scholarly journals Impact of Attitudes and Rurality on Veterans’ Use of Veterans Health Administration Mental Health Services

2021 ◽  
pp. appi.ps.2019002
Author(s):  
Ellen P. Fischer ◽  
Geoffrey M. Curran ◽  
John C. Fortney ◽  
Jean C. McSweeney ◽  
D. Keith Williams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Veterans Health Administration ◽  
Veterans Health ◽  
Health Administration

Pathways to vocational services: Factors affecting entry by veterans enrolled in Veterans Health Administration mental health services.

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles E. Drebing ◽  
Lisa Mueller ◽  
E. Alice Van Ormer ◽  
Patricia Duffy ◽  
James LePage ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Veterans Health Administration ◽  
Veterans Health ◽  
Health Administration ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Vocational Services

Geriatric Mental Health Services and Research in the Veterans Health Administration

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. S34-S35
Author(s):  
John T. Little ◽  
Marsden H. McGuire ◽  
Theresa Gleason ◽  
Richard M. Allman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Veterans Health Administration ◽  
Veterans Health ◽  
Health Administration ◽  
Geriatric Mental Health

Veterans Health Administration Mental Health Program Evaluation: Capstone Report

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine E. Watkins ◽  
◽  
Harold Alan Pincus ◽  
Brad Smith ◽  
Susan M. Paddock ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Program Evaluation ◽  
Health Program ◽  
Mental Health Program ◽  
Veterans Health Administration ◽  
Veterans Health ◽  
Health Administration

Veterans Health Administration Mental Health Program Evaluation Technical Manual

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcela Horovitz-Lennon ◽  
Katherine E. Watkins ◽  
Harold Alan Pincus ◽  
Lisa R. Shugarman ◽  
Brad Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Program Evaluation ◽  
Health Program ◽  
Mental Health Program ◽  
Veterans Health Administration ◽  
Veterans Health ◽  
Health Administration ◽  
Technical Manual

scholarly journals Predictors of Veterans Health Administration utilization and pain persistence among soldiers treated for postdeployment chronic pain in the Military Health System

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Sayko Adams ◽  
Esther L. Meerwijk ◽  
Mary Jo Larson ◽  
Alex H. S. Harris
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Veterans Health Administration ◽  
First Year ◽  
Veterans Health ◽  
Health Administration ◽  
Military Health System ◽  
Military Health ◽  
The Military

Abstract Background Chronic pain presents a significant burden for both federal health care systems designed to serve combat Veterans in the United States (i.e., the Military Health System [MHS] and Veterans Health Administration [VHA]), yet there have been few studies of Veterans with chronic pain that have integrated data from both systems of care. This study examined 1) health care utilization in VHA as an enrollee (i.e., linkage to VHA) after military separation among soldiers with postdeployment chronic pain identified in the MHS, and predictors of linkage, and 2) persistence of chronic pain among those utilizing the VHA. Methods Observational, longitudinal study of soldiers returning from a deployment in support of the Afghanistan/Iraq conflicts in fiscal years 2008–2014. The analytic sample included 138,206 active duty soldiers for whom linkage to VHA was determined through FY2019. A Cox proportional hazards model was estimated to examine the effects of demographic characteristics, military history, and MHS clinical characteristics on time to linkage to VHA after separation from the military. Among the subpopulation of soldiers who linked to VHA, we described whether they met criteria for chronic pain in the VHA and pain management treatments received during the first year in VHA. Results The majority (79%) of soldiers within the chronic pain cohort linked to VHA after military separation. Significant predictors of VHA linkage included: VHA utilization as a non-enrollee prior to military separation, separating for disability, mental health comorbidities, and being non-Hispanic Black or Hispanic. Soldiers that separated because of misconduct were less likely to link than other soldiers. Soldiers who received nonpharmacological treatments, opioids/tramadol, or mental health treatment in the MHS linked earlier to VHA than soldiers who did not receive these treatments. Among those who enrolled in VHA, during the first year after linking to the VHA, 49.7% of soldiers met criteria for persistent chronic pain in VHA. Conclusions The vast majority of soldiers identified with chronic pain in the MHS utilized care within VHA after military separation. Careful coordination of pain management approaches across the MHS and VHA is required to optimize care for soldiers with chronic pain.

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