2015
Mental Health Treatment for Older Veterans Newly Diagnosed with PTSD: A National Investigation
Smith NB, Cook JM, Pietrzak R, Hoff R, Harpaz-Rotem I. Mental Health Treatment for Older Veterans Newly Diagnosed with PTSD: A National Investigation. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2015, 24: 201-212. PMID: 25772341, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2015.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health treatmentPosttraumatic stress disorderOlder veteransVA healthcare systemHealth treatmentClinical characteristicsDecreased oddsNational administrative data setVeterans AffairsMental health service utilizationAppropriate mental health treatmentOdds of treatmentMental health visitsHealth service utilizationHealthcare systemPharmacy recordsHealth visitsCox regressionPsychiatric comorbidityPsychotherapy visitsService utilizationLarge cohortMedical appointmentsAdministrative data setsNew diagnosis
2014
Determinants of Prospective Engagement in Mental Health Treatment Among Symptomatic Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans
Harpaz-Rotem I, Rosenheck RA, Pietrzak RH, Southwick SM. Determinants of Prospective Engagement in Mental Health Treatment Among Symptomatic Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2014, 202: 97-104. PMID: 24469520, DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000000078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health treatmentPosttraumatic stress disorderIraq/Afghanistan veteransHealth treatmentAfghanistan veteransSymptomatic veteransMental health visitsMental health screeningMental health statusMental health servicesHealth visitsHealth screeningService utilizationRe-experiencing symptomsDepressive symptomsHealth statusHealth servicesPsychosocial determinantsStress disorderSymptomsVeteransTreatmentConsistent determinantsNumbing symptomsProspective engagement
2011
Serving Those Who Served: Retention of Newly Returning Veterans From Iraq and Afghanistan in Mental Health Treatment
Harpaz-Rotem I, Rosenheck RA. Serving Those Who Served: Retention of Newly Returning Veterans From Iraq and Afghanistan in Mental Health Treatment. Psychiatric Services 2011, 62: 22-27. PMID: 21209295, DOI: 10.1176/ps.62.1.pss6201_0022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfghan Campaign 2001-Case-Control StudiesComorbidityFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansIraq War, 2003-2011MaleMental DisordersMental Health ServicesMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPatient Acceptance of Health CarePatient DropoutsProportional Hazards ModelsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesVeteransConceptsMental health visitsMental health treatmentPosttraumatic stress disorderVietnam-era veteransHealth visitsHealth treatmentPTSD treatmentMental health statusMental health servicesComorbid conditionsInitial diagnosisNumber of visitsNew diagnosisPsychiatric treatmentComorbid diagnosesHealth statusPoisson regressionSurvival analysisFunction of ageHealth servicesMultivariate analysisMore visitsVeterans AffairsStress disorder