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Overview

Derek J. Smolenski is affiliated with the Defense Health Agency in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of psychology and medicine, with significant work in clinical psychology and several related subfields.

The main topics of their work encompass:

  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Migration, Health and Trauma

Smolenski has published extensively in recognized academic venues, contributing multiple articles to:

  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Psychology
  • Journal of Psychiatric Research
  • Journal of Clinical Psychology

Among recent papers authored are:

  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatment Dropout Among Military and Veteran Populations: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, 2021, Journal of Traumatic Stress
  • Caring contacts for suicide prevention: A systematic review and meta-analysis., 2022, Psychological Services
  • Changes in physiological reactivity in response to the trauma memory during prolonged exposure and virtual reality exposure therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder., 2020, Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy
  • Gender differences in the development of suicidal behavior among United States military veterans: A national qualitative study, 2020, Social Science & Medicine
  • A systematic review evaluating screening instruments for gambling disorder finds lack of adequate evidence, 2020, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Marija Spanovic Kelber
  • Daniel P. Evatt
  • Bradley E. Belsher
  • Nancy A. Skopp
  • Dawn M. Bellanti

Smolenski's work reflects a multidisciplinary approach across psychological and medical sciences, with emphasis on empirical studies related to mental health, trauma, and suicide prevention, particularly within military and veteran populations.

Best Publications

  • The Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5): Development and Evaluation Within a Veteran Primary Care Sample

    Annabel Prins;Annabel Prins;Michelle J. Bovin;Michelle J. Bovin;Derek J. Smolenski;Brian P. Marx;Brian P. Marx

  • Prediction Models for Suicide Attempts and Deaths: A Systematic Review and Simulation.

    Bradley E. Belsher;Bradley E. Belsher;Derek J. Smolenski;Larry D. Pruitt;Nigel E. Bush

  • Suicide risk among 1.3 million veterans who were on active duty during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

    Han K. Kang;Tim A. Bullman;Derek J. Smolenski;Nancy A. Skopp

  • Risk of Suicide Among US Military Service Members Following Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom Deployment and Separation From the US Military

    Mark A. Reger;Derek J. Smolenski;Nancy A. Skopp;Melinda J. Metzger-Abamukang

  • Randomized controlled trial of prolonged exposure using imaginal exposure vs. virtual reality exposure in active duty soldiers with deployment-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

    Greg M. Reger;Patricia Koenen-Woods;Kimberlee Zetocha;Derek J. Smolenski

  • A meta-analysis of overall effects of weight loss interventions delivered via mobile phones and effect size differences according to delivery mode, personal contact, and intervention intensity and duration.

    M. Schippers;P. C. G. Adam;D. J. Smolenski;H. T. H. Wong

  • Virtual reality exposure therapy for the treatment of anxiety disorders: an evaluation of research quality.

    Russell A. McCann;Christina M. Armstrong;Nancy A. Skopp;Amanda Edwards-Stewart

  • Reducing HIV risk behavior of men who have sex with men through persuasive computing: Results of the Men's INTernet Study-II

    BR Simon Rosser;J Michael Oakes;Joseph Konstan;Simon Hooper

  • Creating a Culturally Competent Clinical Environment for LGBT Patients

    J. Michael Wilkerson;Sarah Rybicki;Cheryl A. Barber;Derek J. Smolenski

  • Revision, Criterion Validity, and Multigroup Assessment of the Reactions to Homosexuality Scale

    Derek J. Smolenski;Pamela M. Diamond;Michael W. Ross;B. R. Simon Rosser

  • SYNCHRONOUS TELEHEALTH TECHNOLOGIES IN PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR DEPRESSION: A META-ANALYSIS

    Janyce E. Osenbach;Karen M. O'Brien;Matthew Mishkind;Derek J. Smolenski

  • A Virtual Hope Box: Randomized Controlled Trial of a Smartphone App for Emotional Regulation and Coping With Distress.

    Nigel E. Bush;Derek J. Smolenski;Lauren M. Denneson;Holly B. Williams

  • The future of internet-based HIV prevention: A report on key findings from the Men's INTernet (MINTS-I,II) sex studies

    B. R. Simon Rosser;J. Michael Wilkerson;Derek J. Smolenski;J. Michael Oakes

  • Home-based telebehavioral health for U.S. military personnel and veterans with depression: A randomized controlled trial.

    David D Luxton;Larry D Pruitt;Amy Wagner;Derek J Smolenski

  • Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5

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  • Perceived Effects of Sexually Explicit Media among Men Who Have Sex with Men and Psychometric Properties of the Pornography Consumption Effects Scale (PCES)

    Gert Martin Hald;Gert Martin Hald;Derek Smolenski;B.R. Simon Rosser

  • Department of Defense Suicide Event Report (DoDSER) Calendar Year 2010 Annual Report

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  • Behavioral screening measures delivered with a smartphone app: psychometric properties and user preference.

    Nigel E. Bush;Nancy Skopp;Derek Smolenski;Rosa Crumpton

  • The Effects of Gay Sexually Explicit Media on the HIV Risk Behavior of Men Who Have Sex with Men

    B. R. Simon Rosser;Derek J. Smolenski;Darin Erickson;Alex Iantaffi

  • Do alcohol compliance checks decrease underage sales at neighboring establishments

    Darin J. Erickson;Derek J. Smolenski;Traci L. Toomey;Bradley P. Carlin

  • Suicides and suicide attempts in the U.S. Military, 2008-2010.

    Nigel E. Bush;Mark A. Reger;David D. Luxton;Nancy A. Skopp

  • A Commentary on the Role of Sexually Explicit Media (SEM) in the Transmission and Prevention of HIV among Men who have Sex with Men (MSM)

    B. R. Simon Rosser;Jeremy A. Grey;J. Michael Wilkerson;Alex Iantaffi

Frequent Co-Authors

B. R. Simon Rosser
B. R. Simon Rosser University of Minnesota
Mark A. Reger
Mark A. Reger University of Washington
Gregory A. Gahm
Gregory A. Gahm Madigan Army Medical Center
Keith J. Horvath
Keith J. Horvath San Diego State University
Albert Rizzo
Albert Rizzo University of Southern California
Barbara O. Rothbaum
Barbara O. Rothbaum Emory University
Michael W. Ross
Michael W. Ross University of Minnesota
JoAnn Difede
JoAnn Difede Cornell University
John de Wit
John de Wit Utrecht University
Sandra M Godden
Sandra M Godden University of Minnesota

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