2023
Understanding veteran barriers to specialty outpatient PTSD clinical care
Rozek D, Steigerwald V, Baker S, Gross G, Maieritsch K, Hoff R, Harpaz-Rotem I, Smith N. Understanding veteran barriers to specialty outpatient PTSD clinical care. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2023, 95: 102675. PMID: 36854224, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2023.102675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecialty outpatient clinicsPosttraumatic stress disorderOutpatient clinicPTSD specialty clinicClinical characteristicsMale sexPTSD symptom severitySpecialty clinicWhite raceClinical careClinical concernTreatment engagementSymptom severityStress disorderClinicGreater likelihoodVeteransSignificant minorityTreatmentImpact of demographicsMulti-faceted barriersCareFiscal year 2019DemographicsNational sample
2022
Treatment utilization and modality preference among veterans receiving outpatient substance use disorder treatment during a pandemic
Meshberg‐Cohen S, Farook M, Gross G, Levina V, DeViva J. Treatment utilization and modality preference among veterans receiving outpatient substance use disorder treatment during a pandemic. American Journal On Addictions 2022, 32: 32-39. PMID: 36286598, DOI: 10.1111/ajad.13347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderTreatment modalitiesUse disordersClinical variablesCOVID-19Outpatient substance use disorder treatmentElectronic medical record dataSubstance use disorder treatmentTreatment utilization patternsMain treatment modalityRetrospective electronic medical record dataEmergency room visitsOpioid use disorderPsychiatric emergency room visitsMedical record dataUse disorder treatmentUtilization patternsCocaine use disorderBinary logistic regressionRoom visitsSUD diagnosisTelephone appointmentsTreatment utilizationChi-square analysisNumber of visits