Abstract |
| Jeslina J Raj, Psy.D., Jennifer M Guajardo, Ph.D., Tabatha H Blount, Ph.D., Jim Mintz, Ph.D. , John W Klocek, Ph.D., John D Roache, Ph.D., and The STRONG STAR Consortium*. Alcohol Consumption during Exposure Therapy in Veterans with PTSD and Alcohol Use Disorder; 2013 Jan. (Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research; vol. 37, no. 2).
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Book Chapter |
| Vogt, D., MacDonald, A., Blount TH. Family-related risk and resilience factors during deployment and their role in the postdeployment mental health of OEF/OIF veterans. In: Vogt, D., MacDonald, A., Blount TH. Risk and resilience in U.S. military families. New York, NY: Springer; 2016. p. 17-34.
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| McGeary, D. D., McGeary, C. A., & Blount, T. H. Treating injury and chronic pain in military and veteran populations. In: In C. Bryan (Ed.). Handbook for Psychosocial Interventions for Veterans and Service Members. 2015. |
Journal Article |
| McGeary, CA, Blount, TH, Gatchel, RJ, Peterson, AL, Hale, W, & McGeary, DD. Interpersonal coping and pain management within the U.S. military Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation 2016 Jun;26(2):216-228.
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| Blount TH, Peterson, AL, Raj, J. Intensive Outpatient Behavioral Intervention for Tics: A Clinical Replication Series Cogntive Behavioral Practices 2016 Jan;.
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| Peterson AL, Blount TH, McGeary DD. Stress and Psychological Resiliency Curr Top Behav Neurosci 2014 Mar;.
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| Bryan CJ, Blount TH, Kanzler KE, Morrow CE, Corso KA, Corso ML, Ray-Sannerud B. Reliability and normative data for the Behavioral Health Measure (BHM) in primary care behavioral health settings Families, Systems, and Health 2014 Jan;32(1):89-100.
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| Blount TH, Cigrang JA, Foa EB, Ford HL, & Peterson AL. Intensive outpatient prolonged exposure for combat-related PTSD: A case study Cognitive and Behavioral Practice 2014 Jan;21:89-96.
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| Blount, T. H., Fredman, S., Pukay-Martin, N., MacDonald, A., & Monson, C. Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD: Application to an Operation Enduring Freedom Veteran Cognitive Behavioral Practice 2014 Jan;.
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| Blount TH, Lockhart ALT,Garcia RV, Raj JJ, Peterson AL. Intensive outpatient comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics: A case series World Journal of Case Studies 2014 Jan;2(20):569-577.
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| Blount, T. H., & Epkins, C. C. Exploring modeling-based hypotheses in preadolescent girls? and boys? cognitive vulnerability to depression Cognitive Therapy and Research 2009 Jan;33(1):110-125.
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Federal |
| Funding Agency |
NCCAM |
| Title |
Establishing efficacy of a functional-restoration CAM pain management program in a combat injured veterans population |
| Status |
Active |
| Period |
7/2014 - 6/2019 |
| Role |
Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail |
This funded R01 application is in response to RFA-AT-14-003, "Clinical trials and interventional studies of non- pharmacological approaches to managing pain and co-morbid conditions in U.S. Military personnel, Veterans, and their families." Rates of chronic pain have steadily increased among service members deployed for Operations Enduring Freedom (OEF), Iraqi Freedom (OIF), and New Dawn (OND). A 2009 study found that the majority of Veterans with chronic pain also report psychiatric concerns like depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which contribute to decreased treatment response and increased risk of chronic opioid use. A recent study in the San Antonio Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN 17) found that hydrocodone is the single most commonly prescribed medication in the VISN. Furthermore, 40% of Veterans taking opioid medication use it for more than 3 months. For Veterans with comorbid pain and psychiatric symptoms (referred to as "polymorbid" Veterans), long-term opioid use (using opioid medication for 20 out of 30 days each month for 3 or more months) can be particularly hazardous. Chronic opioid use among polymorbid Veterans has been linked to poor rehabilitation outcomes, abuse of other substances, and death (especially among polymorbid Veterans prescribed benzodiazepine medications for comorbid PTSD). The NIH Announcement describes the urgent need for non-medication pain management programs that can meaningfully address chronic pain management and opioid use. To be effective in a polymorbid Veteran population, a chronic pain program needs to be (a) relevant to military populations,
(b) based on evidence derived from military pain and polymorbid trauma samples, and (c) designed to overcome known obstacles to chronic opioid use among military pain patients (stigma, lack of alternative pain management resources). Our research team was designed to address these criteria based on collaboration between experience military pain management e |
| Funding Agency |
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs |
| Title |
Supporting Military Families with Young Children Throughout the Deployment Lifecycle (PI: DeVoe) |
| Status |
Active |
| Period |
9/2014 - 9/2018 |
| Role |
Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail |
The purpose of this research is to adapt and test the efficacy of a preventive intervention program (Strong Families) to promote resilience in Active Duty military families with children throughout the deployment cycle. This research will include a randomized clinical trial testing the efficacy of Strong Families compared to Case Management (CM) condition in a sample of Active Duty families at Ft. Hood Army Base in Killeen, TX, and a cost-effectiveness analysis conducted by RAND. |
| Funding Agency |
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP |
| Title |
The STRONG STAR Multidisciplinary PTSD Research Consortium |
| Status |
Active |
| Period |
9/2008 - 8/2015 |
| Role |
Co-Investigator |
| Grant Detail |
W81XWH-08-2-0109 (PI: Peterson)
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), Psychological Health/Traumatic Brain Injury (PH/TBI) Research Program
Contributions to Consortium:
Independent Evaluator:
SSRI Treatment of Dual Diagnosis PTSD and Alcohol Dependence: A Test of the Serotonergic Hypothesis (PI: John Roache, PhD)
Individual PE vs. Couples? Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Combat-Related PTSD (PI: Candice Monson, PhD)
Treatment of Chronic Stress Reaction and Chronic Pain after Traumatic Orthopedic Injury (PI: Robert Gatchel)
Brief Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Deployment-Related PTSD in Primary Care Settings: A Randomized Controlled Trial (PI: Lt Col Jeffrey Cigrang, PhD)
PTSD Treatment Research Therapist:
SSRI Treatment of Dual Diagnosis PTSD and Alcohol Dependence: A Test of the Serotonergic Hypothesis (PI: John Roache, PhD)
Individual PE vs. Couples? Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Combat-Related PTSD (PI: Candice Monson, PhD)
Treatment of Chronic Stress Reaction and Chronic Pain after Traumatic Orthopedic Injury (PI: Robert Gatchel, PhD) |
State |
| Funding Agency |
UT Health San Antonio |
| Title |
Conjoint Therapy for Pain Management: A Pilot Study (PI: McGeary/Blount) |
| Status |
Active |
| Period |
3/2016 - 8/2017 |
| Role |
Co-Principal Investigator |
| Grant Detail |
UT Health San Antonio Clinical Investigator Kickstarter Grant to collect pilot data on Conjoint Therapy for Pain Management in a sample of 10 patients. This intervention incorporates partners into a 10-session functional restoration-informed protocol to promote pain management, physical functioning, and couple`s satisfaction. |
