Development of a Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE) Questionnaire to Understand Veterans’ Preferences for Tobacco Treatment in Primary Care

Abstract: Background: Providers often prescribe counseling and/or medications for tobacco cessation without considering patients’ treatment preferences. Objective: The primary …

Diagnoses of eating disorders, active component service members, U.S. Armed Forces, 2013-2017

Abstract: During 2013-2017, a total of 1,788 active component service members received incident diagnoses of one of the eating disorders: anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa …

Development of a veteran engagement toolkit for researchers

Abstract: Aim: Engaging patients in the planning, implementation and dissemination of research can increase the credibility and relevance of results and lead to higher quality, …

PTSD's factor structure and measurement invariance across subgroups with differing count of trauma types

Abstract: To investigate the effect of the count of traumatizing event (TE) types on post-trauma mental health, several studies have compared posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) …

Diversity and inclusion efforts in Federal agencies: a context for exploring perceptions of military veterans

Abstract: National attention and resources are being brought to the issue of supporting the economic success of America’s military veterans. Deemed an essential part of the …

Pathways to Retention in HIV Care Among U.S. Veterans

Abstract: Retaining HIV patients in clinical care is a critical component of the HIV care continuum, impacting not only patients' virologic suppression, but their overall health …

Predictors of Unbearability, Unlovability, and Unsolvability in Veterans With Military-Sexual-Trauma-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Abstract: Military sexual trauma (MST) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) both increase risk for suicidal self-directed violence (SDV). Suicide cognitions (i.e., …

Are Veterans different? Understanding Veterans' help-seeking Behaviour for Alcohol Problems

Abstract: Alcohol misuse in the United Kingdom’s veteran community is not an isolated phenomenon. Internationally, alcohol and wider substance misuse would appear to be an …

Revisiting the courage to be to understand transition from a military life

This article, drawn from a comprehensive empirical study, offers a theological reflection on the transition from military to civilian life. The author revisits Tillich’s …

A network analysis of DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder and functional impairment in UK treatment-seeking veterans

Abstract: Network analysis is a relatively new methodology for studying psychological disorders. It focuses on the associations between individual symptoms which are hypothesized …

Occupational moral injury and mental health: systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract: Background: Many people confront potentially morally injurious experiences (PMIEs) in the course of their work which can violate deeply held moral values or beliefs, …

Veterans’ Experiences Initiating VA-Based Mental Health Care

Abstract: Military veterans who could benefit from mental health services often do not access them. Research has revealed a range of barriers associated with initiating United …