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Kenneth J. Ruggiero

Researcher at Medical University of South Carolina

Publications -  221
Citations -  12165

Kenneth J. Ruggiero is an academic researcher from Medical University of South Carolina. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Mental health. The author has an hindex of 55, co-authored 201 publications receiving 10648 citations. Previous affiliations of Kenneth J. Ruggiero include Clemson University & United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Psychometric properties of the PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version

TL;DR: The psychometric properties of the PTSD Checklist, a self-report instrument designed to assess symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, were examined, providing support for internal consistency, test–retest reliability, converge validity, and discriminant validity.
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Contemporary behavioral activation treatments for depression: procedures, principles, and progress.

TL;DR: Comparing and contrast contemporary behavioral activation interventions, explore strategies and process of change issues, clarify the basic behavioral principles underlying activation strategies, and outline questions that need to be addressed to improve outcomes are compared.
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mHealth: A Mechanism to Deliver More Accessible, More Effective Mental Health Care

TL;DR: An overview of the many potential uses of mobile applications as a means to facilitate ongoing care at various stages of treatment and recommendations for methods to include mobile applications into current treatment are provided.
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The Serotonin Transporter Genotype and Social Support and Moderation of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression in Hurricane-Exposed Adults

TL;DR: The low-expression variant of the 5-HTTLPR polymorphism modifies risk of postdisaster PTSD and major depression under conditions of high hurricane exposure and low social support, confirming and extending previous research.
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International meta-analysis of PTSD genome-wide association studies identifies sex- and ancestry-specific genetic risk loci

Caroline M. Nievergelt, +213 more
TL;DR: A GWAS from the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium is reported in which two risk loci in European ancestry and one locus in African ancestry individuals are identified and it is found that PTSD is genetically correlated with several other psychiatric traits.