2018
Veterans’ compensation claims beliefs predict timing of PTSD treatment use relative to compensation and pension exam
Black AC, Meshberg-Cohen S, Perez-Ortiz AC, Thornhill TA, Rosen MI. Veterans’ compensation claims beliefs predict timing of PTSD treatment use relative to compensation and pension exam. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0209488. PMID: 30589882, PMCID: PMC6307722, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209488.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health treatment useTreatment useMental health treatmentExamination statusPTSD treatmentTreatment benefitVeterans' useHealth treatmentEffective PTSD treatmentPTSD treatment engagementElectronic health recordsClinical trialsTreatment engagementBaseline assessmentCompensation examinationsHealth recordsPension examinationsVeterans' beliefsTreatmentVeteransBeliefs ScalePTSDDisability-related benefitsExaminationStatus
2017
Relationship between substance use and attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help among veterans filing PTSD claims
Meshberg-Cohen S, Kachadourian L, Black AC, Rosen MI. Relationship between substance use and attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help among veterans filing PTSD claims. Addictive Behaviors 2017, 74: 9-12. PMID: 28558337, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.05.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderSubstance use disordersPsychological helpCo-occurring substance use disordersProfessional Psychological Help-Short FormMale OEF/OIF veteransProfessional psychological helpSubstance useOEF/OIF veteransDemographic covariatesSample of veteransMental health treatmentStress disorderOIF veteransTreatment viewsTreatment attitudesHealth treatmentUse disordersFavorable attitudesVeteransBaseline assessmentAttitudesGeneral skepticismSubscale analysisComplicate treatment