• Author: Jodie A. Trafton
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Is the Veterans Affairs suicide prevention in emergency department intervention associated with improved mental health attendance and all-cause mortality outcomes?

Abstract: In late 2018, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) implemented the Suicide Prevention in Emergency Department (SPED; 116th U.S. Congress, 2020; VA, 2018) …

Describing county-level clustering patterns of suicide among Veterans Health Administration patients and all American adults, 2018–2019, using exploratory spatial data analysis

Abstract: Purpose: Veterans account for 7 % of the adult American population but nearly 14 % of the country’s adult suicides. With a distinct geodemographic profile, veterans …

Combining machine learning and comparative effectiveness methodology to study primary care pharmacotherapy pathways for Veterans with depression

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: To demonstrate an innovative method combining machine learning with comparative effectiveness research techniques and to investigate a hitherto unstudied …

A multilevel investigation of potential inequities in the volume of mental health care received by black Veterans Health Administration patients

Abstract: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has committed to increasing health equity for all veterans, which is needed to address disparities in health care and outcomes …

State-level suicide mortality insights: A comparative study of VHA Veterans and the whole US population

Abstract: Suicide is a leading cause of death in the US Comparative State-level spatial analysis between Veterans Health Administration (VHA veterans) and the whole US population …

What do primary care clinicians and patients think about internet-based computerized cognitive behavioral therapy for depression? A qualitative study from the Veterans Health Administration

Abstract: Depression can be effectively treated with internet-based computerized cognitive behavioral therapy (cCBT). The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) provided cCBT free to …

Impact of implementation facilitation on the REACH VET clinical program for Veterans at risk for suicide

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: In 2017, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) implemented a national suicide prevention program, called Recovery Engagement and Coordination for …

High dimensional predictions of suicide risk in 4.2 million US Veterans using ensemble transfer learning

Abstract: We present an ensemble transfer learning method to predict suicide from Veterans Affairs (VA) electronic medical records (EMR). A diverse set of base models was trained …