Nicotine dependence and its risk factors among users of veterans health services, 2008-2009.
Tsai J, Edens EL, Rosenheck RA. Nicotine dependence and its risk factors among users of veterans health services, 2008-2009. Preventing Chronic Disease 2011, 8: a127. PMID: 22005620, PMCID: PMC3221569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNicotine dependenceRisk factorsHealth service usersDependence diagnosisHealth servicesProtective factorsMental healthVeterans Affairs systemSmoking cessation programVA medical recordsMajor risk factorHomeless veteransMental health diagnosesLogistic regression analysisGeneral VA populationCase-control designSubstance abuse problemsPreventable causeCessation interventionsCessation programsSubgroup analysisMedical recordsIndependent riskTobacco useVA populationAssociation of Substance Use and VA Service‐Connected Disability Benefits with Risk of Homelessness among Veterans
Edens EL, Kasprow W, Tsai J, Rosenheck RA. Association of Substance Use and VA Service‐Connected Disability Benefits with Risk of Homelessness among Veterans. American Journal On Addictions 2011, 20: 412-419. PMID: 21838839, DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2011.00166.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAfghan Campaign 2001-AgedAged, 80 and overCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansIll-Housed PersonsIraq War, 2003-2011MaleMental DisordersMental Health ServicesMiddle AgedRisk FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransVeterans Disability ClaimsConceptsService-connected disabilityPersonality disorderUse disordersPathological gamblingClinical prevention effortsSubstance useLow-risk groupLow-risk subgroupsVA administrative dataSevere mental illnessSubstance use disordersAlcohol use disorderIllicit drug useMental health service usersOEF/OIFHealth service usersModifiable riskPrimary preventionSubgroup analysisReduced riskMental health usersVA servicesDrug useMental illnessLogistic regressionRates and Correlates of Pathological Gambling Among VA Mental Health Service Users
Edens EL, Rosenheck RA. Rates and Correlates of Pathological Gambling Among VA Mental Health Service Users. Journal Of Gambling Studies 2011, 28: 1-11. PMID: 21331515, DOI: 10.1007/s10899-011-9239-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPG diagnosisMental health service usersHealth service usersUse disordersPathological gamblingMH service usersVA health systemVeterans Health AdministrationCase-control studyDrug use disordersVA administrative dataMental health patientsSevere mental illnessSignificant independent associationMental health careAlcohol use disorderHeavy alcohol useChi-square testPast year ratesPast-year homelessnessClinical factorsService usersIndependent associationHealth patientsPrevalence rates