Longitudinal changes in depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of COVID-related factors.

Objective: This study is an investigation of five specific COVID-related stressors and their longitudinal impact on adult depression and anxiety.

Method: A total of 592 adults comprised the initial sample at Time 1 in April/May 2020. Follow-ups were conducted about a month later, again in March 2021 and then in March 2022.

Psychosocial Sequalae of Sexual Assault in a Sample of Partnered Adults Experiencing Alcohol Use Disorder and Intimate Partner Violence.

Research has shown that experiencing a sexual assault results in significant and lasting effects in many psychosocial domains. However, most studies on the impact of sexual assault examine university samples or the immediate aftermath of the assault, not taking into account the longer-term complexities and contexts of life for many victims. The current study seeks to evaluate the role of lifetime sexual assault history on several psychosocial outcomes in adults who are in intimate relationships that have included both intimate partner violence (IPV) and alcohol use disorder.

Timing of Sexual Assault Disclosure: A Study of College Women.

The present study examined correlates of immediate (within 48 h) and delayed (after 48 h) sexual assault disclosure among a sample of 83 college women who experienced sexual victimization since age 14. The use of physical resistance and experiencing a "freeze response" was positively associated with delayed disclosure. Identifying the perpetrator as a friend/acquaintance, compared to a was a romantic partner, increased the likelihood of immediate disclosure.

Examining peer response to sexual assault disclosure in two groups of college students with no history of college sexual assault.

This study examined rates and predictors of peer recommendation of resources after disclosure of actual and hypothetical unwanted sexual experiences. Private university students without a history of college sexual assault were recruited in 2 groups. One was a group of peers who had received an assault disclosure ( = 122) and one was a group of peers who had never received an assault disclosure ( = 166).

Actuarial prediction of psychotherapy retention among Iraq-Afghanistan veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.

The present study aimed to identify predictors of treatment retention in a sample of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn (OEF/OIF/OND) veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who were referred for PTSD-focused treatment through completion of a Veterans Affairs (VA) specialty clinic introductory information session. A total of 124 returning veterans (89% male, 53% Caucasian, 40% African American, 2% Latino; average age = 37 years) participated in an introductory session intended to facilitate informed decision making about treatment selection for PTSD. To evaluate patient, therapist, and system characteristics that were associated with risk of prematurely dropping out of psychotherapy for PTSD, we used recursive partitioning or "classification tree" methods commonly used to derive actuarial models of risk for high or low scores on a particular outcome when the set of independent or predictor variables is large.

Do as I Say, Not as I Do? An Examination of the Relationship Between Partner Behaviors and Help Seeking for Alcohol Related Issues.

Background: Although there are a number of risks associated with problematic alcohol use, the proportion of people who seek help for alcohol-related issues is alarmingly low.

Objective: This study investigated the potential social influences that are associated with alcohol-related help seeking, including perceived partner support, descriptive and injunctive subjective norms, and marital satisfaction.

Methods: Participants included 133 individuals (50% female, 48% male, and 2% did not report) recruited nationwide through both print and electronic methods.

Motivating Action and Maintaining Change: The Time-Varying Role of Homework Following a Brief Couples' Intervention.

Studies regarding the effectiveness of homework assignments in cognitive-behavioral treatments have demonstrated mixed results. This study investigated predictors of compliance with homework recommendations and the time-varying relationship of recommendation completion with treatment response in a brief couples' intervention (N = 108). More satisfied couples and couples with more motivation to change completed more recommendations, whereas couples with children completed fewer.

Research on PTSD prevalence in OEF/OIF Veterans: expanding investigation of demographic variables.

Background: A series of recent articles has reported on well-designed studies examining base rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) screenings within the Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan conflict)/Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq conflict) (OEF/OIF) military population. Although these studies have a number of strengths, this line of research points out several key areas in need of further examination.

Objective: Many OEF/OIF Veterans do not use available Veterans Affairs (VA) services, especially mental health care.

The marriage checkup: increasing access to marital health care.

Despite the ongoing prevalence of marital distress, very few couples seek therapy. Researchers and clinicians have increasingly been calling for innovative interventions that can reach a larger number of untreated couples. Based on a motivational marital health model, the Marriage Checkup (MC) was designed to attract couples who are unlikely to seek traditional tertiary therapy.