Drivers of HPV vaccination rates among adolescent dependents in the military health system

Abstract: Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination prevents several forms of cancer. HPV vaccination is inconsistent and little is known about rates of HPV vaccination …

Evaluating coordination and quality of care among Veterans receiving posttraumatic stress disorder care in the community

Abstract: Despite an increase in the number of veterans receiving posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) care in the community, little work has examined the coordination and quality …

Providers' use and perceived benefits and barriers of delivering cognitive behavioral therapy for nightmares (CBT-N) to Veterans

Abstract: Training and consultation in cognitive behavioral therapy for nightmares (CBT-N) were introduced for Veterans Health Administration (VHA) providers to reduce the …

Cannabis legalization and cannabis use disorder by sex in Veterans Health Administration patients, 2005-2019

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Understanding sex differences in the effects of cannabis legalization and increasing risk for cannabis use disorder (CUD) is important. We hypothesized that …

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 …

The association between self-reported types of toxic exposures and symptom severity among Gulf War Era Veterans

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Gulf War illness is a chronic multisymptom illness impacting Veterans of the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War. Toxic exposures are believed to be associated with …

Report from the WPA section on military psychiatry

Abstract: The present article discusses WPA section on military psychiatry. Ongoing armed conflicts highlight the profound psychological and behavioral effects of war and mass …

Cannabis legalization and cannabis use disorder by sex in Veterans Health Administration patients, 2005–2019

Abstract: Background: Understanding sex differences in the effects of cannabis legalization and increasing risk for cannabis use disorder (CUD) is important. We hypothesized that …

Differences among Veterans with chronic overlapping pain conditions and other chronic pain: Baseline results from the LAMP pain management trial

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Chronic overlapping pain conditions (COPCs) are a constellation of disorders posited to share an underlying pain mechanism (nociplastic pain). Unfortunately, …

Clinical information extraction from notes of Veterans with lymphoid malignancies: Natural language processing study

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Clinical natural language processing (cNLP) techniques are commonly developed and used to extract information from clinical notes to facilitate clinical …

Barriers and opportunities in access to peritoneal dialysis across Veterans Health Administration

Abstract: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) use among the US Veteran population is lower than in the non-Veteran kidney failure population. Enhancing access to PD within the Veteran Health …

Cognitive processing therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in first responders and Veterans: Flexing the approach with explicit case formulation

Abstract: There is a need to improve psychological interventions for first responders and veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We conducted an open trial integrating …