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Posttraumatic stress disorder and insomnia in US military veterans: Prevalence, correlates, and psychiatric and functional burden

Abstract: Military veterans have high rates of psychiatric conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder, which can complicate the clinical management of insomnia. …

Barriers to accessing care among rural women Veterans: A qualitative study with Veterans, peer specialists, and primary care professionals

Abstract: Rural women veterans are less likely than men and nonrural veterans to access Veterans Health Administration (VHA) care. This qualitative study describes rural women …

Enhancing patient-clinician collaboration during treatment decision-making: Study protocol for a community-engaged, mixed method hybrid type 1 trial of collaborative decision skills training (CDST) for Veterans with psychosis

Abstract: Background: Patient participation in treatment decision making is a pillar of recovery-oriented care and is associated with improvements in empowerment and well-being. …

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 …

Quantifying relational change in community organisations participating in a Veteran suicide prevention learning collaborative: A social network analysis

Abstract: Background: Veteran suicide remains a significant issue, as 17.5 Veterans die by suicide each day. The US Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has implemented a robust …

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 …

From active duty to activism: How moral injury and combat trauma drive political activism and societal reintegration among Israeli Veterans

Abstract: Introduction: Moral injury (MI) is a severe form of combat trauma that shatters soldiers' moral bearings as the result of killing in war. Among the myriad ways that moral …

A scoping review of military culture, military identity, and mental health outcomes in military personnel

Abstract: Introduction: The military is a unique cultural institution that significantly influences its members, contributing to the development and transformation of their …

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 …

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 …