Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
·
2024 - Present
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Adult Psychiatry & Psychology,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Recent Publications
The Impact of Hostility on Quality of Life, Functioning, and Suicidal Ideation Among Male Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
Journal Article J Trauma Stress · December 2021 Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often experience high levels of hostility. Although studies have found that PTSD is associated with poorer quality of life (QoL), increased functional impairment, lower levels of social support, and increa ... Full text Link to item CiteThe Personality Assessment Inventory Alcohol Scale in Veterans With PTSD: Convergent and Discriminant Relations With the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test.
Journal Article Assessment · June 2020 In this study, we examined the validity of the Personality Assessment Inventory Alcohol (ALC) scale in 736 male veterans presenting for formal evaluation of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The ALC scale exhibited convergence with other measures of al ... Full text Link to item CiteNonsuicidal Self-Injury and Borderline Personality Features as Risk Factors for Suicidal Ideation Among Male Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
Journal Article J Trauma Stress · February 2019 U.S. veterans are at increased risk for suicide compared to their civilian counterparts and account for approximately 20% of all deaths by suicide. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and borderline personality features (BPF) have each been associated wit ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Optimal Smoking Cessation Treatment in PTSD
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2003 - 2014View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
1985
M.D.