Melissa A Polusny

Datos Biográficos

ID4602074
NOMBREMelissa A Polusny
NOMBRESMelissa A
APELLIDOPolusny
FIRMAPOLUSNY M A
AFILIACIONESMinneapolis VA Health Care System
ORCID0000-0002-4932-305X
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS17
TOTAL DE CITAS1
TOTAL COMO AUTOR17
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN1995
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2025
ÍNDICE H1

  • What Does the PCL-5 Measure? A Conjoint Hierarchical Analysis Using the MMPI-3

    William H Menton, Paul A Arbisi et al.ARTICLEJournal of Personality Assessment2025

    The PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) is a widely used screening instrument for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. There is active debate about what the PCL-5 actually measures (i.e., PTSD specific symptoms vs general distress or other transdiagnostic factors), especially when positive screenings are observed using total sum scores. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-3 (MMPI-3) is a broadband clinical instrument used to as…

  • Provider perceptions of their patients’ dropout from trauma-focused therapy for PTSD in the U.S. Veterans Health Administration

    Open AccessHelen Valenstein‐Mah, Melissa A Polusny et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2022

    Providers' perceptions of dropout from PE or CPT for individual patients were rarely viewed as entirely negative. Research is needed to help providers determine when patient dropout is an undesirable outcome and when efforts to reengage patients in trauma-focused treatment are warranted. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

  • Making sense of poor adherence in PTSD treatment from the perspectives of veterans and their therapists

    Open AccessLaura A Meis, Melissa A Polusny et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2022

    Future work is needed to test hypotheses generated and find effective ways to help veterans fully engage in TFTs. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)

  • It leaves me very skeptical” messaging in marketing prolonged exposure and cognitive processing therapy to veterans with PTSD

    Open AccessShannon Kehle‐forbe, Shannon M Kehle-Forbes et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2020

    Examination of the impact of a direct-to-consumer marketing campaign including these messages on PE and CPT demand is needed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

  • Yoga Practice Among Veterans With and Without Chronic Pain

    Melvin T Donaldson, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2020Referencias: 28

    OBJECTIVES: The primary aim of this study was to examine differences in yoga practice between persons with and without chronic pain. Secondarily, we describe use of the Essential Properties of Yoga Questionnaire, Short Form (EPYQ-SF) for self-report. DESIGN: Participants were members of an existing cohort of veterans who completed a 2015-2016 survey focused on pain and nonpharmacological health practices. Cohort members who reported yoga in the p…

  • Transcendental meditation for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder

    Seung Suk Kang, Christopher R Erbes et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2018

    TM appears to be an acceptable and effective treatment for veterans with PTSD that warrants further study regarding specific outcomes and beneficial changes in brain function. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved)

  • Methylation of FKBP5 and SLC6A4 in Relation to Treatment Response to Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

    Open AccessJeffrey R Bishop, Adam M Lee et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2018

    Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an effective non-pharmacologic treatment for veterans with PTSD. Extensive work has identified epigenetic factors related to PTSD disease risk and pathophysiology, but how these factors influence treatment response is unclear. Serotonin signaling and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis functioning may be perturbed in PTSD and are molecular pathways targeted by PTSD treatments. To identify potenti…

  • Treatment initiation and dropout from prolonged exposure and cognitive processing therapy in a VA outpatient clinic

    Open AccessShannon Kehle‐forbe, Laura A Meis et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2015

    Emerging data suggest that few veterans are initiating prolonged exposure (PE) and cognitive processing therapy (CPT) and dropout levels are high among those who do start the therapies. The goal of this study was to use a large sample of veterans seen in routine clinical care to 1) report the percent of eligible and referred veterans who (a) initiated PE/CPT, (b) dropped out of PE/CPT, (c) were early PE/CPT dropouts, 2) examine predictors of PE/C…

  • Interest in partner-involved services among veterans seeking mental health care from a VA PTSD clinic

    Laura A Meis, Kathryn Wilder Schaaf et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2012

  • Reactions to a Survey among Those Who were and were Not Sexually Assaulted while Serving in the Military

    Open AccessAlicia A Sandberg, Maureen Murdoch et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports2012

    Surveys are among the most common methods for evaluating military sexual assault experiences among members of the U.S. military; however, little research has examined how receiving surveys about such sexual assaults might affect recipients. In the present sample of 530 active duty and veteran military personnel, just 10% reported unexpected upset, 11% reported regretting participation in the survey, and 22% reported benefitting from that particip…

  • Prevalence and consequences of adult sexual assault of men

    Open AccessZoë D Peterson, Emily K Voller et al.ARTICLEClinical Psychology Review2011

  • The distinctiveness of hardiness, positive emotionality, and negative emotionality in National Guard soldiers

    Open AccessChristopher R Erbes, Paul A Arbisi et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research in Personality2011Citada por: 1Referencias: 12

  • On Counterbalancing of Symptom-Reporting in Trauma Surveys 1,2

    Madhavi K Reddy, Melissa A Polusny et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports2009

    Some traumatic stress research surveys are potentially subject to context effects, such as priming, because they include questions about traumatic experiences and trauma-related symptoms within the same survey. In this study, asking about traumatic experiences before or after asking about PTSD influenced symptom reporting was investigated in a sample of 424 National Guard soldiers. Results indicate ordering of symptom measures immediately before …

  • On Counterbalancing of Symptom-Reporting in Trauma Surveys

    Open AccessMadhavi K Reddy, Melissa A Polusny et al.ARTICLEPsychological Reports2009

    Some traumatic stress research surveys are potentially subject to context effects, such as priming, because they include questions about traumatic experiences and trauma-related symptoms within the same survey. In this study, asking about traumatic experiences before or after asking about PTSD influenced symptom reporting was investigated in a sample of 424 National Guard soldiers. Results indicate ordering of symptom measures immediately before …

  • Measuring experiential avoidance

    Steven C Hayes, Kirk D Strosahl et al.ARTICLEThe Psychological Record2004

  • Cumulative trauma

    Open AccessVictoria M Follette, Melissa A Polusny et al.ARTICLEJournal of Traumatic Stress1996

    The present study investigated the relationship between trauma symptoms and a history of child sexual abuse, adult sexual assault, and physical abuse by a partner as an adult. While there has been some research examining the correlation between individual victimization experiences and traumatic stress, the cumulative impact of multiple victimization experiences has not been addressed. Subjects were recruited from psychological clinics and communi…

  • Long-term correlates of child sexual abuse

    Open AccessMelissa A Polusny, Victoria M FolletteARTICLEApplied and Preventive Psychology1995