Alan L Peterson

Biographic Data

ID4029794
NAMEAlan L Peterson
GIVEN NAMESAlan L
FAMILY NAMEPeterson
SIGNATUREPETERSON A L
AFFILIATIONSThe University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center
ORCID0000-0003-2947-2936
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS28
TOTAL CITATIONS19
AUTHOR COUNT28
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1998
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX3

  • Childhood cognitive control as a predictor of long‐term clinical and functional outcomes in Tourette syndrome

    Open AccessKathryn E Barber, Emily J Ricketts et al.ARTICLEJournal of Child Psychology and…2026

    BACKGROUND: Tourette syndrome (TS) is a childhood-onset neuropsychiatric condition characterized by motor and vocal tics. Many individuals with TS continue to experience tics and functional difficulties into adulthood, yet the factors influencing these long-term trajectories remain poorly understood. Cognitive control processes, implicated in the etiology and treatment of TS, may serve as indicators of later clinical and functional outcomes. METH…

  • Qualitative examination of homecoming experiences among active-duty military fathers during reintegration

    Open AccessAbby E Blankenship, Alison L Drew et al.ARTICLEQualitative Social Work2024

    Active-duty military fathers are frequently away from their families throughout their military career and are faced with readjusting to family and garrison life after each separation. For fathers of very young children, reintegration can have unique challenges due to the tremendous developmental progression occurring in early childhood and the impact of lengthy deployment separations. While much of the research on military families focuses on ext…

  • Mission Alliance Community Engagement Project

    Open AccessBeth A Pratt, Cheryl A Krause‐parello et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Health2024

    During the Coronavirus disease pandemic, many U.S. veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) experienced increased symptomology and worsened mental health and well-being due in part to social isolation and loneliness. The Mission Alliance project explored these ramifications and prioritized critical issues expressed by U.S. veterans and stakeholders ( N = 182) during virtual regional meetings ( N = 32). Field notes created specifically f…

  • Enhancing resiliency and optimizing readiness in military personnel through psychological flexibility training

    Open AccessAlan L Peterson, Brian A Moore et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2024

    This study will evaluate the efficacy of a two-day training program based on ACT for fostering psychological flexibility, the central target in ACT, for enhancing resiliency, and for preventing the development of psychological health symptoms. The research participants will be a non-clinical population of active duty military personnel ( N = 600). The ACT-based training program ( n = 300) will be compared to a military resiliency training as usua…

  • Veteran suicide prevention learning collaborative

    Open AccessJoseph Mignogna, Patricia D Russell et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2024

    The majority of Veterans who died by suicide in 2021 had not recently used Veterans Health Administration (VA) services. A public health approach to Veteran suicide prevention has been prioritized as part of the VA National Strategy for Preventing Veteran Suicide . Aligned with this approach, VA's Patient Safety Center of Inquiry-Suicide Prevention Collaborative piloted a Veteran suicide prevention learning collaborative with both clinical and no…

  • Contextual Triggers and Tic Severity Across Life Periods

    Open AccessKathryn E Barber, Qiang Ding et al.ARTICLEChild Psychiatry & Human…2024

  • DSM-5 criterion-a-based trauma types in service members and veterans seeking treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder

    Open AccessNatasha Benfer, Breanna Grunthal et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2023

    Because of discrepancies between participant and assessor typologies, clinical researchers should use participants' ratings, and these should trump assessor judgment. Differences in pretreatment behavioral and mental health problems across some participant-endorsed trauma types partially support the validity of the participant ratings. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)

  • Implicit trauma identity associations in treatment-seeking U.S. military personnel do not predict or change in response to cognitive processing therapy for PTSD

    Open AccessKristen P Lindgren, Anna E Jaffe et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2022

    More tailoring of implicit trauma measures for military personnel and/or treatment-seeking patients may be needed. The measure may lack sensitivity to change in response to treatment and have reduced utility in treatment-seeking samples with high symptom burden and less variability in symptoms. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

  • Treatment responder status and time to response as a function of hazardous drinking among active-duty military receiving variable-length cognitive processing therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder

    Open AccessStefanie T LoSavio, Casey L Straud et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2022

    Results support using CPT for military personnel with PTSD and hazardous drinking and indicate that those with hazardous drinking can benefit from PTSD treatment without additional treatment sessions. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

  • Hyperarousal symptoms linger after successful PTSD treatment in active duty military

    Open AccessShannon R Miles, Willie J Hale et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2022

    Even among service members who recovered from PTSD after CPT, a significant minority continue to report hyperarousal symptoms while other symptoms remit. Hyperarousal symptoms may require additional treatment. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

  • Perceptions and experiences of web-prolonged exposure for posttraumatic stress disorder

    Open AccessCarmen P Mclean, Madeleine Miller et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2022

    Perceptions and experience of Web-PE are favorable and help to highlight the strengths (e.g., flexibility) and challenges (e.g., requiring self-motivation) associated with Web-treatment for PTSD. The results of this study may inform further development of Web-PE or other Web-based treatment programs. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

  • Adopting a Companion Dog Helps Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in a Pilot Randomized Trial

    Open AccessStephen L Stern, Erin P Finley et al.ARTICLESociety and Animals2022References: 3

    Despite significant treatment advances, many military veterans continue to suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder ( PTSD ) and associated symptoms, suggesting a need for new interventions. This pilot trial examined the change in psychological symptoms of 19 veterans in treatment for PTSD who were randomized either to adopt a dog immediately from a Humane Society shelter ( n = 9) or to a three-month waitlist followed by dog adoption ( n = 10). …

  • This Gradual Swing Back into Us

    Open AccessAlison L Drew, Abby E Blankenship et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Issues2022References: 25

    This qualitative study examined the post-deployment experiences of 16 female spouses, whose active duty Army husband had returned from deployment within the previous 2 years and who had a young child during the deployment. Spouses reported that the time surrounding their husbands' return was one of the great transitions, often accompanied by stress. Most families were able to work through challenges and show positive adjustment over time. However…

  • Operation PCOR

    Open AccessCheryl A Krause‐parello, Linda Flynn et al.ARTICLEJournal of Veterans Studies2021

    Due to the dearth of veteran-centered research, gaining the unique perspective of veterans’ engagement in research is essential to address their health needs. Veterans have expressed desire in shaping treatment options for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), however many veterans are hesitant to engage in the research enterprise. This community engagement project was designed to train veterans as full partners and join forces with researchers …

  • A Closer Examination of Relational Outcomes from a Pilot Study of Abbreviated, Intensive, Multi‐Couple Group Cognitive‐Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD with Military Dyads

    Open AccessSteffany J Fredman, Yunying Le et al.ARTICLEFamily Process2021

    Cognitive‐behavioral conjoint therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (CBCT for PTSD) is associated with improvements in patients’ PTSD symptoms, partners’ psychological distress, and relationship satisfaction. However, little is known about whether CBCT for PTSD is associated with changes in other relationship domains that have theoretical and clinical relevance to the relational context of PTSD. The current study is a secondary analysis of re…

  • Temporal-dimensional examination of the Scale for Suicidal Ideation in a cohort of service members in treatment for PTSD

    Open AccessJonathan Butner, Craig J Bryan et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2021

    The cyclic nature of suicidal ideation suggests that assessment timing and context could influence observed associations with other variables. Analytic approaches and clinical methods that do not account for the temporal dynamics of suicide risk could miss these properties, thereby hindering efforts to identify mechanisms underlying the relationship between PTSD and suicidal thoughts and behaviors and limiting opportunities for proactive and time…

  • Patterns of acute stress disorder in a sample of blast-injured military service members

    Open AccessCasey L Straud, John C Moring et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2021

    Findings provide novel information on heterogenous ASD symptom profiles during the acute phase following a blast injury and highlight the relationship between psychological and physical symptoms. Classification of blast-injured service members may help identify at-risk individuals who would benefit from further clinical care and mitigate long-term psychological and neurocognitive issues. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved…

  • The effects of web-prolonged exposure among military personnel and veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder

    Open AccessCarmen P Mclean, Edna B Foa et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2020

    Web-PE significantly reduced PTSD symptoms in both studies, although the reductions in PTSD symptoms were greater among open trial participants, who were specifically seeking a web-based treatment. Future research should evaluate Web-PE relative to another web-based treatment. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

  • An epidemiological evaluation of trauma types in a cohort of deployed service members

    Open AccessCandice Presseau, Brett T Litz et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2019

    More epidemiological research is needed to understand the role of trauma type in relation to mental health among nontreatment-seeking service members. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)

  • The efficacy of 90-minute versus 60-minute sessions of prolonged exposure for posttraumatic stress disorder

    Open AccessEdna B Foa, Laurie J Zandberg et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2018

    The results of this study will inform dissemination efforts in military, veteran, and civilian sectors. Further, identifying mechanisms of therapeutic change will answer important theoretical questions about how PE works, in order to refine and increase the efficacy and efficiency of PE to better meet the needs of individuals with PTSD. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)

  • Ethnoracial differences in PTSD symptoms and trauma-related cognitions in treatment-seeking active duty military personnel for PTSD

    Open AccessBrittany Hall-Clark, Brittany N Hall-Clark et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2017

    These findings suggest ethnoracial variation in PTSD symptom burden and posttraumatic cognitions among treatment-seeking service members with PTSD. Attending to cultural factors related to differences in PTSD presentation and cognitive coping strategies during the assessment and treatment process could increase rapport and lead to more comprehensive trauma processing. (PsycINFO Database Record

  • Psychometric analysis of the PTSD Checklist-5 (PCL-5) among treatment-seeking military service members.

    Open AccessJennifer Wortmann, Amity Jordan et al.ARTICLEPsychological Assessment2016

    The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL-5; Weathers et al., 2013) was recently revised to reflect the changed diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013). We investigated the psychometric properties of PCL-5 scores in a large cohort (N = 912) of military service members seeking PTSD treatment …

  • Residual sleep disturbances following PTSD treatment in active duty military personnel

    Open AccessKristi E Pruiksma, Daniel J Taylor et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2016

    Insomnia was found to be one of the most prevalent and persistent problems among service members receiving PTSD treatment. Nightmares were relatively more positively responsive to treatment. For some service members with PTSD, the addition of specific treatments targeting insomnia and/or nightmares may be indicated. (PsycINFO Database Record

  • Burnout and coping

    Cindy A Mcgeary, Hector A Garcia et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2014

    Mental health providers employed specifically by the Veterans Health Administration to treat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be at increased risk for burnout due to both organizational and patient care stressors. Usage of caffeine, alcohol, and tobacco products may increase as a means to cope with burnout and stress. This cross-sectional study measured concurrent changes in burnout levels and caffeine, alcohol, and tobacco use as a means…

  • Potential Benefits of Canine Companionship for Military Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

    Stephen L Stern, D Allen Donahue et al.ARTICLESociety and Animals2013Cited by: 6References: 3

    Investigators surveyed 30 U.S. military veterans with PTSD who reported having benefited from living with a dog. The subject population included men and women aged 34 to 67, with a mean of 56.9 years ( SD = 8.1), who were being treated at two Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) outpatient clinics. Participants received a questionnaire packet designed to assess aspects of their mental and physical health and relationship with a canine companion, w…