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| Charles W HogeSummaryAffiliation: Walter Reed Army Medical Center Country: USA Publications
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Estimating population prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder: an example using the PTSD checklistArtin Terhakopian
Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
J Trauma Stress 21:290-300. 2008..In populations with a true PTSD prevalence of 15% or less, cutoff values below 44 will substantially overestimate PTSD prevalence. Uncalibrated use of the PCL for prevalence estimation may lead to large errors...
The physical and mental health of a large military cohort: baseline functional health status of the Millennium CohortTyler C Smith
Department of Defense Center for Deployment Health Research, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA, USA
BMC Public Health 7:340. 2007..Effective military operations require optimal health of deployed service members, and both mental and physical health can be affected by military operations...
The occupational burden of mental disorders in theU.S. military: psychiatric hospitalizations, involuntary separations, and disabilityCharles W Hoge
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
Am J Psychiatry 162:585-91. 2005..The purpose of this study was to characterize the risk and reasons for service separation for soldiers hospitalized with mental disorders compared with those hospitalized for other illnesses...- Mental disorders among U.S. military personnel in the 1990s: association with high levels of health care utilization and early military attritionCharles W Hoge
Department of Psychiatry, Deployment Health Clinic Center, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
Am J Psychiatry 159:1576-83. 2002..However, measurement of the burden of mental disorders by using population-based methods in large working populations, such as the U.S. military, has been limited... - Operation Solace: overview of the mental health intervention following the September 11, 2001 Pentagon attackCharles W Hoge
Behavioral Health Division, Health Policy and Services Directorate, US Army Medical Command, Fort Sam, Houston, TX 78234, USA
Mil Med 167:44-7. 2002..S. mass casualty scenarios. This article summarizes the goals, methods, and rationale used to develop the plan, as well as the key elements of the behavioral health intervention developed in response to the attack... - Development of a brief questionnaire to measure mental health outcomes among Pentagon employees following the September 11, 2001 attackCharles W Hoge
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC 20307, USA
Mil Med 167:60-3. 2002..Further analyses will assess the usefulness of this questionnaire as a public health tool for rapid assessment of mental health symptoms following the attack... - Priorities for psychiatric research in the U.S. military: an epidemiological approachCharles W Hoge
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Avenue, Washington, DC 20307, USA
Mil Med 168:182-5. 2003..The highly structured occupational environment of the military lends itself to studies of preventive interventions designed to reduce disability or occupational attrition resulting from mental/behavioral problems... - Combat duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, mental health problems, and barriers to careCharles W Hoge
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, U S Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
N Engl J Med 351:13-22. 2004.... - Prevalence of mental health problems and functional impairment among active component and National Guard soldiers 3 and 12 months following combat in IraqJeffrey L Thomas
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Department of Military Psychiatry, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
Arch Gen Psychiatry 67:614-23. 2010.... - Post-combat invincibility: violent combat experiences are associated with increased risk-taking propensity following deploymentWilliam D S Killgore
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, United States
J Psychiatr Res 42:1112-21. 2008..Findings highlight the importance of education and counseling for returning service members to mitigate the public health consequences of elevated risk-propensity associated with combat exposure... - Prevalence of mental health problems, treatment need, and barriers to care among primary care-seeking spouses of military service members involved in Iraq and Afghanistan deploymentsKaren M Eaton
Division of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Avenue, Silver Spring MD 20910, USA
Mil Med 173:1051-6. 2008..Services were most often received from primary care physicians, rather than specialty mental health professionals, which may relate to the lack of availability of mental health services for spouses on military installations... - U.S. military mental health care utilization and attrition prior to the wars in Iraq and AfghanistanAbigail L Garvey Wilson
George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 44:473-81. 2009..This study establishes baseline rates of mental health care utilization in military mental health clinics in 2000 and serves as a comparison for future studies of the mental health care burden of the current war... - Relationship of combat experiences to alcohol misuse among U.S. soldiers returning from the Iraq warJoshua E Wilk
Division of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, U S Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Silver Spring, MD 20910, United States
Drug Alcohol Depend 108:115-21. 2010..The current study examined the association of specific types of combat experiences with a positive screen for alcohol misuse... - Mild traumatic brain injury (concussion) during combat: lack of association of blast mechanism with persistent postconcussive symptomsJoshua E Wilk
Division of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, USA
J Head Trauma Rehabil 25:9-14. 2010..To determine whether screening for a blast mechanism of concussion identifies individuals at higher risk of persistent postconcussive symptoms (PCS)... - Mild traumatic brain injury (concussion), posttraumatic stress disorder, and depression in U.S. soldiers involved in combat deployments: association with postdeployment symptomsJoshua E Wilk
Division of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, U S Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, USA
Psychosom Med 74:249-57. 2012..This study examined the associations of single and multiple deployment-related mTBIs on postdeployment health... - Application of a new method for linking anonymous survey data in a population of soldiers returning from IraqAbigail L Garvey Wilson
George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
Ann Epidemiol 20:931-8. 2010..The research purpose is to validate the use of a linkage method on anonymous survey data for longitudinal analysis... - Association of posttraumatic stress disorder with somatic symptoms, health care visits, and absenteeism among Iraq war veteransCharles W Hoge
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
Am J Psychiatry 164:150-3. 2007..The current Iraq war has posed a considerable PTSD risk, but the association with physical health has not been well studied... - Mild traumatic brain injury in U.S. Soldiers returning from IraqCharles W Hoge
Division of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, U S Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
N Engl J Med 358:453-63. 2008..However, the epidemiology of combat-related mild traumatic brain injury is poorly understood... - Stability of combat exposure recall in Operation Iraqi Freedom veteransAbigail L Garvey Wilson
George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
Ann Epidemiol 20:939-47. 2010..The research purpose is to assess whether recall of combat exposures is consistent at different time points; if not, what demographic and/or PTSD symptom risk factors exist for any directional instability... - Screening for alcohol misuse and alcohol-related behaviors among combat veteransPatcho N Santiago
Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
Psychiatr Serv 61:575-81. 2010..Rates of referral in the military for alcohol treatment are very low, and the utility of these screening questions in predicting serious alcohol-related behaviors is unknown... - Stigma, barriers to care, and use of mental health services among active duty and National Guard soldiers after combatPaul Y Kim
Department of Military Psychiatry, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
Psychiatr Serv 61:582-8. 2010..Stigma and barriers to care were also reported for each component (active duty and National Guard)... - Longitudinal assessment of mental health problems among active and reserve component soldiers returning from the Iraq warCharles S Milliken
Division of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, USA
JAMA 298:2141-8. 2007..A previous article focusing only on the initial screening is likely to have underestimated the mental health burden... - Principles guiding implementation of the Operation Solace plan: "Pieces of PIES," therapy by walking around, and care managementCharles S Milliken
Operation Solace, Department of Psychiatry, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307, USA
Mil Med 167:48-57. 2002.... - Factors associated with interest in receiving help for mental health problems in combat veterans returning from deployment to IraqMark C Brown
Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 199:797-801. 2011..Attitudes toward mental health care should be considered in treatment interventions... - Assessing risk propensity in American soldiers: preliminary reliability and validity of the Evaluation of Risks (EVAR) scale--English versionWilliam D S Killgore
Division of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
Mil Med 171:233-9. 2006..The data support the reliability and validity of the English version of the EVAR for evaluating risk propensity in U.S. soldiers... - Mental health problems, use of mental health services, and attrition from military service after returning from deployment to Iraq or AfghanistanCharles W Hoge
Division of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC, USA
JAMA 295:1023-32. 2006..To date, no systematic analysis of this program has been conducted, and studies have not assessed the impact of these deployments on mental health care utilization after deployment... - Grief and physical health outcomes in U.S. soldiers returning from combatRobin L Toblin
Military Psychiatry Branch, Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
J Affect Disord 136:469-75. 2012..We aimed to identify the prevalence of post-deployment physical health problems and their association with difficulty coping with grief... - Preliminary normative data for the Evaluation of Risks Scale-Bubble Sheet Version (EVAR-B) for large-scale surveys of returning combat veteransWilliam D S Killgore
Division of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
Mil Med 175:725-31. 2010..This report provides preliminary reliability, validity, and normative data on a modified version of the instrument designed to facilitate data entry with optical scanners, the Evaluation of Risks-Bubble Sheet version (EVAR-B)... - The effects of prior combat experience on the expression of somatic and affective symptoms in deploying soldiersWilliam D S Killgore
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, USA
J Psychosom Res 60:379-85. 2006..It was hypothesized that, when faced with an impending wartime deployment, soldiers with prior combat experience would report minimal emotional problems accompanied by high rates of somatic complaints compared with combat-naive soldiers... - Posttraumatic stress disorder associated with combat service in Iraq or Afghanistan: reconciling prevalence differences between studiesBrian C Kok
Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 200:444-50. 2012..7) in operational infantry units. Both population-level and unit-specific studies provided valuable and unique information for public health purposes; understanding the military context is essential for interpreting prevalence studies... - Coming home may hurt: risk factors for mental ill health in US reservists after deployment in IraqLyndon A Riviere
Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland, MD 20910, USA
Br J Psychiatry 198:136-42. 2011..Little research has been conducted on the factors that may explain the higher rates of mental health problems in United States National Guard soldiers who have deployed to the Iraq War... - Commentary: women in combat and the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder and depressionCharles W Hoge
Division of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Medical Research and Material Command, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
Int J Epidemiol 36:327-9. 2007 - Modifying instructions on the posttraumatic stress disorder checklist for military populations does not change symptom reportingLyndon A Riviere
Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 199:199-202. 2011..The findings indicate that researchers may make modifications to the PCL instructions to meet research needs without affecting PTSD symptom reporting or prevalence estimates... - Projecting mental disorder prevalence from national surveys to populations-of-interest--an illustration using ECA data and the U. S. ArmyStephen C Messer
Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910 7500, USA
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 39:419-26. 2004.... - Characteristics of repeat users of an inpatient psychiatry service at a large military tertiary care hospitalWilliam V Bobo
Department of Psychiatry, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, 20307, USA
Mil Med 169:648-53. 2004.... - Strengthening the validity of population-based suicide rate comparisons: an illustration using U.S. military and civilian dataKaren M Eaton
Division of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Department of Military Psychiatry at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, MD 20910, USA
Suicide Life Threat Behav 36:182-91. 2006..Direct adjustment essentially controlled for the demographic confounds in this sample. Applying the Poisson-based method, we demonstrate that suicide rate fluctuations as large as 20-40% in any year may be attributed to random error... - Effectiveness of mental health screening and coordination of in-theater care prior to deployment to Iraq: a cohort studyChristopher H Warner
Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027, USA
Am J Psychiatry 168:378-85. 2011..The authors assessed the effectiveness of a systematic method of predeployment mental health screening to determine whether screening decreased negative outcomes during deployment in Iraq's combat setting... - Effectiveness of battlefield-ethics training during combat deployment: a programme assessmentChristopher H Warner
Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS, USA
Lancet 378:915-24. 2011..Evidence-based training approaches to prevent unethical conduct are scarce. We assessed the effectiveness of battlefield-ethics training and factors associated with unethical battlefield conduct... - Battlemind debriefing and battlemind training as early interventions with soldiers returning from iraq: Randomization by platoonAmy B Adler
U S Army Medical Research Unit Europe, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Heidelberg, Germany
J Consult Clin Psychol 77:928-40. 2009..Findings demonstrate that brief early interventions have the potential to be effective with at-risk occupational groups... - Mental health impact of 9/11 Pentagon attack: validation of a rapid assessment toolNikki N Jordan
U S Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, Directorate of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Edgewood, Maryland 21010, USA
Am J Prev Med 26:284-93. 2004..The PPDHA was fielded from October 15, 2001, to January 15, 2002. Fundamental in this assessment was the evaluation of the mental health impact as a result of the attack... - Childhood adversity and combat as predictors of depression and post-traumatic stress in deployed troopsOscar A Cabrera
U S Army Medical Research Unit Europe, Heidelberg, Germany
Am J Prev Med 33:77-82. 2007..To date, no comprehensive studies of childhood adversity have been conducted with military samples that have included combat troops before and after a combat deployment... - A2 diagnostic criterion for combat-related posttraumatic stress disorderAmy B Adler
US Army Medical Research Unit Europe, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Heidelberg, Germany
J Trauma Stress 21:301-8. 2008..The A2 criterion for PTSD should be expanded so as not to underestimate the number of individuals trained for high-risk occupations who might benefit from treatment... - Contrasting approaches to psychological screening with U.S. combat soldiersKathleen M Wright
U S Army Medical Research Unit Europe, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Heidelberg, Germany
J Trauma Stress 20:965-75. 2007..A composite screen with measures of posttraumatic stress, depression, and alcohol problems, along with a single self-referral item, performed most effectively... - Validating the primary care posttraumatic stress disorder screen and the posttraumatic stress disorder checklist with soldiers returning from combatPaul D Bliese
US Army Medical Research Unit Europe, Heidelberg, Germany
J Consult Clin Psychol 76:272-81. 2008..Item analyses also identified that the most discriminate item in both scales pertained to symptoms of avoidance. Implications and limitations are discussed... - Suicide surveillance in the U.S. Military--reporting and classification biases in rate calculationsJoel R Carr
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Neuropsychiatry, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
Suicide Life Threat Behav 34:233-41. 2004..These findings are comparable to rates seen in civilian studies and add to the literature regarding the problems inherent in using administrative death classification data for medical surveillance purposes... - Psychological sequelae of September 11Charles W Hoge
N Engl J Med 347:443-5; author reply 443-5. 2002 - Screening for psychological illness in the militaryKathleen M Wright
JAMA 294:42-3. 2005 - Psychological screening procedures for deploying U.S. ForcesKathleen M Wright
U S Army Medical Research Unit Europe, Heidelberg, Germany
Mil Med 170:555-62. 2005..Construct validity and content validity were demonstrated. Risks, benefits, and future directions of the Army's psychological screening research program are discussed... - Post-traumatic stress disorder in UK and US forces deployed to IraqCharles W Hoge
Lancet 368:837; author reply 837. 2006 - Pentagon employees after September 11, 2001Charles W Hoge
Psychiatr Serv 55:319-20; author reply 320. 2004 - Re: "Psychiatric diagnoses in historic and contemporary military cohorts: combat deployment and the healthy warrior effectCharles W Hoge
Am J Epidemiol 168:1095-6; author reply 1096-8. 2008 - Deployment to the Iraq war and neuropsychological sequelaeCharles W Hoge
JAMA 296:2678-9; author reply 2679-80. 2006 - Millennium Cohort: the 2001-2003 baseline prevalence of mental disorders in the U.S. militaryJames R Riddle
Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH, USA
J Clin Epidemiol 60:192-201. 2007..The mental health of service members affects organizational productivity and effectiveness and is of great importance to the health of U.S. military members and public health in general...