2020
Comparisons Between Patients Diagnosed with PTSD in Primary Care Versus Mental Health Care in Five Large Civilian Health Care Systems
Cook JM, Zeber JE, Simiola V, Rossom R, Scherrer JF, Owen-Smith AA, Ahmedani BK, Zolfaghari K, Copeland LA. Comparisons Between Patients Diagnosed with PTSD in Primary Care Versus Mental Health Care in Five Large Civilian Health Care Systems. Journal Of Clinical Psychology In Medical Settings 2020, 28: 221-228. PMID: 32048114, PMCID: PMC7515602, DOI: 10.1007/s10880-020-09706-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health carePosttraumatic stress disorderPrimary careSpecialty mental health careSerious mental health disordersHealth care utilizationHealth careDiagnosis of PTSDMedical record dataMental health disordersCivilian health care systemsHealth care systemClinical characteristicsCare utilizationPC providersTreatment modalitiesPC settingsProfit healthcare systemProvider typePatientsPTSD patientsHealth disordersStress disorderCare systemRecord data
2015
Mental Health Treatment for Older Veterans Newly Diagnosed with PTSD: A National Investigation
Smith NB, Cook JM, Pietrzak R, Hoff R, Harpaz-Rotem I. Mental Health Treatment for Older Veterans Newly Diagnosed with PTSD: A National Investigation. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2015, 24: 201-212. PMID: 25772341, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2015.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health treatmentPosttraumatic stress disorderOlder veteransVA healthcare systemHealth treatmentClinical characteristicsDecreased oddsNational administrative data setVeterans AffairsMental health service utilizationAppropriate mental health treatmentOdds of treatmentMental health visitsHealth service utilizationHealthcare systemPharmacy recordsHealth visitsCox regressionPsychiatric comorbidityPsychotherapy visitsService utilizationLarge cohortMedical appointmentsAdministrative data setsNew diagnosis