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Species | KENNETH J contact RUGGIEROSummaryAffiliation: Medical University of South Carolina Country: USA Publications
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Mental health outcomes among adults in Galveston and Chambers counties after Hurricane IkeKenneth J Ruggiero
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Disaster Med Public Health Prep 6:26-32. 2012....
Randomized controlled trial of an internet-based intervention using random-digit-dial recruitment: the Disaster Recovery Web projectKenneth J Ruggiero
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, 67 President St, MSC861, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Contemp Clin Trials 33:237-46. 2012..Challenges related to the development and large-scale evaluation of IBIs targeting post-disaster mental health problems, as well as implications for future research and practice are discussed...- Social and psychological resources associated with health status in a representative sample of adults affected by the 2004 Florida hurricanesKenneth J Ruggiero
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA
Psychiatry 72:195-210. 2009..Future work should evaluate secondary prevention strategies that can address general health-related concerns in the wake of a disaster... - A longitudinal investigation of interpersonal violence in relation to mental health and substance useKristina A Hedtke
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical Universityof South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 76:633-47. 2008..Greater understanding of the cumulative impact of violence exposure will inform service provision for individuals at high risk... 
Comparison of two widely used PTSD-screening instruments: implications for public mental health planningKenneth J Ruggiero
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
J Trauma Stress 19:699-707. 2006..The PCL yielded higher prevalence estimates at the symptom, cluster, and diagnostic levels. Implications for the interpretation of epidemiological data are discussed...- Psychometric properties of the PTSD Checklist-Civilian VersionKenneth J Ruggiero
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA
J Trauma Stress 16:495-502. 2003..Findings provided support for psychometric properties of the PCL, including internal consistency, test-retest reliability, convergent validity, and discriminant validity. Additional strengths of the PCL are discussed... - Prevalence and correlates of dating violence in a national sample of adolescentsKate B Wolitzky-Taylor
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, P O Box 250852, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 47:755-62. 2008..This study sought to examine the lifetime prevalence of serious forms of dating violence in 12- to 17- year-olds, risk and protective factors associated with dating violence, and the relation between dating violence and mental health... - Internet-based intervention for mental health and substance use problems in disaster-affected populations: a pilot feasibility studyKenneth J Ruggiero
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Behav Ther 37:190-205. 2006..The intervention consisted of 7 modules: posttraumatic stress/panic, depression, generalized anxiety, alcohol use, marijuana use, drug use, and cigarette use. Feasibility data were promising and suggest the need for further evaluation... - Mental health correlates of the victim-perpetrator relationship among interpersonally victimized adolescentsSteven R Lawyer
Medical University of South Carolina, USA
J Interpers Violence 21:1333-53. 2006..Adolescents who were physically assaulted by a family member were at increased risk for PTSD. Explanations for the findings and the need for consistent assessment methods across related studies are discussed... - Assault, psychiatric diagnoses, and sociodemographic variables in relation to help-seeking behavior in a national sample of womenSarah F Lewis
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
J Trauma Stress 18:97-105. 2005..Implications for helping professionals and public education programs are discussed... - Service utilization and help seeking in a national sample of female rape victimsAnanda B Amstadter
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, National Crime Victims Center, 165 Cannon St, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Psychiatr Serv 59:1450-7. 2008..This study examined various forms of help seeking for emotional problems in relation to key variables in a national sample of female rape victims... - Variant in RGS2 moderates posttraumatic stress symptoms following potentially traumatic event exposureAnanda B Amstadter
Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
J Anxiety Disord 23:369-73. 2009..RGS2 rs4606 modifies risk of postdisaster and lifetime PTSD symptoms under conditions of high stressor exposure. This is the first demonstration of gene-environment interaction for this locus... - Has adolescent suicidality decreased in the United States? Data from two national samples of adolescents interviewed in 1995 and 2005Kate B Wolitzky-Taylor
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Medical University of South Carolina, 67 President Street, MSC861, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol 39:64-76. 2010.... - Mental health and rape history in relation to non-medical use of prescription drugs in a national sample of womenJenna L McCauley
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, P O Box 250852, 165 Cannon St, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, United States
Addict Behav 34:641-8. 2009..Trauma-focused interventions for drug or alcohol facilitated rape victims should include treatment or prevention modules that specifically address NMUPD... - Internet-based interventions for traumatic stress-related mental health problems: a review and suggestion for future researchAnanda B Amstadter
Medical University of South Carolina National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, P O Box 250852, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Clin Psychol Rev 29:410-20. 2009..Therefore, it is possible that these shared features may in part account for symptom reduction. Little is known regarding mechanisms of change. Future directions for novel web-based approaches to treatment are provided... - Incapacitated, forcible, and drug/alcohol-facilitated rape in relation to binge drinking, marijuana use, and illicit drug use: a national surveyJenna L McCauley
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
J Trauma Stress 23:132-40. 2010.... - A pilot study of prolonged exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder delivered via telehealth technologyPeter W Tuerk
Ralph H Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
J Trauma Stress 23:116-23. 2010..Preliminary results support the feasibility and safety of the modality. Suggestions for the implementation of PE via telehealth technology are discussed... - Variation in RGS2 is associated with suicidal ideation in an epidemiological study of adults exposed to the 2004 Florida hurricanesAnanda B Amstadter
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA
Arch Suicide Res 13:349-57. 2009..59 times increased risk of having current ideation. No gene-by-environment interactions were found, perhaps due to low power. RGS2 rs4606 is related to risk of current suicidal ideation in stressor-exposed adults... - NPY moderates the relation between hurricane exposure and generalized anxiety disorder in an epidemiologic sample of hurricane-exposed adultsAnanda B Amstadter
Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, 67 President Street, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Depress Anxiety 27:270-5. 2010.... - The role of traumatic event history in non-medical use of prescription drugs among a nationally representative sample of US adolescentsJenna L McCauley
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, 29425 USA
J Child Psychol Psychiatry 51:84-93. 2010.... - Prevalence and correlates of drug/alcohol-facilitated and incapacitated sexual assault in a nationally representative sample of adolescent girlsJenna L McCauley
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol 38:295-300. 2009.... - Violence and risk of PTSD, major depression, substance abuse/dependence, and comorbidity: results from the National Survey of AdolescentsDean G Kilpatrick
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 71:692-700. 2003..Results generally support the hypothesis that exposure to interpersonal violence (i.e., physical assault, sexual assault, or witnessed violence) increases the risk of these disorders and of diagnostic comorbidity... - Risk and protective factors for psychopathology among older versus younger adults after the 2004 Florida hurricanesRon Acierno
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 14:1051-9. 2006..Previous research demonstrates increased resiliency to psychopathology after disasters among older adults. However, little is known about differences in age-based risk and protective factors for postdisaster mental illness... - Interpersonal victimization, posttraumatic stress disorder, and change in adolescent substance use prevalence over a ten-year periodMichael R McCart
Family Services Research Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol 40:136-43. 2011.... - Correlates of adolescent reports of sexual assault: findings from the National Survey of AdolescentsRochelle F Hanson
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA
Child Maltreat 8:261-72. 2003..Separate regression models examining correlates of CSA disclosure yielded differences as a function of gender and race/ethnicity... - Psychological sequelae resulting from the 2004 Florida hurricanes: implications for postdisaster interventionRon Acierno
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Am J Public Health 97:S103-8. 2007..We sought to determine the prevalence of and major risk factors associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), generalized anxiety disorder, and major depressive episode 6 to 9 months after the 2004 Florida hurricanes... - Prevalence and correlates of service utilization and help seeking in a national college sample of female rape victimsAnanda B Amstadter
Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
J Anxiety Disord 24:900-2. 2010..Health promotion campaigns are needed to target substance abusing and depressed rape victims, who were less likely to seek help... - Randomized controlled evaluation of an early intervention to prevent post-rape psychopathologyHeidi Resnick
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Behav Res Ther 45:2432-47. 2007..Women with a prior rape history in the video condition generally maintained the lowest level of symptoms... - Do urban adolescents become desensitized to community violence? Data from a national surveyMichael R McCart
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Am J Orthopsychiatry 77:434-42. 2007..Results provided minimal support for the desensitization hypothesis and revealed increasing levels of PTSD symptoms and delinquent behaviors among boys and girls exposed to higher levels of all three violence types... - The serotonin transporter genotype and social support and moderation of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in hurricane-exposed adultsDean G Kilpatrick
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, P O Box 250852, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Am J Psychiatry 164:1693-9. 2007.... - Association between COMT, PTSD, and increased smoking following hurricane exposure in an epidemiologic sampleAnanda B Amstadter
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, USA
Psychiatry 72:360-9. 2009..This study represents the first genetic association study (to our knowledge) of smoking behavior following an acute stressor... - Is disclosure of childhood rape associated with mental health outcome? Results from the National Women's StudyKenneth J Ruggiero
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA
Child Maltreat 9:62-77. 2004..Delayed disclosure remained associated with PTSD after controlling for demographic and rape characteristics. Patterns of disclosure were not associated with past-year substance-use problems... - The Infrequency-Posttraumatic Stress Disorder scale (Fptsd) for the MMPI-2: development and initial validation with veterans presenting with combat-related PTSDJon D Elhai
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina 29401, USA
J Pers Assess 79:531-49. 2002..Clinical implications are discussed concerning the use of Fptsd to assess disability-seeking veterans suspected of overreporting PTSD symptoms... - Equity in Veterans Affairs disability claims adjudication in a national sample of veteransAnouk L Grubaugh
Ralph H Johnson VAMC and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, P O Box 250861, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Mil Med 174:1241-6. 2009..To address potential equity concerns about the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) process for adjudicating military service-related disability claims... - Variables differentiating singly and multiply victimized youth: results from the National Survey of Adolescents and implications for secondary preventionTomika N Stevens
Medical University of South Carolina, 165 Cannon St, Charleston 29425, USA
Child Maltreat 10:211-23. 2005..Findings imply that secondary prevention programs may be strengthened by broadening risk-reduction strategies to address a greater range of victimization experiences. Additional implications for secondary prevention are discussed... - Toward the development of national telehealth services: the role of Veterans Health Administration and future directions for researchPeter W Tuerk
Ralph H Johnson Veterans Administration Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina 29401, USA
Telemed J E Health 16:115-7. 2010..To this end, we identify six specific areas of research we believe to be particularly relevant to the efficient development of telehealth modalities in civilian and military contexts outside VHA... - Sexual assault disclosure in relation to adolescent mental health: results from the National Survey of AdolescentsJoshua J Broman-Fulks
Department of Psychology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608, USA
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol 36:260-6. 2007..No relation was found between disclosure latency and risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or substance use problems. Notably, disclosure to mothers was associated with significantly reduced risk for current PTSD and delinquency... - Taxometric Investigation of PTSD: data from two nationally representative samplesJoshua J Broman-Fulks
Appalachian State University and Medical University of South Carolina, Boone, NC 28608, USA
Behav Ther 37:364-80. 2006..Results consistently provided evidence for a dimensional PTSD solution across samples and statistical procedures. These findings have important implications for the theory, assessment, and investigation of posttraumatic stress reactions... - Contemporary behavioral activation treatments for depression: procedures, principles, and progressDerek R Hopko
Department of Psychology, University of Tennessee, Room 301D, Austin Peay Building, Knoxville, TN 37996 0900, USA
Clin Psychol Rev 23:699-717. 2003....
Research Grants
- Development and Evaluation of a Web-Based Intervention for Disaster VictimsKenneth Ruggiero; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- Web-based Intervention for Disaster-affected Adolescents and FamiliesKenneth Ruggiero; Fiscal Year: 2009....
- Web-based Intervention for Disaster-affected Adolescents and FamiliesKenneth J Ruggiero; Fiscal Year: 2010....
- Web-based Intervention for Disaster-affected Adolescents and FamiliesKENNETH J contact RUGGIERO; Fiscal Year: 2010....
- Web-based Intervention for Disaster-affected Adolescents and FamiliesKenneth J Ruggiero; Fiscal Year: 2010....