2022
Veterans' Perinatal Care and Mental Health Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Examination of the Role of Prior Trauma and Pandemic-Related Stressors
Mattocks KM, Kroll-Desrosiers A, Marteeny V, Walker L, Vogt D, Iversen KM, Bastian L. Veterans' Perinatal Care and Mental Health Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Examination of the Role of Prior Trauma and Pandemic-Related Stressors. Journal Of Women's Health 2022, 31: 1507-1517. PMID: 35230179, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2021.0209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostpartum veteransPerinatal careMental health experiencesMental healthCOVID-19 pandemicTrauma exposureCOVID-19Additional trauma exposureTrauma historyHealth experiencesWeeks of pregnancyVA Medical CenterCoronavirus disease 2019Mental health carePost-traumatic stress disorderMental health problemsVeterans' mental healthPrior trauma exposureSupport companionsMilitary sexual traumaPregnant veteransPostpartum surveyMonths postpartumDisease 2019Medical Center
2021
The Association Between Smoking Abstinence and Pain Trajectory Among Veterans Engaged in U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Care
Hammett PJ, Businelle MS, Taylor BC, Erbes CR, Bastian L, Doran N, Sherman SE, Rogers ES, Burgess DJ, Fu SS. The Association Between Smoking Abstinence and Pain Trajectory Among Veterans Engaged in U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Care. Pain Medicine 2021, 22: 1793-1803. PMID: 33502511, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnab009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower pain scoresPain scoresPain groupMental health careSmoking abstinenceVeteran smokersProactive outreachPoint prevalence smoking abstinenceVA mental health careOverall sampleBaseline pain scoresModerate pain groupSevere pain groupVA mental healthSelf-reported abstinenceHealth careNicotine abstinenceMental health servicesMental healthPain trajectoriesSevere painComposite scoreAbstinenceProspective analysisInteraction test
2017
Expanding the VA Women’s Health Practice-Based Research Network: Increasing Capacity for Equitable Representation of Women in VA Research
Carney D, Frayne S, Klap R, Bastian L, Bean-Mayberry B, Sadler A, Pomernacki A, Phibbs C, Saechao F, Balasubramanian V, Romodan Y, Yano E. Expanding the VA Women’s Health Practice-Based Research Network: Increasing Capacity for Equitable Representation of Women in VA Research. Journal Of Patient-Centered Research And Reviews 2017, 4: 193. DOI: 10.17294/2330-0698.1560.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health careVeterans Health AdministrationWomen's health practicesWomen veteransHealth practicesHealth careVA sitesNational VA administrative dataVHA primary care settingsWomen's mental health careVeterans Integrated Service NetworkWomen veteran patientsPrimary care settingPrimary care servicesVA administrative dataMental health servicesWomen's health researchHealth researchHealth services researchVA researchResearch NetworkVeteran patientsPrimary careCare settingsFiscal year 2014
2014
Patient-Centered Mental Health Care for Female Veterans
Kimerling R, Bastian LA, Bean-Mayberry BA, Bucossi MM, Carney DV, Goldstein KM, Phibbs CS, Pomernacki A, Sadler AG, Yano EM, Frayne SM. Patient-Centered Mental Health Care for Female Veterans. Psychiatric Services 2014, 66: 155-162. PMID: 25642611, PMCID: PMC4776740, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201300551.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health servicesMental health careWomen's mental health servicesHealth servicesPosttraumatic stress disorderFemale veteransHealth careChronic general medical conditionsWomen's mental health careVeterans Health Administration systemGeneral medical conditionsBehavioral health servicesHealth Administration systemVHA mental health servicesClinical factorsPain managementPsychiatric comorbidityPrimary careWeight managementClinical aspectsMedical conditionsSleep problemsStress disorderPTSD symptomsCare