Paul A Bernhard
Biographic Data
| ID | 5535374 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paul A Bernhard |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paul A |
| FAMILY NAME | Bernhard |
| SIGNATURE | BERNHARD P A |
| AFFILIATIONS | United States Department of Veterans Affairs |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8534-6603 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Trauma exposure, mental health, and mental health treatment among LGBTQ+ veterans and nonveterans
The study was the first to demonstrate that LGBTQ+ veterans have a greater prevalence of PTEs and other stressors and report worse mental health symptoms. These findings suggest that LGBTQ+ veterans may have unmet mental health treatment needs and need interventions to increase engagement in needed mental health services, especially for depression and anxiety. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Prevalence and Correlates of Food and/or Housing Instability among Men and Women Post-9/11 US Veterans
Food and/or housing instability (FHI) has been minimally examined in post-9/11 US veterans. A randomly selected nationally representative sample of men and women veterans (n = 38,633) from the post-9/11 US veteran population were mailed invitation letters to complete a survey on health and well-being. Principal component analysis and multivariable logistic regression were used to identify FHI's key constructs and correlates for 15,166 men and wom…
Examining differences in mental health and mental health service use among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and heterosexual veterans
Treatment Utilization for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in a National Sample of Veterans and Nonveterans
OBJECTIVE: The current study sought to compare rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment utilization (medication and psychotherapy) among veterans and nonveterans-and to investigate which factors are associated with treatment utilization among veterans versus nonveterans. METHODS: Participants were 2775 individuals (veteran, n=2508; nonveteran, n=267) meeting criteria for probable PTSD (determined by the PTSD Checklist) drawn from a…
Development and validation of a brief warfare exposure measure among U.S. Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans: The Deployment Risk and Resilience Inventory-2 Warfare Exposure-Short Form (DRRI-2 WE-SF)
The DRRI-2 WE-SF is a psychometrically sound measure of direct exposures to warfare and its consequences. This measure of proximal warfare exposure retains the strong properties of the full measure while significantly reducing completion time. These properties make the DRRI-2 WE-SF a useful tool for efficiently evaluating proximal warfare exposure among individuals who have served in both combat and noncombat roles. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) …
Strengths and vulnerabilities: Comparing post-9/11 U.S. veterans’ and non-veterans’ perceptions of health and broader well-being
Despite their greater vulnerability to experiencing health conditions, the newest generation of post-9/11 U.S. veterans report experiencing similar or better outcomes than non-veterans in many aspects of their lives. Findings underscore the value of examining a wider range of health and well-being outcomes in veteran research and highlight a number of important directions for intervention, public health education, policy, and research related to …
Differences in childhood adversity, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempt among veterans and nonveterans
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are robustly associated with physical and mental health problems over the life span. Relatively limited research has examined the breadth of ACEs among military veteran populations, for whom ACEs may be premilitary traumas associated with suicidal ideation and attempt. Using data from the Comparative Health Assessment Interview Research Study, a large national survey sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veteran…
Gender Differences in Lifetime Prevalence and Onset Timing of Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempt Among Post-9/11 Veterans and Nonveterans
BACKGROUND: Rising US suicide rates are particularly notable among military veterans, especially women. It is unknown whether these differences extend to suicidal ideation (SI) and suicide attempts (SA), which are major predictors of suicide. Literature comparing SI and SA prevalence and timing of onset between veterans and nonveterans is limited. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to estimate and compare SI and SA prevalence and onset ti…
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Differences in childhood adversity, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempt among veterans and nonveterans
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are robustly associated with physical and mental health problems over the life span. Relatively limited research has examined the breadth of ACEs among military veteran populations, for whom ACEs may be premilitary traumas associated with suicidal ideation and attempt. Using data from the Comparative Health Assessment Interview Research Study, a large national survey sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veteran…
Gender Differences in Lifetime Prevalence and Onset Timing of Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempt Among Post-9/11 Veterans and Nonveterans
BACKGROUND: Rising US suicide rates are particularly notable among military veterans, especially women. It is unknown whether these differences extend to suicidal ideation (SI) and suicide attempts (SA), which are major predictors of suicide. Literature comparing SI and SA prevalence and timing of onset between veterans and nonveterans is limited. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to estimate and compare SI and SA prevalence and onset ti…
Development and validation of a brief warfare exposure measure among U.S. Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans: The Deployment Risk and Resilience Inventory-2 Warfare Exposure-Short Form (DRRI-2 WE-SF)
The DRRI-2 WE-SF is a psychometrically sound measure of direct exposures to warfare and its consequences. This measure of proximal warfare exposure retains the strong properties of the full measure while significantly reducing completion time. These properties make the DRRI-2 WE-SF a useful tool for efficiently evaluating proximal warfare exposure among individuals who have served in both combat and noncombat roles. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) …
Strengths and vulnerabilities: Comparing post-9/11 U.S. veterans’ and non-veterans’ perceptions of health and broader well-being
Despite their greater vulnerability to experiencing health conditions, the newest generation of post-9/11 U.S. veterans report experiencing similar or better outcomes than non-veterans in many aspects of their lives. Findings underscore the value of examining a wider range of health and well-being outcomes in veteran research and highlight a number of important directions for intervention, public health education, policy, and research related to …
Treatment Utilization for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in a National Sample of Veterans and Nonveterans
OBJECTIVE: The current study sought to compare rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment utilization (medication and psychotherapy) among veterans and nonveterans-and to investigate which factors are associated with treatment utilization among veterans versus nonveterans. METHODS: Participants were 2775 individuals (veteran, n=2508; nonveteran, n=267) meeting criteria for probable PTSD (determined by the PTSD Checklist) drawn from a…
Trauma exposure, mental health, and mental health treatment among LGBTQ+ veterans and nonveterans
The study was the first to demonstrate that LGBTQ+ veterans have a greater prevalence of PTEs and other stressors and report worse mental health symptoms. These findings suggest that LGBTQ+ veterans may have unmet mental health treatment needs and need interventions to increase engagement in needed mental health services, especially for depression and anxiety. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Prevalence and Correlates of Food and/or Housing Instability among Men and Women Post-9/11 US Veterans
Food and/or housing instability (FHI) has been minimally examined in post-9/11 US veterans. A randomly selected nationally representative sample of men and women veterans (n = 38,633) from the post-9/11 US veteran population were mailed invitation letters to complete a survey on health and well-being. Principal component analysis and multivariable logistic regression were used to identify FHI's key constructs and correlates for 15,166 men and wom…
Examining differences in mental health and mental health service use among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and heterosexual veterans
Medicine (8 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Mental health (4 works) · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works)