A5073155296- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Family Support in Illness
- Disaster Response and Management
- Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Sleep and related disorders
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Gender, Security, and Conflict
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Virginia Commonwealth University
2016-2025
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2024
Lund University
2024
University of Windsor
2020-2022
Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU
2022
Medical University of South Carolina
2007-2021
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
2021
Hudson Institute
2018-2020
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
2020
University of Toronto
2020
Objectives. We estimated prevalence and assessed correlates of emotional, physical, sexual, financial mistreatment potential neglect (defined as an identified need for assistance that no one was actively addressing) adults aged 60 years or older in a randomly selected national sample. Methods. compiled representative sample by random digit dialing across geographic strata. used computer-assisted telephone interviewing to standardize collection demographic, risk factor, data. subjected...
Background: It is well-documented that the mental health of pregnant and postpartum women essential for maternal, child, family well-being. Of major public concern perinatal impacts may occur during ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. to explore symptom experience predictors status, including relationship between media use health. Materials Methods: The purpose this study evaluate experiences (n = 524) in United States early phase COVID-19 This cross-sectional online...
The molecular pathology of stress-related disorders remains elusive. Our brain multiregion, multiomic study posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive (MDD) included the central nucleus amygdala, hippocampal dentate gyrus, medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). Genes exons within mPFC carried most disease signals replicated across two independent cohorts. Pathways pointed to immune function, neuronal synaptic regulation, hormones. Multiomic factor gene network analyses provided...
Rape affects one in seven women nationwide. Historically, most rape victims do not report to law enforcement. Research is needed identify barriers reporting and correlates of guide policy recommendations that address such barriers. We investigated the prevalence among a national sample ( N = 3,001) interviewed 2006. The study also examined predictors as well reporting, concerns about women’s experiences with process. Results demonstrated overall (15.8%) has significantly increased since...
Peri- and posttraumatic emotional responses have been understudied, furthermore, rarely compared among trauma types. The current study college students' retrospective self-reports of peri- fear, shame, guilt, anger, sadness four types traumatic events: sexual assault, physical transportation accident, illness/injury. Overall responding was generally high for all types, those in the assault group, emotion increased sharply from to time-point. Generally, fear higher during after trauma,...
Abstract Background: Studies indicate that a small percentage of rapes are reported to law enforcement officials. Research also suggests perpetrated by stranger more likely be and involving drugs and/or alcohol less reported. College women represent unique understudied population with regard reporting rape. Methods: In the current study, authors interviewed national sample 2,000 college about rape experiences in 2006. Results: Only 11.5% their most recent/only experience authorities, only...
Although both genetic factors and features of the social environment are important predictors posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), there few data examining gene-social interactions in studies PTSD. The authors examined whether (county-level crime rate unemployment) modified association between serotonin protein gene (SLC6A4) promoter variant (5-HTTLPR) risk current PTSD a sample 590 participants from 2004 Florida Hurricane Study. Interviews conducted 2005 were used to obtain...
In the last decade, number of publications in psychiatric genetics has nearly tripled but little attention been paid to role genetic factors etiology posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The present review summarizes current state research on PTSD. First, we outline information regarding influences provided by family investigations and twin studies. Second, propose fear-conditioning model PTSD as a framework for nomination candidate genes that may be related disorder. Third, lines evidence...
The purposes of this study were to (a) derive prevalence estimates for elder mistreatment (emotional, physical, sexual, neglectful, and financial older adults [age 60 +]) in a randomly selected sample South Carolinians; (b) examine correlates (i.e., potential risk factors) mistreatment; (c) incident characteristics events. Random Digit Dialing (RDD) was used representative terms age gender; computer-assisted telephone interviewing standardize collection demographic, correlate, data....
The source of variability in people's response to stressful life events is poorly understood.We examine the genetic and environmental underpinning resilience (i.e. difference between twins' internalising symptoms their predicted based on cumulative events).Stressful event exposure were assessed at two time points 7500 adult twins. Using residual actual symptom total score, twin modelling was conducted for each wave separately longitudinally.Resilience found have a moderate heritability...
Abstract Interpersonal violence (IPV) is associated with a range of subsequent negative outcomes; however, research has yet to test whether IPV operates as specific risk factor for separate psychopathology outcomes, such posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, depressive delinquent acts, or binge drinking. To address this, cumulative exposure and non‐IPV‐related traumatic events, PTSD drinking were measured 3 times over approximately years among nationally representative sample...
There remains a dearth of research examining the "buffering" effect resilience, wherein resilience at one point in time would be expected to protect an individual against development psychopathology following future adverse life events.