Home Base 
Research Publications
Below is a comprehensive list of research publications authored or co-authored by Home Base clinicians and staff members:
Hoover GG, Teer A, Lento R, Ward P, Zakarian RJ, Tinney W, Sanders W, Echevarria K, Bonvie J, Dunford K, Covitz J, Tanev KS. Innovative outpatient treatment for veterans and service members and their family members. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2024 Volume 15:1377433. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1377433
Horwitz SD, Millstein RA, McCarthy MD, Vander Weit R, Fernandez J., Hernandez AR, Wilson V, Maggiolo N, Collins E, Hirschberg R, Cefalo P, Sylvia LG. (2024). The Feasibility and Efficacy of Warrior Health and Fitness: A Three-Month Fitness and Nutrition Program for Veterans.
Military Medicine, in press 2024.
Tanev KS, Lynch EA, Blackburn AM, Terry D, Goetter EM, Wright EC, Gupta C, Stasko CE, Spencer T. Associations between residual hyperarousal and insomnia symptoms in veterans following a 2-week intensive outpatient program for posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 2022 Apr;35(2):461-472. doi: 10.1002/jts.22758. PMID: 34811818.
Millstein RA, McCarthy MD, Chudnofsky R, Fredriksson S, Francona J, Winklosky T, Sampson B, Mulzoff A, Hirschberg RE, Park ER, Fricchione G, Mehta DH, Denninger J, Sylvia LG. An Online Resilience Intervention for Military Personnel. Psychiatric Annals. 2022 May 1;52(5):186-90. doi: 10.3928/00485713-20220513-01=
Sylvia LG, Chudnofsky R, Winklosky T, Mulzoff A, Francona J, Sampson B, Lynch E, Xu B, McCarthy MD, Gupta C, Denninger JW, Mehta DH, Park ER, Ohye B, Spencer T, Fricchione GL. Resilient Family: A Pilot Study of a Stress Management Program for Military-Connected Families. Psychiatric Annals. 2022;52(5):179–185 doi: 10.3928/00485713-20220506-02
Blackburn AM, Xu B, Gibson L, Wright EC, Ohye BY. The effect of intimate partner violence on treatment response in an intensive outpatient program for suicide-bereaved military widows. Military Psychology. 2022 March. doi: 10.1080/08995605.2022.2040918.
Ohye, B., Moore, C., Charney, M., Laifer, L.M., Blackburn, A.M., Bui, E., & Simon, N.M. Intensive Outpatient Treatment of PTSD and Complicated Grief in Suicide-Bereaved Military Widows. Death Studies. 2022;46(2):501-507. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2020.1740832. PMID: 32212913
Wright EC, Wachen JS, Yamokoski C, Galovski T, Morris K, Goetter EM, Klassen BJ, Jacoby V, Zweibach L, Sornborger J, Dondanville KA, Fina BA, Rauch SAM. Clinical and administrative insights from delivering massed trauma-focused therapy to service members and veterans. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. 2022 Jul. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2022.06.005
Franz, M. R., Sanders, W., Nillni, Y. I., Vogt, D., Matteo, R., & Galovski, T. PTSD and parental functioning: The protective role of neighborhood cohesion among Black and White veterans. Psychological Trauma: 2022 Apr;14(S1):S4-S12. doi: 10.1037/tra0001123. PMID: 34591535.
Goetter EM, Iaccarino MA, Tanev KS, Furbish KE, Xu BY, Faust KA. Telemental Health Uptake in an Outpatient Clinic for Veterans During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Assessment of Patient and Provider Attitudes. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice. 2022, 53(2), 151–159. https://doi.org/10.1037/pro0000437.
Goetter EM, Sylvia LG, Tanev KS, Xu B, McCarthy BS, Lynch E, Stasko C, Hartvigsen N, Harward L, Wright EC. Presence of psychiatric assistance dogs and relation to post-traumatic stress disorder treatment outcomes: a nonrandomized, observational study in a military sample. Psychiatric Annals, 2022. 52(5):191–198. doi:10.3928/00485713-20220511-01.
Millegan, J., Denninger, J. W., Bui, E., Jakubovic, R. J., Ram, V., Bhakta, J., Hiller Lauby, M. D., Mehta, D. H., Sager, J. C., Fricchione, G., Sylvia, L. G. A mind-body program for pain and stress management in active duty service members and veterans. Psychological Services. 2021 May;18(2):186-194. doi: 10.1037/ser0000376. PMID: 31282706
Sanders W, Wright EC, Stern TA. Assessment, Treatment, and Referrals for Military Veterans with Behavioral Health Challenges. Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders. 2021 Sep 2;23(5):21f02914. doi: 10.4088/PCC.21f02914. PMID: 34474510.
Sylvia LG, Chudnofsky R, Fredriksson S, Xu B, McCarthy MD, Francona J, Hart BR, Millstein R, Mehta DH, Park ER, Fricchione GL. A Pilot Study of a Stress Management Program for Incarcerated Veterans. Military Medicine. 2021 Nov 2;186(11-12):1061-1065. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usab121. PMID: 33772560.
Goetter EM, Tanev KS, Lynch E, Lento R, Blackburn AM, Mamon D, Pique T, Spencer T. An accelerated, weekend-based, prolonged exposure therapy program for veterans and service members with posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, Volume 31, Issue 3, September 2021, p. 285-289. doi:10.1016/j.jbct.2021.02.001.
McLean CP, Foa EB, Dondanville KA, Haddock CK, Miller ML, Rauch SAM, Yarvis JS, Wright EC, Hall-Clark BN, Fina BA, Litz BT, Mintz J, Young-McCaughan S, Peterson AL. The effects of web-prolonged exposure among military personnel and veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychological Trauma. 2021 Sep;13(6):621-631. doi: 10.1037/tra0000978. PMID: 33211517.
Goetter EM, Blackburn AM, Stasko C, Han Y, Brenner LH, Lejeune S, Tanev KS, Spencer TJ, Wright EC. Comparative effectiveness of prolonged exposure and cognitive processing therapy for military service members in an intensive treatment program. Psychological Trauma. 2021 Sep;13(6):632-640. doi: 10.1037/tra0000956. PMID: 32915044.
Sanders W, Wright EC, Stern TA. Assessment, treatment, and referrals for military veterans with behavioral health challenges. Primary Care Companion CNS Disorders. 2021 Sep 2;23(5). PMID: 34474510. doi: 10.4088/PCC.21f02914.
Sylvia, L.G., Bui, E., Chudnofsky, R., Lakin, L., McCarthy, M.D., Gupta, C.T., Furbish, K., Mehta, D.H., Denninger, J.W., Park, E.P, Fricchione, G.L., Spencer, T.J. A Pilot Study of a Mind-Body Stress Management Program for Student Veterans. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice Guidelines, 2020 Aug;40:101221. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2020.101221. PMID: 32891295.
Tanev KS, Federico LE, Greenberg MS, Orr SP, Goetter EM, Resick PA, Pitman RK. Baseline cognitive performance and treatment outcomes from cognitive-behavioral therapies for posttraumatic stress disorder: A naturalistic study. Journal of Neuropsychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences. 2020 Summer;32(3):286-293. doi: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.19020032. PMID: 31948321. PMCID: PMC8887025
Hirschberg, R., Sylvia, L.G., Wright, E.C., Gupta, C.T., McCarthy, M.D., Harward, L.K., Goetter, E.M., Boland, H., Tanev, K., Spencer, T.J. Collaborative Songwriting Intervention (CSI) for Veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 2020 Mar;26(3):198-203. doi: 10.1089/acm.2019.0368. PMID: 31985263
Ohye, B. Y., Jakubovic, R. J., Zakarian, R., & Bui, E. Staying Strong with Schools: Testing an Elementary School-Based Intervention for Military-Connected Children. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. 2020 Sep-Oct;49(5):595-602. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2018.1547971. PMID: 30730770
Sylvia L, West E, Blackburn AM, Gupta CT, Bui E, Mahoney T, Duncan G, Wright EC, Lejeune S, Spencer TJ. Acceptability of an adjunct equine-assisted activities and therapies program for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder and/or traumatic brain injury. Journal of Integrative Medicine. 2020 Mar;18(2):169-173. doi: 10.1016/j.joim.2020.01.005. PMID: 31996299
Tanev, K. S., Federico, L. E., Terry, D. P., Clark, E. L., & Iverson, G. L. Cognitive Impairment and Predicting Response to Treatment in an Intensive Clinical Program for Post-9/11 Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 2019 Fall;31(4):337-345. doi: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.18090208. PMID: 31018812
Goetter, E. M., Blackburn, A. M., Bui, E., Laifer, L.M, Simon, N. M. Veterans’ Prospective Attitudes About Mental Health Treatment Using Telehealth. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services . 2019 Sep 1;57(9):38-43. doi: 10.3928/02793695-20190531-02. PMID: 31188461
Makhija-Graham, N., Ohye, B., Zakarian, R., Jakubovic, R., & Bui, E., Contributions of Parenting Sense of Competence to Family Functioning in a Sample of Military-Connected Families Living in the Community. The Family Journal, 2019 Aug, Volume 27, Issue 4. doi.org/10.1177/1066480719868700
Laifer, L.M., Blackburn, A.M., Goetter, E., Ohye, B., Simon, N.M., Bui, E. Potential Mediating Role of Parenting Competence in the Relationship Between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Family Functioning Post-9/11 Veteran Parents. Journal of Child and Family Studies; Vol. 28, Iss. 7, (Jul 2019): 1843-1849. DOI:10.1007/s10826-019-01405-9
Harvey, MM, Petersen, TJ, Sager, JC, Makhija-Graham, NJ, Wright, EC, Clark, EL, Laifer, LM, Richards, LK, Chow, LK, Sylvia, LG, Lento, RM, Harward, LK, Clowes, J, Brathwaite, V, Lakin, LK, Silverberg, ND, Iverson, GL, Bui, E, & Simon, NM. An intensive outpatient program for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. 2019 May, Volume 26, Issue 2, 323-334. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2018.07.003
Lento, R., & Boland, H. Suicide and Anxiety Disorders. Book chapter, pp 203-220, in Bui, E., Charney, M., Baker, A., (Eds). Clinical Handbook of Anxiety Disorders: From Theory to Practice. Published: December 31, 2019. ISBN: 978-3-030-30687-8
Hall-Clark BN, Wright EC, Fina BA, Blount TH, Evans WR, Carreño PK, Peterson AL, Foa EB. Military culture considerations in prolonged exposure therapy with active duty military service members. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. 2019 May; 26(2):335-350. doi:10.1016/j.cbpra.2018.07.009
Charney, M. E., Chow, L., Jakubovic, R. J., Federico, L. E., Baier, A., Goetter, E. M., Riggs, D., Bui, E., & Simon, N. M. Training community providers in evidence-based treatments for military PTSD: Outcomes of a novel consultation program. Psychological Trauma: Research, Theory, Practice, and Policy. 2019 Oct;11(7):793-801. doi: 10.1037/tra0000427. PMID: 30688511
Goetter, E. M. & Blackburn, A. M. Mental health treatment disparities in racial and ethnic minority military service members and veterans. Book chapter in Williams, M., Rosen, D., Kanter, J. (Eds), Eliminating Race-Based Mental Health Disparities. New Harbinger Books, published Nov. 2019.
Blackburn, A.M. & Goetter, E.M. Treatment of Anxiety Disorders in the Digital Age. Book chapter, pp 297-313, in Bui, E., Charney, M., Baker, A., (Eds). Clinical Handbook of Anxiety Disorders: From Theory to Practice. Humana Press/Springer, published December 31, 2019. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-30687-8
Sanders W, Smith B, Fox A, Vogt D. Five-year impacts of family stressors and combat threat on the mental health of Afghanistan and Iraq War Veterans. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 2019; 32(5):724-732. doi.org/10.1002/jts.22437
Iverson GL, Ivins BJ, Karr JE, Crane PK, Lange RT, Cole WR, Silverberg ND. Comparing Composite Scores for the ANAM4 TBI-MIL for Research in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 2019 Jan 24;35(1):56-69. doi:10.1093/arclin/acz021. PMID: 31063188.
Goetter, E. M., Bui, E., Weiner, T. P., Lakin, L., Furlong, T., Simon, N. M. Pilot data of a brief veteran peer intervention and its relationship to mental health treatment engagement. Psychological Services. 2018 Nov;15(4):453-456. doi: 10.1037/ser0000151. PMID: 28493731
Zalta, A. K., Bui, E., Karnik, N. S., Held, P., Laifer, L. M., Sager, J. C., Zou, D., Rauch, P. K., Simon, N. M., Pollack, M. K., Ohye, B. Y. Examining the Relationship Between Parent and Child Psychopathology in Treatment-Seeking Veterans. Child Psychiatry & Human Development. 2018; 49(2): 209–216. doi: 10.1007/s10578-017-0743-y. PMID: 28660407. PMCID: PMC5773394
Charney, M.E., Bui, E., Sager, J.C., Ohye, B.Y., Goetter, E.M., Simon, N.M. Complicated Grief Among Military Service Members and Veterans Who Served After September 11, 2001. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 2018 Feb;31(1):157-162. doi: 10.1002/jts.22254. PMID: 29384232
Bui, E., Blackburn, A.M., Brenner, L., Laifer, L., Park, E. R., Fricchione, G., & Sylvia, L. Military and Veteran Caregivers’ Perspectives of Stressors and a Mind-Body Program. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. 2018 Sep 13, p. 850-857. doi: 10.1080/01612840.2018.1485796.
Reid MW, Cooper DB, Lu LH, Iverson GL, Kennedy JE. Adversity and Resilience Are Associated with Outcome after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Military Service Members. Journal of Neurotrauma. 2018 May 15;35(10):1146-1155. doi:
10.1089/neu.2017.5424. PMID: 29357779.
Dretsch MN, Silverberg N, Gardner AJ, Panenka WJ, Emmerich T, Crynen G, Ait-Ghezala G, Chaytow H, Mathura V, Crawford FC, Iverson GL. Genetics and Other Risk Factors for Past Concussions in Active-Duty Soldiers. Journal of Neurotrauma. 2017 Feb 15;34(4):869-875. doi: 10.1089/neu.2016.4480. PMID: 27396498.
Harvey, M. M., Rauch, S. A. M., Zalta, A. K., Sornborger, J., Pollack, M. H., Rothbaum, B. O., Laifer, L. M., Simon, N. M. Intensive Treatment Models to Address Posttraumatic Stress Among Post-9/11 Warriors: The Warrior Care Network. Focus (Am Psychiatr Publ). 2017 Oct;15(4):378-383. doi: 10.1176/appi.focus.20170022. PMID: 31975867 PMCID: PMC6519527
Wojtowicz, M., Silverberg, N. D., Bui, E., Zafonte, R., Simon, N., Iverson, G. L. Psychiatric Comorbidity and Psychosocial Problems Among Treatment-Seeking Veterans With a History of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Focus (Am Psychiatr Publ). 2017 Oct;15(4):384-389. doi: 10.1176/appi.focus.20170028. PMID: 31975868. PMCID: PMC6519526
Sornborger, J., Fann, A., Serpa, J. G., Ventrelle, J., Foynes, M. M., Carleton, M., Sherrill, A. M., Kao, L., Jakubovic, R., Bui, E., Normand, P., Sylvia, L. G. Integrative Therapy Approaches for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Special Focus on Treating Veterans. Focus (Am Psychiatr Publ). 2017 Oct;15(4):390-398. doi: 10.1176/appi.focus.20170026. PMID: 31975869. PMCID: PMC6519541
Lester, P., Rauch, P., Loucks, L., Sornborger, J., Ohye, B., Karnik, N. S. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Military-Connected Families: The Relevance of a Family-Centered Approach. Focus (Am Psychiatr Publ). 2017 Oct;15(4):420-428. doi: 10.1176/appi.focus.20170027. PMID: 31975873 PMCID: PMC6519530
Bui, E., Zakarian, R. J., Laifer, L. M., Sager, J. C., Chen, Y., Cohen, S., Simon, N. M., Ohye, B. (2017). Psychometric properties of the Parenting Sense of Competence Scale in treatment-seeking post-9/11 veterans. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 26(2), 464-470 (2017). doi: 10.1007/s10826-016-0580-9
Silverberg, N.D., Wojtowicz, M., Bui, E., Wershba, R., Zafonte, R., Laifer, L. M., Simon, N.M., Iverson, G.L. Contribution of Perceived Cognitive Functioning to Quality of Life in Service Members and Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 2017 Jun;30(3):318-322. doi: 10.1002/jts.22184. PMID: 28544024
Ohye, B., Roizner, M., Laifer, L. M., Chen, Y., & Bui, E. (2017). Training clinicians to provide culturally competent treatment to military connected children: A collaborative model between the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base program. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 48(3), 149-155. doi: 10.1037/pro0000143
Richards, L. K., Bui, E., Charney, M., Hayes, K. C., Baier, A. L., Rauch, P.K., Allard, M., & Simon, N.M. Treating Veterans and Military Families: Evidence Based Practices and Training Needs Among Community Clinicians. Community Mental Health Journal. 2017 Feb;53(2):215-223. doi: 10.1007/s10597-016-0013-7. PMID: 27155870
Dretsch MN, Lange RT, Katz JS, Goodman A, Daniel TA, Deshpande G, Denney TS, Iverson GL, Robinson JL. Examining Microstructural White Matter in Active Duty Soldiers with a History of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Traumatic Stress. Open Neuroimaging Journal. 2017 Sep 6;11:46-57. doi: 10.2174/1874440001711010046. PMID: 28979609; PMCID: PMC5611700.
Ohye, B. Y., Kelly, H., Chen, Y., Zakarian, R. J., Simon, N. M., & Bui, E. Staying Strong with Schools: A Civilian School-Based Intervention to Promote Resilience for Military-Connected Children. Military Medicine. 2016 Aug;181(8):872-7. doi: 10.7205/MILMED-D-15-00234. PMID: 27483526
Richards, L. K., Goetter, E. M., Wojtowicz, M., & Simon, N.M. Stigma and health services use among veterans and military personnel. Book chapter, pp 203-226 in R. Parekh and E. W. Childs (Eds). Stigma and Prejudice: Touchstones in Understanding Diversity in Healthcare. Humana Press/Springer, published June 3, 2016. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-27580-2_12.
Goetter, E. M. & Marques, L. Cognitive behavioral therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder. Book chapter, pp 211-225, in T.J. Petersen, S. Sprich, & S. Wilhelm (Eds). The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Humana Press/Springer, published 2016. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2605-3_16.
Belanger HG, Lange RT, Bailie J, Iverson GL, Arrieux JP, Ivins BJ, Cole WR. Interpreting change on the neurobehavioral symptom inventory and the PTSD checklist in military personnel. The Clinical Neuropsychologist. 2016 Oct;30(7):1063-73. doi: 10.1080/13854046.2016.1193632. PMID: 27266484.
Sylvia, L. G., Bui, E., Baier, A. L., Mehta, D. H., Denninger, J. W., Fricchione, G. L., Casey A., Kagan L., Park E.R., Simon, N. M. Resilient Warrior: A Stress Management Group to Improve Psychological Health in Service Members. Global Advances in Health and Medicine. 2015 Nov; 4(6): 38–42. doi: 10.7453/gahmj.2015.080. PMID: 26665021. PMCID: PMC465359.
Goetter, E. M., Bui, E., Osjerkis, R. A., Zakarian, R. J., Weintraub-Brendel, R., & Simon, N. M. A Systematic Review of Dropout from Psychotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Iraq and Afghanistan Combat Veterans. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 2015 Nov; 28(5), 401-409.
Ohye, B. Y., Brendel, R. W., Fredman, S. J., Bui, E., Rauch, P. K., Allard, M. D., Pentel, K. Z., & Simon, N. M. (2015). Three-generation model: A family systems framework for the assessment and treatment of veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder and related conditions. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 46(2), 97-106. doi: 10.1037/a0037735
Dretsch MN, Williams K, Emmerich T, Crynen G, Ait-Ghezala G, Chaytow H, Mathura V, Crawford FC, Iverson GL.
Brain-derived neurotropic factor polymorphisms, traumatic stress, mild traumatic brain injury, and combat exposure contribute to postdeployment traumatic stress. Brain and Behavior. 2015 Dec 17;6(1):e00392. doi: 10.1002/brb3.392. PMID: 27110438; PMCID: PMC4834940.
Dretsch MN, Silverberg ND, Iverson GL. Multiple Past Concussions Are Associated with Ongoing Post-Concussive Symptoms but Not Cognitive Impairment in Active-Duty Army Soldiers. Journal of Neurotrauma. 2015 Sep 1;32(17):1301-6. doi: 10.1089/neu.2014.3810. PMID: 25763565.
Ivins BJ, Lange RT, Cole WR, Kane R, Schwab KA, Iverson GL. Using base rates of low scores to interpret the ANAM4 TBI-MIL battery following mild traumatic brain injury. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 2015 Feb;30(1):26-38. doi:
10.1093/arclin/acu072. PMID: 25526791.
Tanev, K. S., Pentel, K. Z., Kredlow, M. A., & Charney, M. E. PTSD and TBI co-morbidity: scope, clinical presentation and treatment options. Brain Injury. 2014;28(3):261-70. doi: 10.3109/02699052.2013.873821. PMID: 24568300