2014
Persistent Pain and Comorbidity Among Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn Veterans
Higgins DM, Kerns RD, Brandt CA, Haskell SG, Bathulapalli H, Gilliam W, Goulet JL. Persistent Pain and Comorbidity Among Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn Veterans. Pain Medicine 2014, 15: 782-790. PMID: 24548466, DOI: 10.1111/pme.12388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAfghan Campaign 2001-Chronic PainComorbidityDepressive DisorderFemaleHumansIraq War, 2003-2011Logistic ModelsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisObesityPrevalenceStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationTraumatic brain injuryPersistent painBody mass indexMental health conditionsChronic painOperation Enduring FreedomHealth conditionsElectronic medical record dataChronic pain conditionsPredictors of incidentMedical record dataLongitudinal clinical dataImportant clinical implicationsSubstance use disordersOEF/OIF/OND veteransPost-traumatic stress disorderArmy service membersLogistic regression modelsPain conditionsComorbid conditionsClinical evidenceMass indexBrain injuryClinical data
2010
Time to Depression Treatment in Primary Care Among HIV-infected and Uninfected Veterans
Hooshyar D, Goulet J, Chwastiak L, Crystal S, Gibert C, Mattocks K, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Justice AC, for the VACS Project Team. Time to Depression Treatment in Primary Care Among HIV-infected and Uninfected Veterans. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2010, 25: 656-662. PMID: 20405335, PMCID: PMC2881956, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-010-1323-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPHQ-9 assessmentMental health visitsDepressed HIVUninfected patientsHIV serostatusDepression treatmentPrimary careDepression severityHealth visitsInclusion criteriaPatient Health Questionnaire scoresUntreated depressive symptomsPrimary care treatmentKaplan-Meier curvesPHQ-9 scoresGeneral medicine clinicProportional hazards methodsStudy inclusion criteriaMajority of depressionsAntidepressant receiptBackgroundMultiple factorsUninfected veteransPatient characteristicsProspective cohortTotal cohort