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Receipt of medications for alcohol use disorder in the Veterans Health Administration: Comparison of rates at the intersections of racialized and ethnic identity with both sex and transgender status

Abstract: Objectives: Medications for alcohol use disorder (MAUDs) are recommended for patients with alcohol use disorder yet are underprescribed. Consistent with Minority Stress …

Clusters based on within-treatment symptom trajectories as predictors of dropout in treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder and substance use disorder

Abstract: Objective: Dropout rates are high in treatments for co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorders (SUDs). We examined dropout predictors …

Low resilience is associated with worse health-related quality of life in caregivers of service members and Veterans with traumatic brain injury: A longitudinal study

Abstract: Purpose: To examine [a] the association of caregiver health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and service member/veteran (SMV) neurobehavioral outcomes with caregiver …

What's gender got to do with it: Accounting for differences in incident guideline discordant prescribing for PTSD among women and men Veterans

Abstract: Objectives: Women veterans are more likely than men veterans to receive medications that Department of Veterans Affairs clinical practice guidelines recommend against to …

Current health status of Gulf War deployed and Gulf War era Veterans who use Veterans Affairs health care

Abstract: Background: Although some recent studies have examined the health of female Gulf War (GW) deployed and non-deployed GW era veterans, these all relied on self-report, …

Patterns of use and barriers to STI point-of-care tests for military obstetrician gynecologists

Abstract: Introduction: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are commonly reported in military populations. Point-of-care tests (POCTs) are commercially available, but their use …

Regional variation in financial hardship among US Veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract: Geographic variation in hardship, especially health-related hardship, was identified prior to and during the pandemic, but we do not know whether this variation is …

Labor market experiences of US Veterans during COVID-19: Women's relative advantage

Abstract: While recessions typically affect men's employment more adversely than women's in the USA, the COVID-19 recession was an exception to this trend. In this paper, we focus …

Neuropsychological profiles of deployment-related mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A LIMBIC-CENC study

Abstract: Bacjground and Objectives: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a concern for US service members and veterans (SMV), leading to heterogeneous psychological and cognitive …

Comparison of treatment receipt and hospitalization among patients with stimulant use disorder and/or opioid use disorder in the Veterans Health Administration

Abstract: Objectives: Stimulant use is a growing problem, but little is known about service utilization among patients with stimulant use disorder (StUD). In the context of the …

Emotional processing is not enough: Relations among resilience, emotional approach coping, and posttraumatic stress symptoms among combat Veterans

Abstract: Combat soldiers are exposed to various potentially traumatic events and face high risk of developing military-related psychopathology, such as depression, posttraumatic …

Changes in emotion regulation difficulties and PTSD symptom severity in an intensive treatment program for PTSD

Abstract: Background: Greater difficulties in emotion regulation (ER) and decreased use of adaptive ER strategies have been associated with higher levels of posttraumatic stress …