Published: Dec. 19, 2023

Abstract Background Loneliness can have a detrimental impact on health, yet little is known about the association between disability and loneliness. Methods Secondary analysis of three waves data collected 2017 2020 by UK’s annual household panel study, Understanding Society . Direct age-standardisation was used to compare prevalence loneliness at each wave persistence across all for participants with/without disabilities aged 16–65 years. Transitional probabilities stability loneliness, non-loneliness, onset offset consecutive were also estimated. Results At wave, significantly higher among respondents with than without disabilities; these inequalities persisted no evidence change over time. The persistent 46% compared 22% disabilities. Risk factors likelihood included disability, financial stress, not living as couple, in rented accommodation, being female employed. probability successive markedly people Conclusion Adults more likely experience become lonely remain time their peers. Policies interventions aimed reducing should ensure that they are accessible effective Further research needed explore health outcomes

Language: Английский

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Longitudinal associations among resilience, social isolation, and gender in U.S. Iraq and Afghanistan–era veterans DOI Open Access
Allison V. Metts,

Corina Mendoza,

Rahel Pearson

et al.

Journal of Traumatic Stress, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 14, 2024

Negative mental health outcomes are prevalent among veterans exposed to military-related stressors and associated with social isolation. Limited research exists on resilience following military separation its impact isolation in veterans. We examined against 2-year longitudinal associations indicators; gender differences were also explored. U.S. (N = 351, 70.4% men) who deployed the wars around Iraq Afghanistan September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (9/11) recruited as part of a assessment study examining predictors postdeployment adjustment. Using residualization approach, was approximated low stressor reactivity (SR), calculated by regressing onto exposure. Military-related significantly posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) related both events during post-9/11 deployment (deployment event) outside (other event), functional disability, depression. After correcting for multiple comparisons, only SR derived from depressive symptoms predicted more closeness difficulties relationships longitudinally, B 0.50, q .023. Women demonstrated higher than men regarding other event-related PTSD symptoms, -0.52, < .001; -0.28, .028; depression, -0.34, .012. Results suggest that depressogenic likely endorse discomfort those lower reactivity. may be impacted nondeployment traumatic distress, psychosocial dysfunction, depression response stressors.

Language: Английский

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Loneliness in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Neglected Factor in Accelerated Aging? DOI Creative Commons
Barton W. Palmer, Mariam Hussain,

James B. Lohr

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Journal of Ageing and Longevity, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 2(4), P. 326 - 339

Published: Dec. 9, 2022

Prior research suggests that people with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) may experience a form of accelerated biological aging. In other populations, loneliness has been shown to elevate risk for many the same components aging, and deleterious outcomes, as seen in PTSD. Although standard diagnostic criteria PTSD include “feelings detachment or estrangement from others”, relationship such feelings concept remains uncertain, par potentially due failure distinguish between versus objective social isolation. order catalyze wider attention PTSD, potential contribution present paper provides three components: (1) conceptual overview relevant constructs interrelationships, (2) review limited extant empirical literature, (3) suggested directions future research. The existing literature is too small support definitive conclusions, but there evidence an association symptoms nature this be complex, causal direction(s) uncertain. Guided by we also highlight key areas further ultimate goal line work elucidate mechanisms underlying any link aging develop, validate, refine prevention treatment efforts.

Language: Английский

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Psychological consequences among veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review DOI Open Access
Shaoli Li, Shu Huang, Shaohua Hu

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Psychiatry Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 324, P. 115229 - 115229

Published: April 26, 2023

Language: Английский

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Loneliness and firearm acquisition among low-income U.S. veterans: Findings from the National Veteran Homeless and Other Poverty Experiences (NV-HOPE) study DOI
Alexander Testa, Jack Tsai

Social Science & Medicine, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 338, P. 116356 - 116356

Published: Nov. 2, 2023

Language: Английский

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The self-reported impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological health of U.S. Air Force cyber personnel DOI
Tanya Goodman, Rachael N. Martínez

Military Psychology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 36(5), P. 479 - 490

Published: May 11, 2023

U.S. Air Force cyber personnel were faced with changes in their workplace, fitness routines, and personal lives during the COVID19 pandemic. Adjusting to COVID-19-related requirements likely increased stress of already stressful jobs for military members families, which could have resounding impacts on emotional, social, physical well-being. Therefore, it is important evaluate psychological health outcomes self-perceived presented because COVID-19 An online occupational assessment that included demographics, standardized measures burnout, distress, work role strain; behaviors; perceived pandemic was administered 1488 personnel. Thirty-two negative themes 13 positive created from qualitative coding "How has impacted you as an individual?" Of created, 966 (68.5%) reported at least one impact 440 (31.2%) impact. Top-reported limited face-to-face interactions loss activities. Negative associated (e.g., exhaustion, cynicism) strain. Action-oriented recommendations are given event another

Language: Английский

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Family Resilience and Dyadic Coping during the Outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy: Their Protective Role in Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being DOI Open Access
Francesca Giorgia Paleari, Irem Ertan, Lucrezia Cavagnis

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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 20(18), P. 6719 - 6719

Published: Sept. 6, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak has dramatically worsened people’s psychological well-being. Our aim was to examine for the first time concurrent and longitudinal relations of family resilience with hedonic eudaimonic well-being, moderating role socio-demographics. For people having a romantic partner, we also explored whether dyadic coping were uniquely related One cross-sectional study (N = 325) one 10-week follow-up 112) carried out during (April–May 2020) in Northern Italy. Adult participants completed an online questionnaire both studies. Correlation, multivariate regression, moderation analyses IBM SPSS version 28 its PROCESS macro. Significance differences correlation regression coefficients tested through Steiger’s procedure, Wald test, SUEST method. Family found relate more strongly (versus hedonic) well-being concurrently eudaimonic) longitudinally. or generally stronger females, part-time workers, undergoing multiple stressors. associated independently coping, whereas longitudinally resilience. protect, short term, facing outbreak. Its protective mainly concerned pronounced vulnerable people. persons however, seemed have equal, if not greater, positive short-term effects.

Language: Английский

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Functional decline during the COVID‐19 pandemic among U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study DOI
Jessica L. Morse, Ian C. Fischer, Peter J. Na

et al.

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 38(12)

Published: Dec. 1, 2023

The coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic has contributed to widespread social and economic stressors, along with substantial health problems, including loss of life. To date, however, relatively few studies have examined the prevalence correlates declines in mental physical functioning U.S. military veterans, an older potentially vulnerable segment adult population.Data were analyzed from 2019-2020 National Health Resilience Veterans Study, a nationally representative, longitudinal study 3078 veterans. surveyed prior (pre-pandemic) 1 year later during height (peri-pandemic). Multivariable analyses conducted identify risk protective variables associated pre-to-peri self-reported functioning.The veterans who experienced functional decline (≥0.5 standard deviation reductions) pre-to-peri-pandemic was 18.1% (N = 541) for 18.3% 547) functioning. Older age, greater adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), pandemic-related posttraumatic stress symptoms strongest decline, while ACEs, loneliness, restriction symptoms, lower psychosocial characteristics decline.Although majority showed maintenance or improvement into pandemic, nearly one-in-five Results could help inform identification may be at large-magnitude such as national global pandemics.

Language: Английский

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Loneliness partially mediates the relation between substance use and suicidality in Veterans DOI
Katherine Musacchio Schafer,

Emma Wilson-Lemoine,

Marie Campione

et al.

Military Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 10

Published: Jan. 31, 2024

America has experienced a rapid increase in loneliness, substance use, and suicidality. This is particularly deleterious for Veterans, who, as compared to nonmilitary-connected civilians, experience elevated rates of In this project we investigated the link between suicidality, paying particular attention mediational role loneliness use 1,469 Veterans (male, n = 1004, 67.2%; female, 457, 32.3%; transgender/non-binary/prefer not say, 8, 0.5%) answered online surveys Mental Health Well-Being Project. Items assessed participants on psychosocial antecedents health wellness. Pearson correlations models were used determine if suicidality related mediated Results indicated that significantly positively (rs .33–.42, ps < .01). Additionally, partially (β .08 [.06–.10]), suggesting that, within context may account significant variance Together findings suggest Administration should support, fund, study community engagement activities could reduce development or intensity Veterans.

Language: Английский

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