Publications & Scholarship

Ideas That Advance Veteran Health

Peer-reviewed research, policy reports, and scholarly contributions spanning integrative medicine, chronic pain, Veteran health, and military health systems.

Veteran Health2026

Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches for Low Back Pain in Veterans: A Narrative Review

Petri, R., Aoyagi, K., Ibarra-Mejía, G. Military Medicine, Online prior to print, 2026. A narrative review of CIH approaches for low back pain in Veterans. IF = 1.1; CS = 2.1; Q3

Peer-Reviewed

Integrative Medicine2018

Building Capacity for Complementary and Integrative Medicine Through a Large, Cross-Agency, Acupuncture Training Program

Niemtzow, R., Baxter, J., Gallagher, R. M., Pock, A., Calabria, K., Drake, D., … Petri, R., et al. Military Medicine, 183(11-12), e486–e493, 2018. Lessons learned from a Military Health System and Veterans Health Administration joint initiative. IF = 1.33; CS = 1.3; Q3

Peer-Reviewed

NATO / Policy2016

Integrative Medicine in the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs: Cautious Steps Forward

Niemtzow, R. C., Burns, S. M., Piazza, T. R., … Petri, R., et al. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 22(3), 171–173, 2016. IF = 2.381; CS = 2.9; Q1

Peer-Reviewed

NATO / Policy2015

Overview of Integrative Medicine Practices and Policies in NATO Participant Countries

Hegyi, G., Petri, R. P., Jr., Roberti di Sarsina, P., & Niemtzow, R. C. Medical Acupuncture, 27(5), 318–327, 2015. IF = 0.8; CS = 0.7; Q3

Peer-Reviewed

Integrative Medicine2015

Integrative Medicine and the Trauma Spectrum Response

Jonas WB, Walter J, & Petri Jr R. Medical Acupuncture, 27(5), 376–383, 2015. IF = 0.8; CS = 0.7; Q3

Peer-Reviewed

NATO / Policy2015

NATO and Integrative Medicine — Guest Editorial

Petri Jr R. Medical Acupuncture, 27(5), 298–299, 2015. IF = 0.8; CS = 0.7; Q3

Peer-Reviewed

NATO / Policy2015

Integrative Medicine Interventions for Military Personnel: Executive Summary NATO STO-TR-HFM-195

Petri Jr R. Medical Acupuncture, 27(5), 300, 2015. IF = 0.8; CS = 0.7; Q3

Peer-Reviewed

Integrative Medicine2015

Historical and Cultural Perspectives on Integrative Medicine

Petri Jr R., Delgado R, & McConnell K. Medical Acupuncture, 27(5), 309–317, 2015. IF = 0.8; CS = 0.7; Q3

Peer-Reviewed

NATO / Policy2015

Integrative Medicine Experience in the U.S. Department of Defense

Petri, R. P., Jr., & Delgado, R. E. Medical Acupuncture, 27(5), 328–334, 2015. IF = 0.8; CS = 0.7; Q3

Peer-Reviewed

Integrative Medicine2015

Integrative Health and Healing Practices Specifically for Service Members: Self-Care Techniques

Petri Jr R, Walter J, & Wright J. Medical Acupuncture, 27(5), 335–343, 2015. IF = 0.8; CS = 0.7; Q3

Peer-Reviewed

NATO / Policy2015

Current and Future Directions for Integrative Health and Healing: A Summary of the NATO HFM 195 Task Force

Petri Jr, R., Zimmermann, F., Trousselard, M., & Niemtzow, R. C. Medical Acupuncture, 27(5), 396–403, 2015. IF = 0.8; CS = 0.7; Q3

Peer-Reviewed

Integrative Medicine2015

Integrative Health and Healing as the New Health Care Paradigm for the Military

Petri, R. Medical Acupuncture, 27(5), 301–308, 2015. IF = 0.8; CS = 0.7; Q3

Peer-Reviewed

Pain & Rehabilitation2014

The Current State of the Science for Active Self-Care Complementary and Integrative Medicine Therapies in the Management of Chronic Pain Symptoms

Crawford, C., Lee, C., Buckenmaier, C., Schoomaker, E., Petri, R., Jonas, W., & Active Self-Care Therapies for Pain Working Group. Pain Medicine, 15(S1), S104–113, 2014. IF = 2.32; CS = 4.4; Q1

Peer-Reviewed

Pain & Rehabilitation2013

Adding Chiropractic Manipulative Therapy to Standard Medical Care for Patients with Acute Low Back Pain

Goertz, C. M., Long, C. R., Hondras, M. A., Petri, R., et al. Spine, 38(8), 627–634, 2013. Results of a pragmatic randomized comparative effectiveness study. IF = 4.42; CS = 4.7; Q1

Peer-Reviewed

Integrative Medicine2011

The Use of Acupuncture in the U.S. Military: Challenges and Opportunities

Jones WB (Moderator), Niemtzow, R., Helms, J. M., Petri, R. P., et al. Medical Acupuncture, 23(4), 219–227, 2011. IF = 4.42; CS = 0.6; Q3

Peer-Reviewed

Pain & Rehabilitation2002

The Military Upper Extremity Amputee

Petri, R. P., Jr., & Aguila, E. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, 13(1), 17–43, 2002. IF = 1.1; CS = 2.0; Q3

Peer-Reviewed

Other2015

NATO HFM 195 TF Integrative Medicine Interventions for Military Personnel: Final Report

Petri Jr R, Belard JL, Babouraj N, et al. NATO STO-TR-HFM, 195, 1–244, 2015. Full task force report on integrative medicine interventions for military personnel across NATO nations.

NATO Report

Veteran HealthSubmitted

Reframing Autonomy in Alzheimer's Disease: A Staged Relational Framework for Decision-Making

Petri Jr. R., Ibarra-Mejía G. Submitted to Dementia. A relational framework for navigating patient autonomy across the stages of Alzheimer's disease.

In Submission

Veteran HealthSubmitted

Risk and Protective Characteristics Associated with Alcohol and Substance Misuse Risk in U.S. Veterans: Examining the Buffering Hypothesis

Petri Jr., R., Vernon, A., Musah, J. B., Ibarra-Mejía, G. Submitted to Military Medicine. Examines risk and protective factors for substance misuse in Veterans through the lens of the buffering hypothesis.

In Submission