2024
Effectiveness of residential treatment services for veterans with substance use disorders: A propensity score matching evaluation
Dams G, Ketchen B, Burden J, Smith N. Effectiveness of residential treatment services for veterans with substance use disorders: A propensity score matching evaluation. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2024, 255: 111081. PMID: 38211367, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSymptom improvementResidential treatmentCause mortality risk reductionOne-yearSelf-reported mental health outcomesSubstance use disorder treatmentOne-year followSelf-reported mental healthResidential careUse disorder treatmentSubstance use disordersSample of veteransMental health outcomesService utilizationMortality riskResidential treatment servicesUse disordersHealth outcomesTreatment servicesDisorder treatmentMortality risk reductionTreatment improvementPropensity scoreMental healthStudy period
2017
Differential predictive value of PTSD symptom clusters for mental health care among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans following PTSD diagnosis
Smith NB, Tsai J, Pietrzak RH, Cook JM, Hoff R, Harpaz-Rotem I. Differential predictive value of PTSD symptom clusters for mental health care among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans following PTSD diagnosis. Psychiatry Research 2017, 256: 32-39. PMID: 28622572, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2017.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderAfghanistan veteransPTSD symptom clustersNational VA administrative dataVeterans AffairsSymptom clustersMental health service utilizationTreatment-related variablesHealth service utilizationVA administrative dataSelection of treatmentMental health carePTSD symptom cluster severitySymptom cluster severityTrauma-exposed veteransInitial diagnosisClinical variablesPsychotherapy visitsAdequate doseService utilizationDifferential predictive valueLarge cohortCombination treatmentPsychotherapy initiationTreatment approaches
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