Observational studyPsychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)2017
Postdeployment Behavioral Health Screens and Linkage to the Veterans Health Administration for Army Reserve Component Members.
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- An Evidence Map of the Women Veterans' Health Literature, 2016 to 2023: A Systematic Review.JAMA network open · 2025Pooled it
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- Post-deployment screening in the Canadian military: Translating evaluation research into program recommendations.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2025Article
- Mental health treatment utilization among Gulf War era veterans with probable alcohol use disorder.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2024Article
- Alcohol Treatment Access and Engagement Among Women in the USA: a Targeted Review of the Literature 2012-2022.Current addiction reports · 2023Article
- Dose of Exercise Therapy Among Active Duty Soldiers With Chronic Pain Is Associated With Lower Risk of Long-Term Adverse Outcomes After Linking to the Veterans Health Administration.Military medicine · 2023Article
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- Predictors of Veterans Health Administration utilization and pain persistence among soldiers treated for postdeployment chronic pain in the Military Health System.BMC health services research · 2021Article
- Longitudinal mental health outcomes of combat-injured service members.Brain and behavior · 2021Article
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- A positive screen for military sexual trauma is associated with greater risk for substance use disorders in women veterans.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2019Article
- Mental Health Treatment Delay: A Comparison Among Civilians and Veterans of Different Service Eras.Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) · 2019Article
- Prevalence and predictors of mental distress among Italian Red Cross auxiliary corps: A cross-sectional evaluation after deployment in anti-COVID-19 operations.Military psychology : the official journal of the Division of Military Psychology, American Psychological AssociationArticle
- Postdeployment Polytrauma Diagnoses Among Soldiers and Veterans Using the Veterans Health Affairs Polytrauma System of Care and Receipt of Opioids, Nonpharmacologic, and Mental Health Treatments.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationArticle
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Abstract
objectiveApproximately three to six months after returning from deployment, military service members complete the Post-Deployment Health Reassessment (PDHRA), which includes screens for alcohol misuse, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). To determine whether Army Reserve Component (RC) members (Army National Guard and Army Reserve) with positive screening scores on the PDHRA receive needed care, the investigators examined the association between positive scores and enrollment and utilization of care ("linkage") in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), as well as rescreening scores, diagnosis, and behavioral treatment in VHA.
methodsMixed-effects regression models were used to predict linkage to VHA within six months after RC members (N=73,164) completed the PDHRA, with alcohol misuse, depression, and PTSD screen scores as key independent variables. Regression models were stratified by gender and National Guard versus Reserve status. Among those who linked to VHA (N=25,168), screening scores and subsequent diagnosis and treatment in VHA were also examined.
resultsArmy RC members with positive PTSD and depression screening scores were more likely than those with negative screens to link to VHA, and most (54%-84%) received VHA treatment once diagnosed. Positive screens for alcohol misuse were associated with linkage to VHA for men but not for women, and treatment rates for alcohol use disorders were relatively low (0%-25%) for both men and women diagnosed as having an alcohol use disorder.
conclusionsThe finding that Army RC members with greater indications of behavioral health problems linked to VHA is encouraging. However, more outreach and treatment engagement strategies could be directed to those with alcohol use disorder, particularly women.
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