2015
“I Want to Come Home”: Vietnam-Era Veterans’ Presenting for Mental Health Care, Roughly 40 Years After Vietnam
Desai MU, Pavlo AJ, Davidson L, Harpaz-Rotem I, Rosenheck R. “I Want to Come Home”: Vietnam-Era Veterans’ Presenting for Mental Health Care, Roughly 40 Years After Vietnam. Psychiatric Quarterly 2015, 87: 229-239. PMID: 26156261, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-015-9382-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhenomenological qualitative methodMental health clinicsExperiences of rejectionEveryday waysGovernmental institutionsPervasive stigmatizationVietnam-era veteransHealth clinicsQualitative methodsLongstanding experienceStrong bridgesSocial rejectionVeterans Health AdministrationVA Medical CenterMental health careOwn preferencesProblematic patternsExperienceVietnamMeaningLong processDiagnosis of PTSDCare seekingMedical CenterVeterans Home
2011
Serving Those Who Served: Retention of Newly Returning Veterans From Iraq and Afghanistan in Mental Health Treatment
Harpaz-Rotem I, Rosenheck RA. Serving Those Who Served: Retention of Newly Returning Veterans From Iraq and Afghanistan in Mental Health Treatment. Psychiatric Services 2011, 62: 22-27. PMID: 21209295, DOI: 10.1176/ps.62.1.pss6201_0022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfghan Campaign 2001-Case-Control StudiesComorbidityFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansIraq War, 2003-2011MaleMental DisordersMental Health ServicesMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPatient Acceptance of Health CarePatient DropoutsProportional Hazards ModelsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesVeteransConceptsMental health visitsMental health treatmentPosttraumatic stress disorderVietnam-era veteransHealth visitsHealth treatmentPTSD treatmentMental health statusMental health servicesComorbid conditionsInitial diagnosisNumber of visitsNew diagnosisPsychiatric treatmentComorbid diagnosesHealth statusPoisson regressionSurvival analysisFunction of ageHealth servicesMultivariate analysisMore visitsVeterans AffairsStress disorder