Unraveling PTSD: Symptom cluster change during and 1 year after veterans’ residential PTSD treatment

Abstract: Objective: Although treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is effective in reducing symptom severity, remission rates are low. One potential underlying reason …

Equity in access for Veterans in the VA community care program

Abstract: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has long been committed to providing quality, veterancentric care, a mission evolving through significant legislative …

Shift in first-line therapies for United States Veterans Affairs (VA) patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)

Abstract: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is a prevalent but incurable malignancy with a variable disease course. As the most common lymphoid malignancy in the United States, …

Pitching' posttraumatic stress disorder treatment: A qualitative study of how providers discuss evidence-based psychotherapies with patients

Abstract: The two widely available evidence-based psychotherapies (EBPs) for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are cognitive processing therapy and prolonged exposure. Although …

VD/Department of Defense clinical practice guideline for PTSD and ASD: A tool to optimize patient care for trauma survivors

Abstract: This Viewpoint discusses the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense clinical practice guideline for posttraumatic stress disorder and acute stress …

Why Veterans choose VA versus non-VA emergency care: A qualitative study

Abstract: Introduction: In ensuring the timely delivery of emergency care to Veterans, Veterans Affairs (VA) offers both emergency care services in its own facilities and, …

First decade of supportive services for Veteran families program and homelessness, 2012–2022

Abstract: As homelessness remains an urgent public health crisis in the United States, specific programs in the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) system may serve as a roadmap …

Racial and ethnic differences in obesity treatment strategies in the Veterans Affairs healthcare system

Abstract: Background: Obesity is prevalent in the Veterans Affairs (VA) population, but utilization of obesity treatments by race and ethnicity is poorly understood. Methods: Among …

Racial and ethnic differences in the prevalence of depression among women Veterans from 2000 to 2019

Abstract: Background: Depression, a recently recognized cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor, is more common in women. US women Veterans (WV) are a growing and at high-risk …

Racial and ethnic differences in the prevalence of obesity among women Veterans from 2000 to 2019

Abstract: Background: Obesity, a cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor, has steadily increased in US over the past four decades. US women Veterans (WV) are a growing and at …

Social vulnerability as a neighborhood-level determinant of pancreatic cancer surviviorship: A national analysis of Veterans Affairs patients

Abstract:INTRODUCTION: Veterans Affairs (VA) patients experience lower barriers to access within the largest integrated U.S. health system, but still experience disparate mortality …

Medical home implementation and follow-up of cancer-related abnormal test results in the Veterans Health Administration

Abstract: IMPORTANCE: Lack of timely follow-up of cancer-related abnormal test results can lead to delayed or missed diagnoses, adverse cancer outcomes, and substantial cost burden …