Robert H. Pietrzak, PhD, MPH

US Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut; Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut

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Robert H. Pietrzak, PhD, MPH, is affiliated with the Psychology Service and National Center for PTSD at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System in West Haven, as well as the Departments of Psychiatry and Social and Behavioral Sciences at Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Public Health in New Haven, Connecticut. His work, published between 2012 and 2026, focuses on veterans and military issues, posttraumatic stress disorder, COVID, suicide, neurology, patient care, addiction, and cognition. He has frequently collaborated with Steven M. Southwick, Ian C. Fischer, Peter J. Na, John H. Krystal, and Jack Tsai.

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Prevalence, Correlates, and Burden of Subthreshold PTSD in US Veterans
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Prevalence, Correlates, and Burden of Subthreshold PTSD in US Veterans

October 23, 2024

Subthreshold PTSD affects 3.5% of US military veterans and is associated with increased rates of psychiatric disorders, suicidal thoughts and behaviors, and functional difficulties.
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Psychological Resilience of Mental Health Workers During the Russia-Ukraine War
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Psychological Resilience of Mental Health Workers During the Russia-Ukraine War

October 22, 2024

Interventions that bolster social connectedness, meaning in life, and optimism may help promote psychological resilience among mental health workers exposed to ongoing war-related and work-related stressors.
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Functional Disability in US Military Veterans
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Functional Disability in US Military Veterans

July 4, 2023

Improved identification and integrated clinical management of sociodemographic, military, and health risk factors may help mitigate disability risk and promote the maintenance of functional capacity in US veterans.
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Social Support and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors
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Social Support and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors

December 5, 2022

Greater diversity of social networks was more strongly associated with lower risks of suicidal thoughts and behaviors than perceived strength of social support.
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Resilience in the Face of the COVID-19 Crisis
Brief Report

Resilience in the Face of the COVID-19 Crisis

October 4, 2022

Here, the authors examine the prevalence and correlates of resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic among front-line health care workers in New York City.
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Association of Distress Due to Systemic Racism and Racial Disparities With Psychopathology and Suicidal Ideation Among Veterans During COVID-19
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Association of Distress Due to Systemic Racism and Racial Disparities With Psychopathology and Suicidal Ideation Among Veterans During COVID-19

August 1, 2022

Data from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study shed light on the intersection of systemic racism and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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PTSD Symptoms and GrimAge, an Epigenetic Marker of Mortality Risk, in Veterans
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PTSD Symptoms and GrimAge, an Epigenetic Marker of Mortality Risk, in Veterans

July 6, 2022

This study investigated whether PTSD and other medical and psychiatric conditions were linked to GrimAge, a measure of epigenetic aging, in a large sample of male US veterans.
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Factors Associated With Remission of Suicidal Ideation in Veterans During COVID-19
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Factors Associated With Remission of Suicidal Ideation in Veterans During COVID-19

June 27, 2022

This study compared veterans with and without remission of suicidal ideation during the pandemic on pre- and peri-pandemic clinical and psychosocial characteristics.
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PTSD in US Military Veterans
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PTSD in US Military Veterans

February 22, 2022

This study sought to determine the likelihood of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after direct versus indirect exposures and examined the effects of direct and indirect PTE exposure and...
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Brief Report

Are Women Less Psychologically Resilient Than Men?

December 21, 2021

Women are reported to be more likely than men to develop disorders such as MDD and PTSD as a result of stress. To investigate why this is true, these...
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Brief Report

Resilience in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic

November 11, 2021

COVID-19 has presented significant mental health challenges, especially among vulnerable populations. Here, the authors quantify resilience to pandemic-related distress and identify factors associated with greater resilience in a cohort...
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Suicidal Behavior Among US Veterans

August 10, 2021

Veterans have higher suicide rates than civilians, but the prevalence and correlates of suicidal behaviors in veterans are largely unknown. This study estimated the prevalence of suicidal ideation, suicide...
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