2000
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Hispanic Vietnam Veterans
Ortega A, Rosenheck R. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Hispanic Vietnam Veterans. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2000, 157: 615-619. PMID: 10739422, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.157.4.615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderHispanic Vietnam veteransSevere PTSD symptomsVietnam veteransGreater riskStress disorderPTSD symptomsNon-Hispanic white veteransGreater functional impairmentNational Epidemiologic StudyNational Vietnam Veterans Readjustment StudyFunctional impairmentSecondary data analysisEpidemiologic studiesHigh riskHispanic veteransSevere symptomsMental disordersSymptom reportingWhite veteransSymptomsVeteransDisordersRiskRepresentative sample
1998
Participation and Outcome in a Residential Treatment and Work Therapy Program for Addictive Disorders: The Effects of Race
Rosenheck R, Seibyl C. Participation and Outcome in a Residential Treatment and Work Therapy Program for Addictive Disorders: The Effects of Race. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1998, 155: 1029-1034. PMID: 9699689, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.155.8.1029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlack or African AmericanCommunity Mental Health ServicesFemaleHumansMaleOccupational TherapyPatient Acceptance of Health CarePersonality InventoryPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesResidential TreatmentSubstance-Related DisordersTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransWhite PeopleWorkConceptsWork therapy programTherapy programWhite veteransBlack participantsAddictive disordersLarger study groupBlack patientsAdmission characteristicsWorse outcomesProgram participationStudy groupPsychiatric problemsSevere alcoholMultivariate analysisDrug abuse problemsAlcohol useEffect of raceTherapeutic milieuAbuse problemsBlack veteransBlack subjectsOutcomesResidential treatmentVeteransSocial support networks
1996
Race and outcome of treatment for veterans suffering from PTSD
Rosenheck R, Fontana A. Race and outcome of treatment for veterans suffering from PTSD. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 1996, 9: 343-351. DOI: 10.1007/bf02110666.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderImprovement ratingSevere posttraumatic stress disorderWar-related posttraumatic stress disorderOutcome of treatmentProspective studyClinical changesOutcome measuresService useWhite veteransClinician ratingsStress disorderPsychometric changesOutcomes 4Program entrySignificant differencesVeteransSustained differencesRacial groupsTreatmentRace and outcome of treatment for veterans suffering from PTSD
Rosenheck R, Fontana A. Race and outcome of treatment for veterans suffering from PTSD. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 1996, 9: 343-351. PMID: 8731552, DOI: 10.1002/jts.2490090215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderImprovement ratingSevere posttraumatic stress disorderWar-related posttraumatic stress disorderOutcome of treatmentProspective studyClinical changesOutcome measuresService useWhite veteransClinician ratingsStress disorderPsychometric changesOutcomes 4Program entrySignificant differencesVeteransSustained differencesRacial groupsTreatment
1995
Race in the Treatment of Homeless Mentally Ill Veterans
LEDA C, ROSENHECK R. Race in the Treatment of Homeless Mentally Ill Veterans. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 1995, 183: 529-537. PMID: 7643065, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-199508000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmbulatory Care FacilitiesBlack or African AmericanFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth ServicesHealth StatusHumansIll-Housed PersonsMaleMental DisordersResidential FacilitiesSocial AdjustmentSubstance-Related DisordersSuicide, AttemptedTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsWhite veteransOutpatient health service useVA health care systemFactorial repeated-measures analysisTime of admissionHealth service useSerious psychiatric disordersEpisodes of treatmentDescriptive outcome studyChi-square testHealth care systemRepeated-measures analysisSubstance abuse problemsHomeless Veterans programPostdischarge followAdmission characteristicsRacial groupsIll veteransMedical symptomatologyOutcome studiesAlcohol abusePsychiatric disordersService useAdmissionClinical diagnosisEffect of clinician-veteran racial pairing in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder
Rosenheck R, Fontana A, Cottrol C. Effect of clinician-veteran racial pairing in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1995, 152: 555-563. PMID: 7694904, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.152.4.555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmbulatory CareAntidepressive AgentsBlack or African AmericanCommunity Mental Health ServicesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CarePatient DropoutsProgram EvaluationPsychotherapyPsychotropic DrugsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransWhite PeopleConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderImprovement ratingBlack veteransWhite cliniciansWhite veteransStress disorderBlack male veteransWar-related posttraumatic stress disorderClinician raceOutcome of treatmentLow program participationVeterans' raceAntidepressant medicationPrimary clinicianClinical statusClinician characteristicsMale veteransMultivariate analysisSociodemographic characteristicsLess improvementTreatment emphasisVeterans AffairsClinician ratingsSubstance abuseMore treatments
1994
Utilization of Mental Health Services by Minority Veterans of the Vietnam Era
ROSENHECK R, FONTANA A. Utilization of Mental Health Services by Minority Veterans of the Vietnam Era. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 1994, 182: 685-691. PMID: 7989912, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-199412000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttitude to HealthCausalityClergyHospitals, VeteransHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMental DisordersMental Health ServicesMinority GroupsRegression AnalysisSelf-Help GroupsSocial AdjustmentStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransVietnamConceptsMental health servicesNon-VA mental health servicesHealth servicesHealth statusVA mental health servicesMinority veteransLogistic regression analysisPuerto Rican HispanicsChi-square testHealth insurance coverageVietnam-era veteransHispanic veteransService useNonpsychiatrist physiciansSociodemographic characteristicsWhite veteransVietnam eraVA systemEra veteransInsurance coverageBlack veteransVeteransFurther studiesMexican HispanicsRegression analysis