Rick Yang, HSD

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Rick Yang, HSD, is affiliated with the Department of Psychology at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Yang has published research focused on Veterans and Military Issues, particularly examining psychosocial factors and sex differences related to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in US military veterans. Collaborating frequently with Ian C. Fischer, Peter J. Na, Robert H. Pietrzak, and Carolyn M. Mazure, Yang's work has appeared in Psychiatrist.com from 2024 to 2025.

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Psychosocial Correlates of Optimism among US Military Veterans
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Psychosocial Correlates of Optimism among US Military Veterans

April 21, 2025

Positive psychosocial characteristics (PPCs) such as curiosity, perceived resilience, and purpose in life were strongly linked to optimism scores, suggesting a role for interventions that target other PPCs in...
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Sex Differences in PTSD among US Military Veterans
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Sex Differences in PTSD among US Military Veterans

December 16, 2024

Sex differences in PTSD were attributable to differential exposure to traumatic events such as childhood sexual assault and military sexual trauma and to social factors such as greater loneliness.
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