2025
Rates of Prescription Fentanyl Misuse and Correlated Mental Health, Social, and Service Utilization Factors Among Adults in the United States, 2021
Stefanovics E, Tsai J, Potenza M. Rates of Prescription Fentanyl Misuse and Correlated Mental Health, Social, and Service Utilization Factors Among Adults in the United States, 2021. Substance Use & Misuse 2025, ahead-of-print: 1-9. PMID: 40720299, DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2025.2529432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health service utilizationHealth service utilizationMental healthService utilizationHigher oddsMental health care utilizationNon-institutionalized U.S. populationHealth care utilizationMental health servicesService utilization factorsDrug Use and HealthMultinomial logistic regression modelPrescription fentanylLogistic regression modelsPrivate medical insuranceCare utilizationHealth servicesIntegrated treatment approachMental concernsPsychiatric distressUnmet needsU.S. populationMedical insuranceUnited StatesPsychiatric medications
2023
Engagement With Mental Health Services Among Survivors of Firearm Injury
Magee L, Ortiz D, Adams Z, Marriott B, Beverly A, Beverly B, Aalsma M, Wiehe S, Ranney M. Engagement With Mental Health Services Among Survivors of Firearm Injury. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2340246. PMID: 37902754, PMCID: PMC10616725, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.40246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health careMental health servicesSurvivors of firearm injuriesSource of emotional supportFirearm injury survivorsHealth servicesHealth careFirearm injuriesInjury survivorsEmotional supportMental health care engagementPatterns of mental health servicesPrevalence of posttraumatic stress symptomsMental health care utilizationHealth care engagementReduce health disparitiesMental health utilizationFear of stigmaHealth care utilizationMental health resourcesConsequences of stigmaFamily membersPublic health campaignsCommunity capacity buildingPosttraumatic stress symptoms
2022
The influence of caregiver attitudes and socioeconomic group on formal and informal mental health service use among youth
Paula C, Ziebold C, Ribeiro W, Pan P, Mari J, Bressan R, Miguel E, Rohde L, Salum G, Evans-Lacko S. The influence of caregiver attitudes and socioeconomic group on formal and informal mental health service use among youth. European Psychiatry 2022, 65: e34. PMID: 35684952, PMCID: PMC9251818, DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health careCare utilizationTreatment accessService useMental health service useMental health care utilizationParental stigmaMental healthHigh-risk cohortHealth care utilizationHealth service useHealth careLow socioeconomic classMental health conditionsType of careLogistic regression modelsLow-resource settingsInformal careMental health supportFacilitators/barriersYouth mental healthFormal service useHigher oddsCaregiver characteristicsCaregiver attitudes
2021
Mental Health Care Use Among U.S. Military Veterans: Results From the 2019–2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Kline AC, Panza KE, Nichter B, Tsai J, Harpaz-Rotem I, Norman SB, Pietrzak RH. Mental Health Care Use Among U.S. Military Veterans: Results From the 2019–2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. Psychiatric Services 2021, 73: 628-635. PMID: 34775790, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202100112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health careMental health care utilizationHealth care utilizationSubstance use disordersCare utilizationU.S. military veteransMental dysfunctionNational HealthUse disordersHealth careVeterans StudyMental health care usePrimary health care providersHealth care useMilitary veteransHealth care providersUse of careHierarchical logistic regressionCare usePosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severitySleep disordersCare providersDisorder symptom severityU.S. veteransNeed factors
2016
Correlates of VA Mental Health Treatment Utilization Among OEF/OIF/OND Veterans: Resilience, Stigma, Social Support, Personality, and Beliefs About Treatment
DeViva JC, Sheerin CM, Southwick SM, Roy AM, Pietrzak RH, Harpaz-Rotem I. Correlates of VA Mental Health Treatment Utilization Among OEF/OIF/OND Veterans: Resilience, Stigma, Social Support, Personality, and Beliefs About Treatment. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice And Policy 2016, 8: 310-318. PMID: 26237497, DOI: 10.1037/tra0000075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOEF/OIF/OND veteransPTSD symptomsAdaptive beliefsMental health careSocial supportPostdeployment social supportMeasures of resilienceMental health treatment utilizationDevelopment of interventionsMental health treatmentTreatment utilizationNT participantsPosttraumatic growthEmotional stabilityPP participantsMental health care utilizationPersonality factorsHealth careNT groupPP groupDifferent decision pointsHealth treatmentVA mental health careMental health service utilizationHealth care utilization
2015
Barriers and Facilitators Related to Mental Health Care Use Among Older Veterans in the United States
Blais RK, Tsai J, Southwick SM, Pietrzak RH. Barriers and Facilitators Related to Mental Health Care Use Among Older Veterans in the United States. Psychiatric Services 2015, 66: 500-506. PMID: 25639990, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201300469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health careMental health care utilizationHealth care utilizationOlder veteransPsychiatric disordersCare utilizationHealth careLifetime drug use disordersMental health care useMental health service utilizationNon-Hispanic veteransVeterans ages 60Lifetime posttraumatic stress disorderHealth service utilizationHealth care useCurrent psychiatric symptomsCurrent psychiatric disorderDrug use disordersMinority of veteransMental health servicesCurrent suicidal ideationPosttraumatic stress disorderOlder U.S. veteransCare useNational Health
2009
A cross-sectional study of problem and pathological gambling in patients with schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder.
Desai RA, Potenza MN. A cross-sectional study of problem and pathological gambling in patients with schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2009, 70: 1250-7. PMID: 19538900, PMCID: PMC3695825, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.08m04359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchizophrenia/schizoaffective disorderProblem/pathological gamblingSchizoaffective disorderPsychotic disordersPathological gamblingGreater alcohol use severityVA Connecticut Healthcare SystemConnecticut Mental Health CenterMental health care utilizationHealth care utilizationCross-sectional studyMental health centersHigher depression scoresLogistic regression modelsAlcohol use severityMultinomial logistic regression modelsAlcohol use problemsCare utilizationClinical correlatesOutpatient subjectsHealth centersMultivariable modelHigh riskImproved preventionDepression scores
2003
Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts in a Sample of Homeless People with Mental Illness
DESAI R, LIUMARES W, DAUSEY D, ROSENHECK R. Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts in a Sample of Homeless People with Mental Illness. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2003, 191: 365-371. DOI: 10.1097/00005053-200306000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental illnessSuicidal ideationSuicide attemptsMental health care utilizationTraditional risk factorsHealth care utilizationNonpsychiatric hospitalizationsCare utilizationRisk factorsInpatient careHigh prevalencePsychiatric symptomsHigh riskSuicidal behaviorSubstance abuseHomeless peopleIllnessPrevalenceAccess programHigh rateIdeationSuicideHospitalizationSymptomsCare
1998
Female Veterans' Use of Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Services
Hoff R, Rosenheck R. Female Veterans' Use of Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Services. Medical Care 1998, 36: 1114-1119. PMID: 9674628, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199807000-00017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleHealth Care SurveysHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHospitals, VeteransHumansLikelihood FunctionsMaleMental Health ServicesPatient Acceptance of Health CareSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransWomenConceptsHealth care utilizationHealth service utilizationHealth servicesVA health servicesMental disordersCare utilizationVA outpatient servicesOutpatient utilizationService utilizationOutpatient servicesVeterans Affairs (VA) health care servicesFemale veteransVA health care utilizationVeterans Affairs (VA) health servicesMental health care utilizationOutpatient utilization ratesSelf-reported mental disordersInpatient admission ratesNon-VA careInpatient health servicesMental health servicesHealth care providersSubgroups of veteransHealth care servicesVA outpatients
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