2013
Homelessness in a National Sample of Incarcerated Veterans in State and Federal Prisons
Tsai J, Rosenheck RA, Kasprow WJ, McGuire JF. Homelessness in a National Sample of Incarcerated Veterans in State and Federal Prisons. Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 2013, 41: 360-367. PMID: 23512110, DOI: 10.1007/s10488-013-0483-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationVHA servicesPast homelessnessMore mental health problemsMore substance abuseNational administrative dataMental health problemsIncarcerated veteransClinical statusNon-homeless veteransMultinomial logistic regressionGeneral populationCriminal justice statusHealth AdministrationAdult menHealth problemsNeed of servicesSociodemographic characteristicsRe-entry programLogistic regressionSubstance abuseRisk of incarceration and clinical characteristics of incarcerated veterans by race/ethnicity
Tsai J, Rosenheck RA, Kasprow WJ, McGuire JF. Risk of incarceration and clinical characteristics of incarcerated veterans by race/ethnicity. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2013, 48: 1777-1786. PMID: 23508369, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-013-0677-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical characteristicsAfrican American veteransRace/ethnicityRisk of incarcerationAge groupsAfrican AmericansConclusionsRacial/ethnic differencesMental health servicesVeteran statusSubstance abuse treatmentAmerican veteransIncarcerated veteransCertain age groupsGeneral populationHispanic veteransHealth servicesMultivariate analysisRe-entry programWhite veteransAbuse treatmentEthnic minoritiesEthnic differencesVeteransNational dataNational survey
2006
Brief Reports: Psychiatric Illness and Substance Abuse Among Homeless Asian-American Veterans
Lim S, Kasprow WJ, Rosenheck RA. Brief Reports: Psychiatric Illness and Substance Abuse Among Homeless Asian-American Veterans. Psychiatric Services 2006, 57: 704-707. PMID: 16675767, DOI: 10.1176/ps.2006.57.5.704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersPsychiatric illnessAlcohol abuseUse disordersDiagnostic assessmentHomeless Veterans programRelative riskGeneral populationLower riskSubstance abuseDrug abuseHealth careHomeless veteransVeteransVeteran ProgramEthnic subgroupsLower ratesAsian AmericansIllnessDisordersAbuseHispanicsRiskEthnic groupsPatients
2000
Mortality among Homeless and Nonhomeless Mentally Ill Veterans
KASPROW W, ROSENHECK R. Mortality among Homeless and Nonhomeless Mentally Ill Veterans. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2000, 188: 141-147. PMID: 10749278, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-200003000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMortality riskGeneral U.S. populationMental health programsIll veteransCohort membersMortality rateHealth programsRetrospective cohort designU.S. populationHealth care systemPrior hospitalizationAge 45Cohort designOlder veteransElevated riskGeneral populationMale veteransNonsignificant trendAge 55Medical problemsVeterans AffairsCare systemBaselineMortalityAlcohol problems