Abstract: Objective: The gap in alcohol consumption among men and women is narrowing, yet rates of alcohol treatment engagement among women veterans remain low. When women do seek …
Abstract: This study examined whether the 20-item Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL-5), eight-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8), and seven-item Generalized …
Abstract:Background: People who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and other minoritized sexual orientations (LGBQ+) have served in the US military for generations. Despite …
Abstract: A population health perspective in mental health shifts attention from interventions delivered at the individual level to broad determinants, such as neighborhood …
Abstract: Objective: The prevalence and negative sequelae of co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder and substance use disorder (PTSD + SUD) are well documented. Findings from …
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Understanding sex differences in the effects of cannabis legalization and increasing risk for cannabis use disorder (CUD) is important. We hypothesized that …
Abstract: Background: Understanding sex differences in the effects of cannabis legalization and increasing risk for cannabis use disorder (CUD) is important. We hypothesized that …
Abstract: Background We investigated whether the associations of state medical and recreational cannabis legalization (MCL, RCL enactment) with increasing prevalence of Cannabis …
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: 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: INTRODUCTION: More men have substance use disorders (SUD) in the US compared to women; however, the gender gap is closing, including among US veterans. Little information …
Abstract: This study examined rates and factors associated with past-year Veterans Health Administration (VHA) overall health care utilization and Department of Veterans Affairs …