Brian P Marx

..Furthermore, the results of this study indicate that changes in physiological reactivity and word use associated with written disclosure do not differ between men and women...

..The results of these analyses suggest that patients' reports of distress during exposure-based treatments might serve as approximate measures of actual physiological arousal...

..We also describe other research on the disability system of the Department of Veterans Affairs and compensation-seeking behavior that challenges their conclusions...

..The instrument's practical applications and its use in clinical appraisals of PTSD are discussed...

..These findings highlight the potential role of pre-trauma neurocognitive functioning in moderating the effects of trauma exposure on PTSD symptoms..

..This study examined the degree to which combat-related guilt mediated the relations between exposure to combat-related abusive violence and both Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in Vietnam Veterans...

..Across all tests of memory performance, there were no significant differences between the experimental conditions for highly arousing, unpleasant words. The implications of these findings are discussed...

..Previous research has demonstrated neuropsychological changes following Iraq deployment. It is unknown whether these changes endure without subsequent war-zone exposure or chronic stress symptoms...

..Future research should examine whether WET is efficacious with other PTSD samples, as well as compare the efficacy of WET with that of evidence-based treatments for PTSD...

..These findings suggest that,among first-year college students, expressive writing may provide some shortterm relief for certain symptoms...

..Taken together, these findings indicate that WED may not be an efficacious intervention for PTSD. Suggestions are made for future work in this area...

..Study findings have potentially important implications for furthering our understanding of the complex etiology of IPV in this population...

..This study examined factors potentially associated with veterans' perception of their examination's quality...

..We review the literature on screening, diagnosis, and treatment of PTSD in military populations, and discuss the challenges to implementing the best evidence-based practices in clinical settings...

..We then describe the challenges associated with accurately assessing an individual's traumatic stress response. We conclude with a discussion of the need to consider the individual's immediate response when defining a traumatic stressor...

..Finally, we explore several important issues that we encourage clinicians to keep in mind when assessing functional impairment among Veterans and Active Duty servicemembers...

..These findings suggest that expressive writing could be used as a means of reducing depression symptoms among those with a maladaptive ruminative tendency to brood...

..These results are examined within the context of the current literature on adult CSA survivors and their implications are discussed...

..Overall, the results indicate that altered physiological responding to relevant threat cues may be related to individuals' ability to identify and react to threatening sexual situations...

..Gender appeared to affect posttraumatic stress symptoms as a function of group. The implications of the results are discussed...

..This study examined differences among acknowledged sexual assault victims, unacknowledged sexual assault victims, and nonvictims in risk recognition and its psychophysiological correlates...

..The results are interpreted within the context of CSA survivors' emotional responding difficulties, and their implications are discussed...

..Implications of these findings for the treatment of social anxiety disorder are discussed...

..Results also showed that experiential avoidance partially mediated the relation between IH and both depressive and PTSD symptom severity. The implications of these findings are discussed and suggestions for future research are provided...

..These findings suggest the importance of emphasizing emotional expression during written disclosure and underscore the importance of examining how modifying the written disclosure protocol can affect outcome...

..Implications for treatment and directions for future research are discussed...