Brian Engdahl, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Neuroscience, Psychology & Cognitive Sciences, University of Minnesota
Psychologist Clinician Investigator, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System
Director, Domenici Research Center for Mental Illness
Health Science Specialist, Minneapolis VA Medical CenterVA Medical Center (VAMC)

Specialty/Focus
Predictors of Post-traumatic Stress DisorderPost-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)A complex psychiatric syndrome that develops in response to trauma exposure. Individuals with PTSD experience intrusive recollections or reexperiencing of the traumatic event, avoidance of trauma reminders, emotional numbing, and hyperarousal. In addition, PTSD is associated with high rates of concomitant physical and mental health problems, increased health care use, and impairment in social and occupational functioning. Almost 7% of the general population and up to 30% of veterans meet lifetime criteria for PTSD. Indeed, PTSD is one of the most common psychiatric disorders, representing a significant and costly public health concern. onset, recovery, and resilience through studies of brain function, genetics, and spirituality. Determining the genetic, immunologic, and brain basis of Gulf War IllnessGulf War Illness (GWI)Shortly after the Gulf War (1990-91), veterans started to report a variety of health problems that began during, or soon after returning from, deployment, prompting investigation into the epidemiology and etiology of the complaints. Those investigations revealed that diffuse symptoms such as fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, mood and neurocognitive complaints, gastrointestinal problems, and rashes were most commonly reported. The constellation of symptoms, now commonly referred to as Gulf War Illness (GWI), has affected a substantial number of Gulf War veterans. Several population-based studies have demonstrated that these symptoms occur at significantly higher rates in deployed Gulf War veterans relative to their nondeployed peers and other veterans, raising the issue about possible in-theater exposures and stress as contributing factors. However, these symptoms are also present in non-deployed military personnel, leading some to suspect other causes, including reactions to vaccine adjuvants. In summary, GWI is now a recognized constellation of symptoms of unclear etiology, also co-occurring with psychiatric disorders. so as to develop scientifically based treatments

Publications

Pages: 1November 2022 through March 2018 • 2December 2017 through March 2015 • 3January 2015 through March 2000 • 4February 2000 through January 1990
  1. Development and application of a diagnostic algorithm for posttraumatic stress disorder Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging (2015, January) James L, Belitskaya-Levy I, Lu Y, Wang H, Engdahl B, Leuthold A, & Georgopoulos AP
  2. Social support as a mediator in the relationship between religious comforts and strains and trauma symptoms Psychology of Religion and Spirituality (2014, August) Harris JI, Erbes CR, Winskowski AM, Engdahl B, & Nguyen XV
  3. What We have Learned from Former Prisoners of War Military Psychologists' Desk Reference, Oxford University Press (2013, July) Engdahl B
  4. Risk and Protective Factors Associated With Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress, Depression, and Alcohol Misuse in Operation Enduring Freedom - AfghanistanOperation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan (OEF)The U.S. government used the term "Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan" (OEF) to officially describe the War in Afghanistan, from the period between October 2001 and December 2014. ... Continued operations in Afghanistan by the United States' military forces, both non-combat and combat, now occur under the name "Operation Freedom's Sentinel"./Operation Iraqi FreedomOperation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)The period of the Iraq war lasting from 2003 to 2010 was referred to as Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) by the United States military. The conflict is also known as the War in Iraq, the Occupation of Iraq, the Second Gulf War, Gulf War II, and Gulf War 2. Veterans Military Medicine (2013, February) James L, Van Kampen E, Miller R, & Engdahl B
  5. Neural Network Modulation by Trauma as a Marker of Resilience Differences Between Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Resilient Controls JAMA Psychiatry (2013, January) James L, Engdahl B, Leuthold A, Lewis S, Kampen EV, & Georgopoulos AP
  6. Religious distress and coping with stressful life events: a longitudinal study. Journal of Clinical Psychology (2012, July) Harris JI, Erbes CR, Engdahl B, Ogden H, Olson RHA, Winskowski AM, Campion K, & Mataas S
  7. Serving America's former prisoners of war: Getting it "right" The Praeger Handbook of Veterans' Health: History, Challenges, Issues, and Developments (2012, January) Engdahl B
  8. Types of Workplace Social Support in the Prediction of Job Satisfaction The Career Development Quarterly (2011, December) Harris JI, Winskowski AM, & Engdahl B
  9. The effectiveness of a trauma focused spiritually integrated intervention for veterans exposed to trauma Journal of Clinical Psychology (2011, February) Harris JI, Erbes CR, Engdahl B, Thuras P, Murray-Swank N, Grace D, Ogden H, Olson RHA, Winskowski AM, Bacon R, Malec C, Campion K, & Le T
  10. Religious functioning and trauma outcomes among combat veterans Counselling and Spirituality (2011, January) Ogden H, Harris JI, Erbes CR, Engdahl B, Olson RHA, Winskowski AM, & McMahill J
  11. Coping Functions of Prayer and Posttraumatic Growth International Journal for the Psychology of Religion (2010, November) Harris JI, Erbes CR, Engdahl B, Tedeschi RG, Olson RHA, Winskowski AM, & McMahill J
  12. PTSDPost-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)A complex psychiatric syndrome that develops in response to trauma exposure. Individuals with PTSD experience intrusive recollections or reexperiencing of the traumatic event, avoidance of trauma reminders, emotional numbing, and hyperarousal. In addition, PTSD is associated with high rates of concomitant physical and mental health problems, increased health care use, and impairment in social and occupational functioning. Almost 7% of the general population and up to 30% of veterans meet lifetime criteria for PTSD. Indeed, PTSD is one of the most common psychiatric disorders, representing a significant and costly public health concern.: a right temporal lobe syndrome? Journal of Neural Engineering (2010, October) Engdahl B, Leuthold A, Tan HRM, Lewis S, Winskowski AM, Dikel TN, & Georgopoulos AP
  13. Attachment Style Classification and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Former Prisoners of War American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (2010, March) Dieperink M, Leskela J, Thuras PD, & Engdahl B
  14. The Synchronous Neural InteractionsSynchronous Neural Interactions (SNI)Zero-lag partial correlations in pairs of MEG time series and denote the strength and polarity (positive or negative) of neuronal interactions. Anomalies in SNIs as assessed by MEG differentiate psychiatric disorders from healthy brain functioning and can discriminate among various brain diseases. From this research, a highly distinctive, unique PTSD SNI signature characterized by miscommunication of temporal and parietal and/or parieto-occipital right hemispheric areas with other brain areas has emerged. These findings, in addition to the growing research applying MEG to other psychiatric disorders, highlight the utility of MEG in identifying biomarkers of disease and underscore the potential for broader clinical applications of MEG. test as a functional neuromarker for PTSDPost-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)A complex psychiatric syndrome that develops in response to trauma exposure. Individuals with PTSD experience intrusive recollections or reexperiencing of the traumatic event, avoidance of trauma reminders, emotional numbing, and hyperarousal. In addition, PTSD is associated with high rates of concomitant physical and mental health problems, increased health care use, and impairment in social and occupational functioning. Almost 7% of the general population and up to 30% of veterans meet lifetime criteria for PTSD. Indeed, PTSD is one of the most common psychiatric disorders, representing a significant and costly public health concern.: a robust classification method based on the bootstrap Journal of Neural Engineering (2010, January) Georgopoulos AP, Tan HRM, Lewis S, Leuthold A, Winskowski AM, Lynch J, & Engdahl B
  15. The psychospiritual impact of disaster: An overview Creating spiritual and psychological resilience: Integrating care in disaster relief work (2010, January) Harris JI, Thornton S, & Engdahl B
  16. Persistence of PTSDPost-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)A complex psychiatric syndrome that develops in response to trauma exposure. Individuals with PTSD experience intrusive recollections or reexperiencing of the traumatic event, avoidance of trauma reminders, emotional numbing, and hyperarousal. In addition, PTSD is associated with high rates of concomitant physical and mental health problems, increased health care use, and impairment in social and occupational functioning. Almost 7% of the general population and up to 30% of veterans meet lifetime criteria for PTSD. Indeed, PTSD is one of the most common psychiatric disorders, representing a significant and costly public health concern. in Former Prisoners of War Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Acute and Long-Term Responses to Trauma and Disaster (2009, February) Page WF, Engdahl B, & Eberly RE
  17. Christian religious functioning and trauma outcomes Journal of Clinical Psychology (2007, December) Harris JI, Erbes CR, Engdahl B, Olson RHA, Winskowski AM, & McMahill J
  18. PTSDPost-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)A complex psychiatric syndrome that develops in response to trauma exposure. Individuals with PTSD experience intrusive recollections or reexperiencing of the traumatic event, avoidance of trauma reminders, emotional numbing, and hyperarousal. In addition, PTSD is associated with high rates of concomitant physical and mental health problems, increased health care use, and impairment in social and occupational functioning. Almost 7% of the general population and up to 30% of veterans meet lifetime criteria for PTSD. Indeed, PTSD is one of the most common psychiatric disorders, representing a significant and costly public health concern. and Service Utilization in a Sample of Service Members from Iraq and Afghanistan Military Medicine (2007, April) Erbes CR, Westermeyer JJ, Engdahl B, & Johnson E
  19. A comparative study of posttraumatic stress disorder assessment under standard conditions and in the field International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research (2006, May) Erbes CR, Dikel TN, Eberly RE, Page WF, & Engdahl B
  20. Sleep in a community sample of elderly war veterans with and without posttraumatic stress disorder Biological Psychiatry (2000, March) Engdahl B, Eberly RE, Hurwitz TD, Mahowald MW, & Blake J