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Clinical and economic burden of major depressive disorder with acute suicidal ideation or behavior in a US Veterans Health Affairs database

Abstract: Objective: Although a high incidence of major depressive disorder (MDD) and an increased risk of suicide are observed among the veteran population, there are yet limited …

The VA vascular injury study: A glimpse at quality of care in Veterans with traumatic vascular injury repair

Abstract: Objective: The high number of limb injuries among Post-9/11 Veterans and their long-term care pose significant challenges to clinicians. Current follow-up for extremity …

Age, sex, and race-varying rates of alcohol use, cannabis use, and alcohol and cannabis co-use in veterans vs. non-veterans

Abstract: Background: Military veterans are a high-risk group for health risk behaviors, including alcohol and cannabis use. However, research on veteran vs. non-veteran rates of …

Cessation of group battlefield acupuncture visits due to COVID-19: a pilot study

Abstract: Background: Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, battlefield acupuncture (BFA) was offered to veterans with chronic pain in multidisciplinary group visits. Objective: We …

Regression and Random Forest Machine Learning Have Limited Performance in Predicting Bowel Preparation in Veteran Population

Abstract: Background: Inadequate bowel preparation undermines the quality of colonoscopy, but patients likely to be affected are difficult to identify beforehand. Aims: This …

Valued living among veterans in breath-based meditation treatment or cognitive processing therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder: Exploratory outcome of a randomized controlled trial

Abstract: Background: Valued living is the extent to which an individual's behavior is consistent with what they believe is important or good. It is unknown whether many …

Army Service in the All-Volunteer Era

Abstract: Since the beginning of the all-volunteer era, millions of young Americans have chosen to enlist in the military. These volunteers disproportionately come from …

Traumatic Disclosures in the Life Stories of Older Vietnam era Veterans

Abstract: Eliciting life stories is an important component of person‐centered care that may aid in understanding how an individual's unique background and narrative impacts their …

Depression, insomnia, and obesity among post-9/11 Veterans: eating pathology as a distinct health risk behavior

Abstract: Understanding the interrelationships between co-occurring chronic health conditions and health behaviors is critical to developing interventions to successfully change …

Suicide behavior results from the U.S. Army's suicide prevention leadership tool study: The behavioral health readiness and suicide risk reduction review (R4)

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: The U.S. Army developed a new tool called the Behavioral Health Readiness and Suicide Risk Reduction Review (R4) for suicide prevention. A 12-month …

Does cannabis testing in the military drive synthetic cannabinoid use? Self-reported use motivations among justice-involved veterans

Abstract: Background: Though synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists (SCRAs) were controlled after being introduced as a ‘legal high,’ SCRAs likely remain appealing to …

Veteran Educators or For-Profiteers? Tuition Responses to Changes in the Post-9/11 GI Bill

Abstract: In 2010, Congress reauthorized the Post‐9/11 GI Bill by changing reimbursement rates from by‐state maximums to a nationwide limit. This policy created exogenous …