2023
Understanding veteran barriers to specialty outpatient PTSD clinical care
Rozek D, Steigerwald V, Baker S, Gross G, Maieritsch K, Hoff R, Harpaz-Rotem I, Smith N. Understanding veteran barriers to specialty outpatient PTSD clinical care. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2023, 95: 102675. PMID: 36854224, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2023.102675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecialty outpatient clinicsPosttraumatic stress disorderOutpatient clinicPTSD specialty clinicClinical characteristicsMale sexPTSD symptom severitySpecialty clinicWhite raceClinical careClinical concernTreatment engagementSymptom severityStress disorderClinicGreater likelihoodVeteransSignificant minorityTreatmentImpact of demographicsMulti-faceted barriersCareFiscal year 2019DemographicsNational sample
2000
Bed Closures and Incarceration Rates Among Users of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Services
Rosenheck RA, Banks S, Pandiani J, Hoff R. Bed Closures and Incarceration Rates Among Users of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Services. Psychiatric Services 2000, 51: 1282-1287. PMID: 11013328, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.51.10.1282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge DistributionCrimeDiagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry)Health Facility ClosureHospitals, GeneralHospitals, PsychiatricHospitals, StateHospitals, VeteransHumansInpatientsMaleMental DisordersNew YorkOdds RatioOutpatientsPopulation SurveillanceRetrospective StudiesSubstance-Related DisordersConceptsMental health servicesVeterans Affairs (VA) mental health servicesVA mental health servicesHealth servicesMale patientsBed closuresGeneral HospitalVA service usersDual diagnosis patientsAge 40 yearsHealth system usersMental health disordersCommunity general hospitalProbabilistic population estimationMental health problemsBehavioral health careHealth care systemState mental hospitalSubstance abuse problemsDiagnosis patientsRates of incarcerationVA patientsNew York State countiesService useVA facilitiesCross‐system service use among psychiatric patients: Data from the Department of Veterans Affairs
Hoff R, Rosenheck R. Cross‐system service use among psychiatric patients: Data from the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Journal Of Behavioral Health Services & Research 2000, 27: 98-106. PMID: 10695244, DOI: 10.1007/bf02287807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-system useNon-VA servicesPsychiatric patientsVA service-connected disabilityVeterans Affairs servicesMental health patientsService-connected disabilityMental health outpatientsHealth care systemSelf-reported useHealth patientsService useVA servicesVeterans AffairsPatientsCare systemVA utilizationDemographic informationSubstantial proportionTwo-week periodUtilization patternsDiagnosisMonthsWeeksVA