Identifying transdiagnostic traumatic stress reactions in U.S. military veterans: A nationally representative study.

Traumatic stress reactions (TSRs) exist on a continuum that includes posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), highly comorbid psychopathology, and resilience, highlighting the need for comprehensive and integrative approaches capable of capturing the full spectrum of heterogeneous reactions. Here, we used a transdiagnostic and multidimensional method to characterize clinical phenotypes of TSRs in a nationally representative sample of U.S.

Trauma-related nightmares among U.S. veterans: Findings from a nationally representative study.

Study Objectives: Trauma-exposed veterans may be at an increased risk for nightmares. To date, however, no known study has examined the prevalence, risk factors, and comorbidities of nightmares in a nationally representative sample of veterans.

Methods: A nationally representative sample of 4069 US military veterans completed a survey that assessed trauma-related nightmares, health histories, and functioning.

Happiness in US military veterans: Results from a nationally representative study.

In line with the US Department of Veterans Affairs' adoption of a Whole Health approach to healthcare, there has been growing interest in factors linked to veterans' perceptions of well-being. To date, no known study has examined levels and correlates of perceived happiness in this population. To examine this question, we analyzed data from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study, which surveyed a nationally representative sample of 4,069 US military veterans.

Association of clerical burden and EHR frustration with burnout and career intentions among physician faculty in an urban academic health system.

Background And Objectives: To examine changes in clerical burden, including daily clerical time, daily after hours Electronic Health Record (EHR) time and EHR frustration between 2018 and 2022 among physician faculty, and identify sociodemographic and occupational correlates of clerical burden with burnout and intent to leave one's job (ILJ).

Methods: An institution-wide survey was sent to all physician faculty at an 8-Hospital Health System in New York City, between July and September 2022. Clerical time, after hours EHR time, practice unloading clerical burden and EHR frustration were assessed using ordinal-scale questions.

Traumatic Brain Injury in US Veterans: Prevalence and Associations With Physical, Mental, and Cognitive Health.

Objective: To examine the prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the US veteran population, and physical, mental, and cognitive health conditions associated with TBI.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: A nationally representative sample of US military veterans surveyed in 2019-2020.

Cannabinoids-Multifunctional Compounds, Applications and Challenges-Mini Review.

Cannabinoids represent a highly researched group of plant-derived ingredients. The substantial investment of funds from state and commercial sources has facilitated a significant increase in knowledge about these ingredients. Cannabinoids can be classified into three principal categories: plant-derived phytocannabinoids, synthetic cannabinoids and endogenous cannabinoids, along with the enzymes responsible for their synthesis and degradation.

Psychological Resilience of Mental Health Workers During the Russia-Ukraine War: Implications for Clinical Interventions.

To examine the prevalence and key correlates of psychological resilience in Ukrainian mental health workers (MHWs), using a novel discrepancy-based psychiatric resilience (DBPR) analytic approach. A total of 178 Ukrainian MHWs, recruited via convenience sampling from July to August 2023, completed a survey assessing their war-related exposures, occupational stress, and mental health symptoms and sociodemographic and psychosocial characteristics. DBPR scores were computed by regressing composite distress scores onto measures of war- and work-related stressors.

Genes in context: path to more precise risk prediction in psychiatry?

This guest editorial describes the importance of converging genetics and psychosocial epidemiology research methods to understand the biopsychosocial etiology of psychiatric phenotypes.

Epigenetic and Genetic Profiling of Comorbidity Patterns among Substance Dependence Diagnoses.

Objective: This study investigated the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms underlying the comorbidity patterns of five substance dependence diagnoses (SDs; alcohol, AD; cannabis, CaD; cocaine, CoD; opioid, OD; tobacco, TD).

Methods: A latent class analysis (LCA) was performed on 31,197 individuals (average age 42±11 years; 49% females) from six cohorts to identify comorbid DSM-IV SD patterns. In subsets of this sample, we tested SD-latent classes with respect to polygenic burden of psychiatric and behavioral traits and epigenome-wide changes in three population groups.

Loneliness Trajectories in U.S. Military Veterans: A 3-Year Longitudinal Study of Risk and Protective Factors.

Objectives: Loneliness is a significant public health concern associated with adverse mental and physical health outcomes in older adults. This study examined the nature and correlates of predominant loneliness trajectories in a nationally representative sample of older U.S.

Association of Psychological Safety with Burnout and Intent to Leave Among Physician Faculty in New York City.

Background: Data on the potential protective effect of psychological safety (PS) on well-being and satisfaction among physicians are lacking.

Objective: We sought to examine (1) prevalence of PS; (2) relationship between PS, burnout, and intent to leave one's job (ILJ); and (3) demographic and occupational factors associated with PS within our physician faculty.

Design: Participants: An institution-wide survey was sent to all faculty within our eight-hospital health system, between July and September 2022.

Sexual orientation moderates the association between health care utilization-related factors and mental health service nonutilization among United States military veterans.

This study examined mental health treatment nonutilization among sexual minority versus heterosexual Veterans with demonstrated psychiatric need. Data were analyzed from 820 Veterans with psychiatric need who participated in the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study, which surveyed a nationally representative sample of U.S.

The association of perceived social support, resilience, and posttraumatic stress symptoms among coronavirus disease patients in the United States.

Background: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has become a main psychological consequence of COVID-19. This study assessed the association between social support, psychological resilience, and probable COVID-19-related PTSD.

Methods: The PTSD Checklist for DSM-5, Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey, and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) were used to assess for PTSD symptoms, social support, and resilience among COVID-19 patients treated at a large medical system in New York City between July 2020 and July 2023.

A Brief Report of Lung Cancer Screening Utilization Before, During, and in the Later Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States.

Introduction: Although COVID-19 has affected health care and screening utilization, its impact on lung cancer screening (LCS) uptake remains unclear. Our study investigated LCS utilization and associated predictors among adults eligible for LCS before (2019), during (2020-2021), and at a later stage (2022) of COVID-19.

Methods: We used cross-sectional, nationally representative, population-based data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System over 4 consecutive years: 2019 (n = 4484; weighted n = 1,559,37), 2020 (n = 1239; weighted n = 200,301), 2021 (n = 1673; weighted n = 668,359), and 2022 (n = 20,804; weighted n = 9,458,907).

Methylene Blue and Rhodamine B Dyes' Efficient Removal Using Biocarbons Developed from Waste.

The preparation of biocarbons from cellulose fibres utilised in the production of baby nappy mats (sourced from Feniks Recycling company, Poland) for the removal of methylene blue and rhodamine B dyes has been documented. A Brunauer, Emmett and Teller analysis revealed a surface area within the range of 384 to 450 m/g. The objective of this study was to investigate the removal efficiency of dyes from aqueous solutions by biocarbons, with a particular focus on the influence of various parameters, including pH, dye concentration, adsorbent dosage, shaking speed, contact time, and temperature.

Fennel Seed Biochar: A Sustainable Approach for Methylene Blue Removal from Aqueous Solutions.

In this study, biochars were produced from by-products of the herbal industry, specifically fennel seeds (), through direct activation by carbon dioxide at two different temperatures. The biochar samples were comprehensively analysed. Additionally, adsorption studies were conducted for methylene blue.

Successful Aging in US Veterans with Mental Disorders: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and correlates of successful aging in US veterans who screened positive for current major depressive disorder (MDD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and/or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Methods: In a nationally representative sample of 475 US military veterans (mean age=58.3, SD=14.