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2014 VISN 20 MIRECC Staff Research Articles and Presentations

VISN 20 MIRECC Staff Research Articles and Presentations

The findings of NW MIRECC research are disseminated through MIRECC Presents, lectures and presentations, and publications. Below is a list of publications and presentations by VISN 20 NW MIRECC researchers and fellowship program faculty that were published in 2014. 

Bedard-Gilligan, M., Cronce, J. M., Lehavot, K., Blayney, J. A., & Kaysen, D. (2014). The relationship between assault and
Blais, R. K., Hoerster, K. D., Malte, C., Hunt, S., & Jakupcak, M. (2014). Unique PTSD clusters predict intention to seek
Blais, R. K., Renshaw, K. D., & Jakupcak, M. (2014). Posttraumatic stress and stigma in active-duty service members relate to
Callegari, L. S., Zhao, X., Nelson, K. M., Lehavot, K., Bradley, K. A., & Borrero, S. (2014). Associations of mental illness
Cummings, J., Mintzer, J., Brodaty, H., Sano, M., Banerjee, S., Devanand, D. P., … & Zhong, K. (2014). Agitation in cognitive
Denneson, L., Corson, K., Helmer, D., Bair, M., & Dobscha, S. (2014). Mental health utilization of new-to-care Iraq and
Dobscha, S., Denneson, L. M., Kovas, A. E., Corson, K., Helmer, D. A., & Bair, M. J. (2014). Primary care clinician responses
Dohi, K., Kraemer, B. C., Erickson, M., McMillan, P., Kovac, A., Flachbartova, Z., … & Banks, W. (2014). Molecular hydrogen
Donahue, J. J., Goranson, A. C., McClure, K. S., & Van Male, L. M. (2014). Emotion dysregulation, negative affect, and
Ebert, L., Malte, C., Hamlett-Berry, K., Beckham, J., McFall, M. E., & Saxon, A. J. (2014). Use of a learning collaborative
Fredriksen-Goldsen, K., Simoni, J., Kim, H., Lehavot, K., Walters, K., Yang, J., … & Muraco, A. (2014). The health equity
Garcia, H. A., Finley, E. P., Ketchum, N., Jakupcak, M., Dassori, A., & Reyes, S. C. (2014). A survey of perceived barriers
Germino, J. C., Rapp, E. J., Hippe, D. S., Shah, A. C., McFall, M. E., & Bhargava, P. (2014). Assessing and optimizing
Hoerster, K. D., Lai, Z., Goodrich D. E., Damschroder L. J., Littman A. J., Klingaman, E., … & Kilbourne AM (2014). Weight
Hoerster, K. D., Lai, Z., Goodrich, D. E., Damschroder, L. J., Littman, A. J., Klingaman, E., … & Kilbourne, A. M. (2014).
Imel, Z., Baldwin, S., Baer, J., Hartzler, B., Dunn, C., Rosengren, D., & Watkins, L. E. (2014). Evaluating therapist
Imel, Z., Barco, J., Brown, H., Baucom, B., Baer, J., Kircher, J., & Watkins, L. E. (2014). The association of therapist
Jakupcak, M., Blais, R. K., Grossbard, J., Garcia, H., & Okiishi, J. (2014). "Toughness" in association with mental health
Kaysen, D., Kulesza, M., Balsam, K. F., Rhew, I. C., Blayney, J. A., Lehavot, K., & Hughes, T. L. (2014). Coping as a
Lehavot, K., & Simpson, T. L. (2014). Trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, and depression among sexual minority and
Lehavot, K., Browne, K., & Simpson, T. L. (2014). Examining sexual orientation disparities in alcohol misuse among women
Lehavot, K., Katon, J. G., Williams, E. C., Nelson, K. M., Gardella, C. M., Reiber, G. E., & Simpson, T. L. (2014). Sexual
Lehavot, K., Stappenbeck, C. A., Luterek, J. A., Kaysen, D., & Simpson, T. L. (2014). Gender differences in relationships
Li, G., Millard, S., Peskind, E. R., Zhang, J., Yu, C. E., Leverenz, J., … & Montine, T. (2014). Cross-sectional and
Liachko, N. F., McMillan, P. J., Strovas, T. J., Greenup, L., Ghetti, B., Raskind, M. A., … & Kraemer, B. C. (2014). The tau
Malte, C., Dennis, P. A., Saxon, A. J., McFall, M. E., Carmody, T. P., Unger, W., & Beckham, J. (2014). Tobacco use trajectories
Molina, Y., Lehavot, K., Beadnell, B., & Simoni, J. M. (2014). Racial disparities in health behaviors and conditions among
Morasco, B., Lovejoy, T., Turk, D., Crain, A., Hauser, P., & Dobscha, S. (2014). Biopsychosocial factors associated with pain
Morasco, B. J., O’Hearn, D., Turk, D. C., & Dobscha, S. K. (2014). Associations between prescription opioid use and sleep
Morasco, B. J., O'Neil, M. E., Duckart, J. P., & Ganzini, L. (2014). Comparison of health service use among veterans with
Pagulayan, K. F., & Fann, J. R. (2014). Neuropsychiatric and behavioral sequelae. In P. Vos, & Diaz-Arrostia (Eds.), Traumatic
Peskind, E. R., Li, G., Shofer, J. B., Millard, S., Leverenz, J. B., Yu, C., … & Montine, T. J. (2014). Influence of lifestyle
Petrie, E., Cross, D. J., Richards, T., Martin, N., Pagulayan, K. F., Hoff, D., … & Peskind, E. R. (2014). Neuroimaging,
Raskind, M. A., & Wang, L. Y. (2014). Antipsychotic drugs for psychosis and agitation in dementia: efficacy, safety, and a
Raskind, M. A., McCaslin, C., & Jakupcak, M. (2014). Violence in war and violence back home. American Journal of Psychiatry,
Rasmussen, D. D., & Kincaid, C. (2014). Acoustic startle in alcohol-naïve male rats predicts subsequent voluntary alcohol
Rasmussen, D. D., Alexander, L., Malone, J., Federoff, D., & Froehlich, J. (2014). The a2-adrenergic receptor agonist,
Shore, P., Goranson, A. C., Ward, M., & Lu, M. (2014). Meeting veterans where they're @: A VA home-based telemental health
Simpson, T. L., Stappenbeck, C. A., Luterek, J. A., Lehavot, K., & Kaysen, D. L. (2014). Drinking motives moderate daily
Stappenbeck, C. A., Hellmuth, J. C., Simpson, T. L., & Jakupcak, M. (2014). The effects of alcohol problems, PTSD, and
Tsukuda, R., Zeiss, A., Supiano, K., Smith, H., Semla, T., Sanchez-Reilly, S., … & Montagnini, M. (2014). position
Wang, L. Y., & Raskind, M. A. (2014). Using psychotropic medications to manage problem behaviors in dementia. In
Weimer, M. B., Macey, T. A., Nicolaidis, C., Dobscha, S., & Morasco, B. J. (2014). Sex differences in VA patients

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