Research and Policy Repository

The relationship between shame, rumination, self-compassion, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder

Abstract: Shame and the tendency to ruminate have been linked to the onset and persistence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). We examined …

Mental Health Peer reviewed

Rural–urban disparities in access to interventional psychiatry treatments among U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs patients

Abstract: While tele-mental health has improved access to standard medication management and psychotherapy for rural veterans, implementation of interventional psychiatry …

Mental Health Peer reviewed

The durability of response to transcranial magnetic stimulation in Veterans with major depressive disorder

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) has established efficacy for treatment resistant major depressive disorder (MDD-TR). Information on the durability of …

Mental Health Peer reviewed

Comparing adherence and persistence of common selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in Veterans with major depressive disorder: A retrospective analysis of Veterans Affairs healthcare data

Abstract: Depression has a high prevalence and increasing incidence in the USA. Antidepressants, particularly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), are the most commonly …

Mental Health Peer reviewed

Psychological burden of PTSD, depression, and their comorbidity in the U.S. veteran population: Suicidality, functioning, and service utilization

Abstract: Emerging evidence suggests that comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder (PTSD/MDD) may impose an even greater burden than either …

Mental Health Well-Being Peer reviewed

Dementia, post-traumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder: a review of the mental health risk factors for dementia in the military veteran population

This systematic review explores the relationship between post traumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder with dementia within the military veteran population.

Mental Health Physical Health Well-Being Peer reviewed