Mental Health

Biography: Insert Clare's bio here.

Research Activities:

• Research Assistant: Improving mood in veterans seen in primary care
• Research Assistant: Brief CBT for insomnia in VA primary care patients with depression & insomnia
• Research Assistant: What do patients think about current services offered through primary care
• Research Assistant: Enhanced behavioral activation for patients with hypertension and depression
• Research Assistant: Daily fluctuations of PTSD symptoms and alcohol use among OEF/OIF veterans
• Project Coordinator: Pilot test of a primary-care friendly intervention for insomnia & nightmares in OEF/OIF veterans
• Project Coordinator: Feedback for a brief, primary care friendly intervention for insomnia & nightmares

Publications & Presentations:

• Pigeon, W. R., Campbell, C., Possemato, K., & Ouimette, P. (2013). Longitudinal relationships of insomnia, nightmares, and PTSD severity in recent combat veterans. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 75(6), 546-550.
• Campbell, C. E., Bishop, T. M., McKenzie, S., & Possemato, K. (2012, November). Text messaging does not improve follow-up rates in a longitudinal study of veterans with PTSD and comorbid alcohol use disorders. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, National Harbor, MD.
• Possemato, K., Campbell, C. E., Pigeon, W. R, & Ouimette, P. (2012, November). Insomnia and fatigue in primary care patients with combat-related PTSD. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, National Harbor, MD.
• Campbell, C. E., Pratt, A., McKenzie, S., Bruder, T., Stanistreet-Clouston, K., Maisto, S. A. & Possemato, K. (2012, June). The relationship between posttraumatic emotional numbing and alcohol use among recent combat veterans. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Francisco, CA.
• Campbell, C. E., McKenzie, S., Kaier, E., Possemato, K., Pigeon, W. R., Lantinga, L. J., Maisto, S. A., & Ouimette, P. (2011, September). PTSD severity, hazardous alcohol use and insomnia among VA primary care patients who served in OEF/OIF. Poster session presented at the meeting of the VA/DoD Conference on Primary Care-Mental Health Integration, Alexandria, VA.
• Possemato, K., Campbell, C. E., Pigeon, W. R., & Ouimette, P. (2011, August). Pattern, prevalence and persistence of sleep disturbance in Veterans returning from Iraq & Afghanistan and their relationship to PTSD and substance use. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the VHA National Mental Health Conference, Baltimore, MD.
• Campbell, C. E., McKenzie, S., Kaier, E., Possemato, K., Pigeon, W. R., Lantinga, L. J., Maisto, S. A., & Ouimette, P. (2011, April). The relationship between PTSD severity, hazardous alcohol use and insomnia among OEF/OIF veterans. Poster session presented at the Society for Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
• Kaier, E., Campbell, C. E., McKenzie, S., Possemato, K., Lantinga, L. J., Maisto, S. A., & Ouimette, P. (2011, April). Associations between mental health symptoms and quality of life among Iraq War veterans recruited from VA primary care clinics. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Behavioral Medicine, Washington, D.C.
• McKenzie, S., Kaier, E., Campbell, C. E., Possemato, K., Lantinga, L. J., Maisto, S. A., & Ouimette, P. (2011, April). Associations between nicotine dependence and PTSD symptom clusters among Iraq War veterans recruited from VA primary care clinics. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC.
• Campbell, C. E., & Katz, J. (2010, November). Child sexual abuse and women’s later sexual functioning: Mediating effects of avoidant attachment. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, San Francisco, CA.
• Kaier, E., Campbell, C. E., Possemato, K., Stroo, M., & Mckenzie, S. (2010, November). The relationship of post-deployment support to PTSD and other mental and physical health concerns among Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars. Poster session presented at the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies Annual Conference in Montreal, Canada.
• Stroo, M., McKenzie, S., Possemato, K., Kaier, E., & Campbell, C. E. (2010, November). The role of reported killing during combat on PTSD severity in Afghanistan and Iraq war veterans. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies, Montreal, ON, Canada.
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