Abstract: Objective: Given increases in opioid overdose rates, and policy changes expanding access to medications for OUD, during the COVID-19 pandemic, we sought to understand how …
Abstract: Novel and automated means of opioid use and relapse risk detection are needed. Unstructured electronic medical record data, including written progress notes, can be mined …
Abstract: Veterans with a history of military sexual trauma (MST + ) are more likely to have substance use disorders (SUD) and may be at an elevated risk of premature death, …
Abstract: Background: Veterans with substance use disorders (SUDs) are at elevated risk of dying by suicide. We examined sex and age differences in rates and means of suicide death …
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The COVID-19 pandemic had dramatic adverse impacts on people with opioid use disorder (OUD), as evidenced by significant disruptions to care and unprecedented …
Abstract: Introduction: Access to mental health care has been a priority area for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) for decades. Access for veterans with PTSD is …