2015
“I Want to Come Home”: Vietnam-Era Veterans’ Presenting for Mental Health Care, Roughly 40 Years After Vietnam
Desai MU, Pavlo AJ, Davidson L, Harpaz-Rotem I, Rosenheck R. “I Want to Come Home”: Vietnam-Era Veterans’ Presenting for Mental Health Care, Roughly 40 Years After Vietnam. Psychiatric Quarterly 2015, 87: 229-239. PMID: 26156261, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-015-9382-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhenomenological qualitative methodMental health clinicsExperiences of rejectionEveryday waysGovernmental institutionsPervasive stigmatizationVietnam-era veteransHealth clinicsQualitative methodsLongstanding experienceStrong bridgesSocial rejectionVeterans Health AdministrationVA Medical CenterMental health careOwn preferencesProblematic patternsExperienceVietnamMeaningLong processDiagnosis of PTSDCare seekingMedical CenterVeterans Home
2009
Tracing the Flow of Knowledge: Geographic Variability in the Diffusion of Prazosin Use for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Nationally in the Department of Veterans Affairs
Harpaz-Rotem I, Rosenheck RA. Tracing the Flow of Knowledge: Geographic Variability in the Diffusion of Prazosin Use for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Nationally in the Department of Veterans Affairs. JAMA Psychiatry 2009, 66: 417-421. PMID: 19349311, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2008.536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderHealth care systemVeterans AffairsStress disorderSound Health Care SystemCare systemUse of prazosinPercentage of patientsTreatment of patientsTreatment of nightmaresPrazosin usePatient characteristicsNational health care systemMedical CenterMAIN OUTCOMEPrazosinPassive disseminationPatientsClinical practiceNew treatmentsPassive diffusionPrazosin hydrochlorideFiscal year 2004TreatmentPreliminary evidence
2008
Impact of the Seeking Safety Program on Clinical Outcomes Among Homeless Female Veterans With Psychiatric Disorders
Desai RA, Harpaz-Rotem I, Najavits LM, Rosenheck RA. Impact of the Seeking Safety Program on Clinical Outcomes Among Homeless Female Veterans With Psychiatric Disorders. Psychiatric Services 2008, 59: 996-1003. PMID: 18757592, DOI: 10.1176/ps.2008.59.9.996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCase ManagementCognitive Behavioral TherapyCohort StudiesComorbidityFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIll-Housed PersonsInterpersonal RelationsMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CareSafetySecondary PreventionSocial AdjustmentSocial SupportStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSubstance-Related DisordersVeteransConceptsClinical outcomesSeeking SafetyHomeless women veteransSafety cohortHomeless female veteransWomen veteransFemale veteransMost clinical outcome measuresOne-year clinical outcomesVeterans Affairs Medical CenterClinical outcome measuresComorbid substance abuseIntensive case managementCognitive behavioral therapy interventionVeteran ProgramPosttraumatic stress disorderSubstance abuse problemsPostimplementation cohortGeneral symptomsLower followOutcome measuresMedical CenterPsychiatric disordersTherapy interventionArousal clusters