Research and Policy Repository

Quality of bariatric surgery at Veterans Affairs versus community care hospitals

Abstract: Background: Under the Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (MISSION) Act of 2018, Veterans can obtain Veterans Health Administration …

Physical Health Peer reviewed

Whole exome sequencing analysis of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in a Veteran cohort implicates inflammatory pathways and genes previously associated with psychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Suicide is a leading cause of death among younger veterans; however, the genetic basis of suicide remains largely unknown. While prior genome-wide association …

Mental Health Peer reviewed

Written exposure therapy for dually diagnosed Veterans in a residential domiciliary substance use treatment program: A pilot study

Abstract: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorders (SUDs) are highly comorbid among U.S. veterans. Although first-line trauma treatments are effective, …

Mental Health Peer reviewed

Psychological well-being, PTSD, and their associations with eating disturbances in U.S. Veterans

Abstract: Trauma is associated with disordered eating in many populations. Military personnel, a population with strict focus on maintaining body condition, experience traumatic …

Mental Health Physical Health Peer reviewed

From data sharing to knowledge co-creation and evidence-based practice: Advancing military and Veteran health research

Abstract:Data sharing is the practice of making research data available to other researchers, institutions, or the public. It involves open access to data sets, analyses, and …

Mental Health Peer reviewed

Lower cancer incidence three years after COVID-19 infection in a large Veteran population

Abstract: Background: The role of COVID-19 infection in cancer incidence risk is not known. COVID-19 infection may lead to increased cancer risk, as seen with other viruses, or to …

Physical Health Peer reviewed

Home-based exercise to improve functional outcomes in Veterans with a recently healed diabetic foot ulcer: Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Foot ulcers are a common complication of diabetes, often resulting from peripheral neuropathy and inadvertent trauma. Poor healing is exacerbated by …

Physical Health Peer reviewed

Psychiatric disorders among older U.S. women by socioeconomic and veteran status

Abstract: Objectives: To examine among women ≥65 years: [1] differences in prevalence and incidence of psychiatric disorders, including substance use and mental health disorders, …

Mental Health Peer reviewed

Expanding housing and support eligibility by Veteran discharge status

Abstract:The US Department of Housing and Urban Development–Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program provides housing support and case management services to …

Housing Peer reviewed

Veterans crisis line use among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Veterans: Contact reasons and risk assessment, by gender

Abstract: Suicide rates have increased substantially among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) veterans, as well as among women veterans. The Veterans …

Mental Health Peer reviewed

Predictors of non-fatal suicide attempts and alignment with clinician assessments of overall risk: Findings from Veterans' comprehensive suicide risk evaluations

Abstract: This study examined the structured suicide risk assessment utilized by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the Comprehensive Suicide Risk Evaluation (CSRE), as …

Mental Health Peer reviewed

Psychiatric disorders among older U.S. women by socioeconomic and Veteran status

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: To examine among women ≥65 years: [1] differences in prevalence and incidence of psychiatric disorders, including substance use and mental health …

Mental Health Peer reviewed