2001
Mental and Physical Health and Acculturation among Hispanic Vietnam Veterans
Ortega A, Rosenheck R. Mental and Physical Health and Acculturation among Hispanic Vietnam Veterans. Military Medicine 2001, 166: 894-897. PMID: 11603242, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/166.10.894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical health risksHispanic Vietnam veteransHispanic veteransPhysical healthVietnam veteransNon-Hispanic whitesHealth risksOutcome measuresSecondary data analysisAcculturation indexEpidemiological studiesHealth outcomesMental healthVeteransMexican AmericansHealthAcculturation scoresRepresentative samplePredictive validityHispanicsPuerto RicansScoresRiskVietnam eraAssociation
2000
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Hispanic Vietnam Veterans
Ortega A, Rosenheck R. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Hispanic Vietnam Veterans. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2000, 157: 615-619. PMID: 10739422, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.157.4.615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderHispanic Vietnam veteransSevere PTSD symptomsVietnam veteransGreater riskStress disorderPTSD symptomsNon-Hispanic white veteransGreater functional impairmentNational Epidemiologic StudyNational Vietnam Veterans Readjustment StudyFunctional impairmentSecondary data analysisEpidemiologic studiesHigh riskHispanic veteransSevere symptomsMental disordersSymptom reportingWhite veteransSymptomsVeteransDisordersRiskRepresentative sample
1994
Utilization of Mental Health Services by Minority Veterans of the Vietnam Era
ROSENHECK R, FONTANA A. Utilization of Mental Health Services by Minority Veterans of the Vietnam Era. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 1994, 182: 685-691. PMID: 7989912, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-199412000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttitude to HealthCausalityClergyHospitals, VeteransHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMental DisordersMental Health ServicesMinority GroupsRegression AnalysisSelf-Help GroupsSocial AdjustmentStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransVietnamConceptsMental health servicesNon-VA mental health servicesHealth servicesHealth statusVA mental health servicesMinority veteransLogistic regression analysisPuerto Rican HispanicsChi-square testHealth insurance coverageVietnam-era veteransHispanic veteransService useNonpsychiatrist physiciansSociodemographic characteristicsWhite veteransVietnam eraVA systemEra veteransInsurance coverageBlack veteransVeteransFurther studiesMexican HispanicsRegression analysis