Mary Alice Mills
Biographic Data
| ID | 6083972 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mary Alice Mills |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mary Alice |
| FAMILY NAME | Mills |
| SIGNATURE | MILLS M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | VA Boston Healthcare System |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Do religious habits and coping help in the immediate aftermath of a crisis? Relations with Hurricane Katrina evacuees’ acute stress symptoms and functional impairment
At least in this sample at the height of disruption following a disaster, little evidence of salutary effects of religiousness were observed. It may be that such effects take time to emerge as people begin their recovery processes or that not all groups find help through their religious coping resources. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)
Early PTSD symptom sub-clusters predicting chronic posttraumatic stress following sexual assault
Contemporary models of PTSD disaggregate this disorder into sub-clusters that differentially impact functioning. Severity of different types of PTSD symptoms in the acute posttrauma period may be predictive of the course of PTSD over time. Few research studies, however, have examined the predictive utility of PTSD sub-clusters. This study sought to determine the relative predictive validity of 4 sub-clusters, namely reexperiencing, strategic avoi…
Psychometric Evaluation of the Moral Injury Events Scale
Literature describing the phenomenology of the stress of combat suggests that war-zone experiences may lead to adverse psychological outcomes such as post-traumatic stress disorder not only because they expose persons to life threat and loss but also because they may contradict deeply held moral and ethical beliefs and expectations. We sought to develop and validate a measure of potentially morally injurious events as a necessary step toward stud…
Association of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression With All-Cause and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality and Hospitalization Among Hurricane Katrina Survivors With End-Stage Renal Disease
Objectives. We determined the association of psychiatric symptoms in the year after Hurricane Katrina with subsequent hospitalization and mortality in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Methods. A prospective cohort of ESRD patients (n = 391) treated at 9 hemodialysis centers in the New Orleans, Louisiana, area in the weeks before Hurricane Katrina were assessed for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression symptoms via telephone …
PTSD as meaning violation
The cognitive perspective on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been successful in explaining many PTSD-related phenomena and in developing effective treatments, yet some of its basic assumptions remain surprisingly under-examined. The present study tested two of these assumptions: (1) situational appraisals of the event as violating global meaning (i.e., beliefs and goals) is related to PTSD symptomatology, and (2) the effect of situation…
Trauma and Stress Response Among Hurricane Katrina Evacuees
Objectives. Hurricane Katrina’s impact on public health has been significant and multifaceted, with trauma-related psychological sequelae likely to result in a sizable burden of disease. Data were collected that assessed acute stress disorder (ASD) prevalence and factors related to ASD symptomatology among sheltered evacuees. Methods. On days 12 to 19 after Katrina, evacuees at a major emergency shelter completed surveys that assessed demographic…
Trauma and Stress Response Among Hurricane Katrina Evacuees
Objectives. Hurricane Katrina’s impact on public health has been significant and multifaceted, with trauma-related psychological sequelae likely to result in a sizable burden of disease. Data were collected that assessed acute stress disorder (ASD) prevalence and factors related to ASD symptomatology among sheltered evacuees. Methods. On days 12 to 19 after Katrina, evacuees at a major emergency shelter completed surveys that assessed demographic…
Trauma and Stress Response Among Hurricane Katrina Evacuees
Objectives. Hurricane Katrina’s impact on public health has been significant and multifaceted, with trauma-related psychological sequelae likely to result in a sizable burden of disease. Data were collected that assessed acute stress disorder (ASD) prevalence and factors related to ASD symptomatology among sheltered evacuees. Methods. On days 12 to 19 after Katrina, evacuees at a major emergency shelter completed surveys that assessed demographic…
PTSD as meaning violation
The cognitive perspective on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been successful in explaining many PTSD-related phenomena and in developing effective treatments, yet some of its basic assumptions remain surprisingly under-examined. The present study tested two of these assumptions: (1) situational appraisals of the event as violating global meaning (i.e., beliefs and goals) is related to PTSD symptomatology, and (2) the effect of situation…
Psychometric Evaluation of the Moral Injury Events Scale
Literature describing the phenomenology of the stress of combat suggests that war-zone experiences may lead to adverse psychological outcomes such as post-traumatic stress disorder not only because they expose persons to life threat and loss but also because they may contradict deeply held moral and ethical beliefs and expectations. We sought to develop and validate a measure of potentially morally injurious events as a necessary step toward stud…
Association of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression With All-Cause and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality and Hospitalization Among Hurricane Katrina Survivors With End-Stage Renal Disease
Objectives. We determined the association of psychiatric symptoms in the year after Hurricane Katrina with subsequent hospitalization and mortality in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Methods. A prospective cohort of ESRD patients (n = 391) treated at 9 hemodialysis centers in the New Orleans, Louisiana, area in the weeks before Hurricane Katrina were assessed for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression symptoms via telephone …
Early PTSD symptom sub-clusters predicting chronic posttraumatic stress following sexual assault
Contemporary models of PTSD disaggregate this disorder into sub-clusters that differentially impact functioning. Severity of different types of PTSD symptoms in the acute posttrauma period may be predictive of the course of PTSD over time. Few research studies, however, have examined the predictive utility of PTSD sub-clusters. This study sought to determine the relative predictive validity of 4 sub-clusters, namely reexperiencing, strategic avoi…
Do religious habits and coping help in the immediate aftermath of a crisis? Relations with Hurricane Katrina evacuees’ acute stress symptoms and functional impairment
At least in this sample at the height of disruption following a disaster, little evidence of salutary effects of religiousness were observed. It may be that such effects take time to emerge as people begin their recovery processes or that not all groups find help through their religious coping resources. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)
Psychiatry (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Poison control (3 works) · Resilience and Mental Health (3 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (2 works) · Cognition (2 works)