LONGITUDINAL COURSE OF POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH AMONG U.S. MILITARY VETERANS: RESULTS FROM THE NATIONAL HEALTH AND RESILIENCE IN VETERANS STUDY

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack Tsai ◽  
Lauren M. Sippel ◽  
Natalie Mota ◽  
Steven M. Southwick ◽  
Robert H. Pietrzak
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
National Health ◽  
Military Veterans ◽  
Longitudinal Course

Mental health treatment utilization among U.S. military veterans with suicidal ideation: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 130 ◽  
pp. 61-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brandon Nichter ◽  
Melanie Hill ◽  
Sonya Norman ◽  
Moira Haller ◽  
Robert H. Pietrzak
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
National Health ◽  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Military Veterans ◽  
Treatment Utilization ◽  
Health Treatment

scholarly journals Natural Language Processing Tools for Assessing Progress and Outcome of Two Veteran Populations: Cohort Study From a Novel Online Intervention for Posttraumatic Growth

10.2196/17424 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. e17424
Author(s):  
Kim P Norman ◽  
Anita Govindjee ◽  
Seth R Norman ◽  
Michael Godoy ◽  
Kimberlie L Cerrone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Behavioral Health ◽  
Language Processing ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
Military Veterans ◽  
Online Intervention ◽  
Online Discussions ◽  
Emotional Tone ◽  
Behavioral Health Intervention

Background Over 100 million Americans lack affordable access to behavioral health care. Among these, military veterans are an especially vulnerable population. Military veterans require unique behavioral health services that can address military experiences and challenges transitioning to the civilian sector. Real-world programs to help veterans successfully transition to civilian life must build a sense of community, have the ability to scale, and be able to reach the many veterans who cannot or will not access care. Digitally based behavioral health initiatives have emerged within the past few years to improve this access to care. Our novel behavioral health intervention teaches mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy and narrative therapy using peer support groups as guides, with human-facilitated asynchronous online discussions. Our study applies natural language processing (NLP) analytics to assess effectiveness of our online intervention in order to test whether NLP may provide insights and detect nuances of personal change and growth that are not currently captured by subjective symptom measures. Objective This paper aims to study the value of NLP analytics in assessing progress and outcomes among combat veterans and military sexual assault survivors participating in novel online interventions for posttraumatic growth. Methods IBM Watson and Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count tools were applied to the narrative writings of combat veterans and survivors of military sexual trauma who participated in novel online peer-supported group therapies for posttraumatic growth. Participants watched videos, practiced skills such as mindfulness meditation, told their stories through narrative writing, and participated in asynchronous, facilitated online discussions with peers. The writings, including online postings, by the 16 participants who completed the program were analyzed after completion of the program. Results Our results suggest that NLP can provide valuable insights on shifts in personality traits, personal values, needs, and emotional tone in an evaluation of our novel online behavioral health interventions. Emotional tone analysis demonstrated significant decreases in fear and anxiety, sadness, and disgust, as well as increases in joy. Significant effects were found for personal values and needs, such as needing or desiring closeness and helping others, and for personality traits of openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism (ie, emotional range). Participants also demonstrated increases in authenticity and clout (confidence) of expression. NLP results were generally supported by qualitative observations and analysis, structured data, and course feedback. Conclusions The aggregate of results in our study suggest that our behavioral health intervention was effective and that NLP can provide valuable insights on shifts in personality traits, personal values, and needs, as well as measure changes in emotional tone. NLP’s sensitivity to changes in emotional tone, values, and personality strengths suggests the efficacy of NLP as a leading indicator of treatment progress.

Prevalence, risk correlates and health comorbidities of insomnia in U.S. military veterans: results from the 2019-2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon P. Byrne ◽  
Elissa McCarthy ◽  
Jason C. DeViva ◽  
Steven M. Southwick ◽  
Robert H. Pietrzak
Keyword(s):  
National Health ◽  
Military Veterans ◽  
Health Comorbidities

Non‐Suicidal Self‐Injury in U.S. Military Veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorig K. Kachadourian ◽  
Brandon Nichter ◽  
Sarah Herzog ◽  
Sonya Norman ◽  
Tami Sullivan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Health ◽  
Military Veterans ◽  
Self Injury

Dynamic interplay between PTSD symptoms and posttraumatic growth in older military veterans

2020 ◽  
Vol 269 ◽  
pp. 185-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia M. Whealin ◽  
Barbara Pitts ◽  
Jack Tsai ◽  
Caleb Rivera ◽  
Brienna M. Fogle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Military Veterans ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms ◽  
Dynamic Interplay

Post-traumatic growth among veterans in the USA: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Tsai ◽  
R. El-Gabalawy ◽  
W. H. Sledge ◽  
S. M. Southwick ◽  
R. H. Pietrzak
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
National Health ◽  
Functional Significance ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Multivariable Analysis ◽  
Intrinsic Religiosity ◽  
Military Health ◽  
Post Traumatic Growth ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Us Veterans

BackgroundThere is increasing recognition that, in addition to negative psychological consequences of trauma such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), some individuals may develop post-traumatic growth (PTG) following such experiences. To date, however, data regarding the prevalence, correlates and functional significance of PTG in population-based samples are lacking.MethodData were analysed from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study, a contemporary, nationally representative survey of 3157 US veterans. Veterans completed a survey containing measures of sociodemographic, military, health and psychosocial characteristics, and the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory-Short Form.ResultsWe found that 50.1% of all veterans and 72.0% of veterans who screened positive for PTSD reported at least ‘moderate’ PTG in relation to their worst traumatic event. An inverted U-shaped relationship was found to best explain the relationship between PTSD symptoms and PTG. Among veterans with PTSD, those with PTSD reported better mental functioning and general health than those without PTG. Experiencing a life-threatening illness or injury and re-experiencing symptoms were most strongly associated with PTG. In multivariable analysis, greater social connectedness, intrinsic religiosity and purpose in life were independently associated with greater PTG.ConclusionsPTG is prevalent among US veterans, particularly among those who screen positive for PTSD. These results suggest that there may be a ‘positive legacy’ of trauma that has functional significance for veterans. They further suggest that interventions geared toward helping trauma-exposed US veterans process their re-experiencing symptoms, and to develop greater social connections, sense of purpose and intrinsic religiosity may help promote PTG in this population.

Accelerated DNA Methylation Aging in U.S. Military Veterans: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 528-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda J.F. Tamman ◽  
Janitza L. Montalvo-Ortiz ◽  
Steven M. Southwick ◽  
John H. Krystal ◽  
Becca R. Levy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Methylation ◽  
National Health ◽  
Military Veterans

scholarly journals Nicotine dependence in US military veterans: results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 160-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen R. Baldassarri ◽  
Lorig K. Kachadourian ◽  
Irina Esterlis ◽  
Robert H. Pietrzak
Keyword(s):  
Nicotine Dependence ◽  
National Health ◽  
Military Veterans ◽  
Us Military

Smoking, obesity, and their co-occurrence in the U.S. military veterans: results from the national health and resilience in veterans study

2020 ◽  
Vol 274 ◽  
pp. 354-362
Author(s):  
Elina A. Stefanovics ◽  
Marc N. Potenza ◽  
Robert H. Pietrzak
Keyword(s):  
National Health ◽  
Military Veterans ◽  
The U.S

Determinants of new-onset alcohol use disorder in U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 105 ◽  
pp. 106313
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Straus ◽  
Sonya B. Norman ◽  
Robert H. Pietrzak
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
National Health ◽  
Alcohol Use Disorder ◽  
Military Veterans ◽  
New Onset
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