2025
Negative Aging Stereotypes and Clinical Insomnia in Older U.S. Military Veterans
Boyle J, Fischer I, Bashian H, Moye J, Levy B, Pietrzak R. Negative Aging Stereotypes and Clinical Insomnia in Older U.S. Military Veterans. The Gerontologist 2025, gnaf036. PMID: 39878650, DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnaf036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNegative age stereotypesAge stereotypesClinical insomniaEmotional agingInsomnia symptomsU.S. veteransAssociated with clinical insomniaNational Health and ResilienceEndorsement of negative stereotypesOlder United StatesMultivariate regression analysisU.S. military veteransNegative stereotypesClinical insomnia symptomsNegative perceptions of agingAssociated with significantly greater oddsNationally representative sampleImproving overall sleep qualityPerceptions of agingOverall sleep qualityRegression analysisVeterans StudyMilitary veteransOlder veteransInsomnia
2024
Psychometric properties, factor structure, and functional correlates of the PTSD checklist for DSM-5 in a U.S. national sample of older veterans
Cook J, Bovin M, Günak M, Lawrence K, Pietrzak R. Psychometric properties, factor structure, and functional correlates of the PTSD checklist for DSM-5 in a U.S. national sample of older veterans. International Psychogeriatrics 2024, 37: 100027. PMID: 40086904, DOI: 10.1016/j.inpsyc.2024.100027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic Stress Disorder ChecklistDSM-5PCL-5Psychometric propertiesOlder veteransSymptoms of posttraumatic stress disorderSubthreshold posttraumatic stress disorderAdult trauma exposurePCL-5 scoresMeasure PTSD symptomsSample of older veteransExcellent internal consistencyRates of childhoodNationally representative web-based surveyU.S. national sampleAssociated with measuresDysphoric symptomsPTSD symptomsStress disorderTrauma exposureFactor structureCommunity-dwelling older veteransAssessment measuresInternal consistency0717 Ageism and Insomnia: Examining the Relationship Between Negative Aging Stereotypes and Insomnia in Older Adults
Boyle J, Fischer I, Bashian H, Moye J, Pietrzak R. 0717 Ageism and Insomnia: Examining the Relationship Between Negative Aging Stereotypes and Insomnia in Older Adults. Sleep 2024, 47: a307-a307. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsae067.0717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNegative age stereotypesAge stereotypesClinical insomniaInsomnia symptomsClinical insomnia symptomsEmotional agingU.S. veteransNationally representative sampleNegative stereotypesNational Health and ResilienceSleep disturbancePoor sleepEndorsement of negative stereotypesOlder veteransTraumatic life eventsPsychotropic medication useDaytime dysfunctionRates of sleep disturbancesImproving overall sleep qualityRepresentative sampleCognitive agingInsomnia severityOverall sleep qualityVeterans StudyAge-related changes
2023
Subjective cognitive difficulties and posttraumatic stress disorder interact to increase suicide risk among middle-aged and older US military veterans
Cations M, Cook J, Nichter B, Esterlis I, Pietrzak R. Subjective cognitive difficulties and posttraumatic stress disorder interact to increase suicide risk among middle-aged and older US military veterans. International Psychogeriatrics 2023, 36: 599-607. PMID: 36756753, DOI: 10.1017/s1041610222001053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderSubjective cognitive difficultiesCurrent suicidal intentSuicidal intentSuicidal ideationPatient Health Questionnaire-9Suicide riskStress disorderCurrent posttraumatic stress disorderMilitary veteransCross-sectional studyUnited States military veteransUS military veteransCognitive Functioning ScaleOlder U.S. veteransCognitive difficultiesSubjective cognitive impairmentQuestionnaire-9US veteransNational HealthSuicide Behaviors QuestionnaireOlder veteransCognitive impairmentConcentration difficultiesU.S. veterans
2021
Understanding risk in younger Veterans: Risk and protective factors associated with suicide attempt, homelessness, and arrest in a nationally representative Veteran sample
Edwards E, Dichiara A, Gromatsky M, Tsai J, Goodman M, Pietrzak R. Understanding risk in younger Veterans: Risk and protective factors associated with suicide attempt, homelessness, and arrest in a nationally representative Veteran sample. Military Psychology 2021, 34: 175-186. PMID: 38536330, PMCID: PMC10013446, DOI: 10.1080/08995605.2021.1982632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder veteransYounger veteransProtective factorsPrior suicidal behaviorMental health servicesUS military veteransHistory of suicideAdverse eventsRisk factorsCriminal justice involvementProtective correlationHealth servicesSuicide attemptsSuicidal behaviorSuicide riskMilitary veteransVeteran sampleVeteransOlder cohortHomelessnessRiskCohortSocial supportAge cohortsRepresentative sample
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