Women Veterans’ Healthcare Needs, Utilization, and Preferences in Veterans Affairs Primary Care Settings

Abstract: Background: The Veterans Health Administration (VA) is the largest integrated health system in the US and provides access to comprehensive primary care. Women Veterans …

Getting Connected: a Retrospective Cohort Investigation of Video-to-Home Telehealth for Mental Health Care Utilization Among Women Veterans

Abstract: Background: Increasingly, women are serving in the military and seeking care at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Women veterans face unique challenges and …

The Veterans Health Administration Reproductive Mental Health Consultation Program: an Innovation to Improve Access to Specialty Care

Abstract: Reproductive mental health needs are prevalent, under-recognized, and under-treated throughout the United States (US). This especially affects the Veterans Health …

Risk factors of suicidal behaviors in a high‐risk longitudinal veteran sample: A network analysis

Abstract: Suicide is a substantial public health burden, particularly among veterans. Risk factors have been delineated for suicide; however, the dynamic interrelations between …

Geri-mobile health: feasibility of a VA mental health mobile apps coaching program for older Veterans

Abstract: This program evaluation examined the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of an individualized coaching program to help older Veterans use VA mental health …

Characterising trauma-informed aged care: An appreciative inquiry approach

Abstract: Objective: While Trauma-informed care (TIC) has the potential to improve the quality of aged and dementia care, the challenge remains in translating the principles of …

Soldiering On

Summary: Military veterans often have very specific needs, which are easily missed. This commentary summarises and accreditation scheme for GP practices which seeks to boost …

Implementation of integrated dual disorder treatment in routine Veterans health administration settings

Abstract: Integrated dual disorder treatment is an evidence-based practice for coordinating complex care for people with severe mental illnesses and comorbid substance use …

The role of military identity in substance use and mental health outcomes among U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers

Abstract: We investigated how military identity (i.e., veteran identity centrality—the extent to which military service is central to an individual’s sense of self) relates to …

Dialectical behavior therapy for justice-involved veterans (DBT-J): Feasibility and acceptability

Codebeautify.org Text to HTML Converter Abstract: Justice-involved veterans are a high-risk, high-need subgroup serviced by behavioral health services within the Veterans Health …

Feasibility and Acceptability of Group-Facilitated Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD in VA Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Programs

Abstract: Prolonged Exposure therapy (PE) is a first-line treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); however, few VA patients receive this treatment. One of the barriers …

Military culture and its impact on mental health and stigma

Abstract: This article reports two studies that used the Ganz Scale of Identification with Military Culture (GIMC), developed for these studies, to evaluate the relationships …