Sexual Orientation Moderates the Association Between Health Care Utilization-Related Factors and Mental Health Service Nonutilization Among United States Military Veterans
Chang C, Fischer I, Harper K, Livingston N, Depp C, Norman S, Pietrzak R. Sexual Orientation Moderates the Association Between Health Care Utilization-Related Factors and Mental Health Service Nonutilization Among United States Military Veterans. Psychological Services 2024 PMID: 39347751, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeterosexual veteransSexual minority veteransHealth careMinority veteransMilitary veteransPsychiatric needsMental health treatment utilizationNational Health and ResilienceSource of health careSexual minoritiesVA health careUnited States military veteransU.S. military veteransMental health problemsNationally representative sampleSexual orientationNon-VADifficulties ScheduleVeterans StudyTreatment utilizationInfluence utilizationRepresentative sampleHealth problemsVeteransMental treatmentMental Health Apps and U.S. Military Veterans: Perceived Importance and Utilization of the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder App Portfolio
Jaworski B, Ramsey K, Taylor K, Heinz A, Senti S, Mackintosh M, Rosen C, Owen J, Pietrzak R. Mental Health Apps and U.S. Military Veterans: Perceived Importance and Utilization of the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder App Portfolio. Psychological Services 2024, 21: 538-551. PMID: 37917475, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000806.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health appsPosttraumatic stress disorderU.S. veteransHealth appsStress disorderVeterans Affairs (VA) National CenterMental health treatmentLower household incomeMore mental health concernsSelf-management appMental health concernsU.S. military veteransNeeds of veteransMedical conditionsGeneral populationVeteran populationHealth treatmentWhite veteransHealth concernConsistent associationVariety of barriersHealth careMilitary veteransBlack veteransVeteransBarriers to Mental Health Care in US Military Veterans
Lewis C, Fischer I, Tsai J, Harpaz-Rotem I, Pietrzak R. Barriers to Mental Health Care in US Military Veterans. Psychiatric Quarterly 2024, 95: 367-383. PMID: 38940875, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-024-10078-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health careMental health treatmentHealth careHealth treatmentReduce barriersUS veteransNegative beliefsInstrumental barriersNational Health and ResiliencePromote engagementMental health servicesPopulation-based effortsUS military veteransNationally representative dataMultivariate logistic regressionPerceived stigmaHealth servicesSocial supportPsychiatric needsVeterans StudyPractical barriersLow purposeConclusionsNearly halfMilitary veteransCareCo-occurring Chronic Pain and PTSD Among US Military Veterans: Prevalence, Correlates, and Functioning
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