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Potentially traumatic event exposure, posttraumatic stress disorder, and Axis I and II comorbidity in a population-based study of Norwegian young adultsAnanda B Amstadter
Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Institute of Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298 0126, USA
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 48:215-23. 2013..Prevalence and correlates of exposure to potentially traumatic events (PTEs) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and patterns of comorbidity with DSM-IV Axis I and II disorders were examined in an epidemiologic sample...- A population-based study of familial and individual-specific environmental contributions to traumatic event exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in a Norwegian twin sampleAnanda B Amstadter
Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Institute of Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
Twin Res Hum Genet 15:656-62. 2012..The relationship between liability factors for trauma exposure and those for PTSD symptoms following exposure are unclear... - The relationship between risk-taking propensity and the COMT Val(158)Met polymorphism among early adolescents as a function of sexAnanda B Amstadter
Virginia Institute of Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Psychiatry, 800 E Leigh Street, P O Box 980126, Richmond, VA 23298 0126, USA
J Psychiatr Res 46:940-5. 2012..This study represents the first investigation of a genetic substrate of risk-taking propensity, measured by a behavioral task, in youth. Results should be taken as quite preliminary, given the small sample. Implications are discussed... - Genetic associations with performance on a behavioral measure of distress intoleranceAnanda B Amstadter
Virginia Institute of Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Psychiatry, Richmond 23298 0126, USA
J Psychiatr Res 46:87-94. 2012..This is the first investigation of genetic predictors of a behavioral measure of tolerance to distress. Results suggest that distress tolerance is at least partially regulated by specific genetic variants. Implications are discussed... - Self-rated health in relation to rape and mental health disorders in a national sample of womenAnanda B Amstadter
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Medical University of South Carolina, USA
Am J Orthopsychiatry 81:202-10. 2011..Therefore, trauma-focused interventions for rape victims should include collaboration on treatment or prevention modules that specifically address both mental and physical health... - Corticotrophin-releasing hormone type 1 receptor gene (CRHR1) variants predict posttraumatic stress disorder onset and course in pediatric injury patientsAnanda B Amstadter
Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, 23298 0126, USA
Dis Markers 30:89-99. 2011..Although results are not definitive, the findings from this study warrant future replication studies on how variation in this gene relates to response to traumatic event exposure in youth... - Do incident and perpetrator characteristics of elder mistreatment differ by gender of the victim? Results from the National Elder Mistreatment StudyAnanda B Amstadter
Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298 0126, USA
J Elder Abuse Negl 23:43-57. 2011..Implications for future research and social policy are discussed... - Predictors of physical assault victimization: findings from the National Survey of AdolescentsAnanda B Amstadter
Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University, 800 E Leigh Street, Richmond, VA 23298 0126, USA
Addict Behav 36:814-20. 2011..Implications are discussed... - Predictors of rape: findings from the National Survey of AdolescentsLisa S Elwood
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, USA
J Trauma Stress 24:166-73. 2011..Each of the PTSD symptom clusters significantly predicted new rape and analyses supported the mediational role of PTSD between CSA and new rape. African American or other racial identity was associated with lower risk... 
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...- Longitudinal pathways of victimization, substance use, and delinquency: findings from the National Survey of AdolescentsAngela M Begle
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, 29425, United States
Addict Behav 36:682-9. 2011..Specifically, hypotheses concerning victimization and high risk behavior were fully supported with boys, but different patterns emerged in the data for girls... - Elder mistreatment and emotional symptoms among older adults in a largely rural population: the South Carolina elder mistreatment studyAngela M Begle
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, 67 President Street 2 South, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
J Interpers Violence 26:2321-32. 2011..These data suggest that mistreated older adults also suffer from greater emotional symptoms and highlight the need for more research in this area... - Prevalence and correlates of poor self-rated health in the United States: the national elder mistreatment studyAnanda B Amstadter
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, SC, USA
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 18:615-23. 2010..The aim of this study was to examine the level of, and correlates for, poor self-rated health in a community sample of older adults with particular emphasis on elder mistreatment history, demographics, and social dependency variables... - 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... - Prevalence and correlates of emotional, physical, sexual, and financial abuse and potential neglect in the United States: the National Elder Mistreatment StudyRon Acierno
Medical University of South Carolina, Ralph H Johnson Veteran s Administration Medical Center, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Am J Public Health 100:292-7. 2010.... - 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... - Prevalence and correlates of elder mistreatment in South Carolina: the South Carolina elder mistreatment studyAnanda B Amstadter
Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, 800 Leigh Street, Biotech One, Richmond, VA 23298 0126, USA
J Interpers Violence 26:2947-72. 2011..Across categories, the most consistent correlate of mistreatment was low social support, representing an area toward which preventive intervention may be directed with significant public health implications... - 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.... - 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... - Prevalence and correlates of probable adolescent mental health problems reported by parents in VietnamAnanda B Amstadter
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 46:95-100. 2011..The purpose of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of probable mental health problems in an epidemiologic study of Vietnamese adolescents. A secondary aim was to examine the correlates of probable mental health caseness... - A prospective examination of the relationships between PTSD, exposure to assaultive violence, and cigarette smoking among a national sample of adolescentsJosh M Cisler
Medical University of South Carolina, USA
Addict Behav 36:994-1000. 2011..By contrast, PTSD diagnoses and non-assaultive traumatic event exposures at Wave 1 only predicted cigarette smoking at Wave 2, but not at Wave 3. Theoretical and clinical implications are discussed... - 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... - Risky behaviors and depression in conjunction with--or in the absence of--lifetime history of PTSD among sexually abused adolescentsCarla Kmett Danielson
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Child Maltreat 15:101-7. 2010..However, there were no differences between adolescents with and without a history of PTSD in reported problematic substance use. Findings highlight the need for comprehensive trauma-informed interventions for CSA-exposed adolescents... - Trauma-related risk factors for substance abuse among male versus female young adultsCarla Kmett Danielson
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, United States
Addict Behav 34:395-9. 2009..In the full sample, 29.1% met criteria for substance abuse. Trauma-related risk factors for alcohol and drug abuse differed for men and women. Clinical implications of these results are discussed... - Latent classes of adolescent posttraumatic stress disorder predict functioning and disorder after 1 yearLynsay Ayer
Vermont Center for Children, Youth, and Families, Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, St Joseph, Room 3213, 1 South Prospect Street, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 50:364-75. 2011..To identify latent classes of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in a national sample of adolescents, and to test their associations with PTSD and functional impairment 1 year later... - 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... - Elder mistreatment and physical health among older adults: the South Carolina Elder Mistreatment StudyJosh M Cisler
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, 67 President Street, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
J Trauma Stress 23:461-7. 2010..A recent history of emotional mistreatment was associated with poor self-rated health independently, but not when controlling for other significant predictors... - Longitudinal trajectories of cigarette smoking following rapeAnanda B Amstadter
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
J Trauma Stress 22:113-21. 2009..Having sustained an injury, minority status, and post-examination distress all predicted subsequent smoking trajectory... - An acute post-sexual assault intervention to prevent drug abuse: updated findingsHeidi S Resnick
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, 171 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC 29425 0742, USA
Addict Behav 32:2032-45. 2007.... - 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... - Posttyphoon prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, panic disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder in a Vietnamese sampleAnanda B Amstadter
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, PO Box 250852, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
J Trauma Stress 22:180-8. 2009..Risk factors for posttyphoon psychopathology differed among disorders, but generally were related to high typhoon exposure, prior trauma exposure, and in contrast to Western populations, higher age, but not gender... - Increased frequency of micronuclei in adults with a history of childhood sexual abuse: a discordant monozygotic twin studyTimothy P York
Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
PLoS ONE 8:e55337. 2013....
Research Grants
- Stress-induced Drinking in OEF/OIF Veterans: The Role of Combat History and PTSDAnanda B Amstadter; Fiscal Year: 2010....