A comprehensive searchable repository providing access to international evidence and reports about the Armed Forces community. Updated each month using robust methodology, the repository can be used confidently by all to identify and access relevant evidence. A user-friendly search tool is available to support your research needs and includes the ability to specify key words, themes, author, year of publication, country of origin, methods used, and whether items have been peer reviewed.
Abstract: Veterans increasingly utilize both the Veteran's Health Administration (VA) and non-VA hospitals (dual-users). Dual-users are at increased risk of fragmented care and …
Abstract: Veterans with mental illness are a growing population in the United States (US). For some veterans, their military service has a negative effect on well-being. Social …
Abstract: Objective: To explore a novel model for war-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology including emotion regulation processes, namely experiential …
Abstract: While games are commonly viewed as frivolous fun, their rapid proliferation across the US defense establishment compels us to think again. Spanning spheres as diverse as …
Abstract: Background: Benzodiazepines, opioids, proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs), and antibiotics are frequently prescribed inappropriately by primary care physicians (PCPs), without …
Abstract: Background: Identifying effective strategies to improve access to medication treatments for opioid use disorder (MOUD) is imperative. Within the Veterans Health …
Abstract: We sought to examine the relative salience of multiple social network structural characteristics (e.g., size, composition, quality, substance use) for understanding …
Abstract: The transition from military to civilian life can be a difficult adjustment, particularly for those members who have medically released. However little research has been …
Abstract: Introduction: Chronic pain (CP) commonly presents alongside psychiatric conditions such as depression, PTSD, and generalized anxiety. The current study sought to better …
Abstract: Women are often underrepresented or entirely missing from veteran research, and there remains limited understanding of their mental health needs. The present study …
Abstract: Introduction: Pressure to meet U.S. military weight requirements during service may predispose some service members to develop psychiatric disorders such as eating …
Abstract: Through the analysis of 24 in-depth, semi-structured interviews, this study explored the process through which disability affects veterans’ experiences in the …