Research Topics
Mental Health
Mental health is a broad term used to describe a variety of mental, emotional, or behavioral conditions. Mental health conditions can include anxiety disorder, depressive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), eating disorders, personality disorders, and the more serious psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The impact of mental health conditions is significant—according to the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Mental Health, nearly one in five U.S. adults live with a mental illness (51.5 million in 2019).
VA health systems researchers conduct a wide variety of investigations into mental health conditions, including access to mental and behavioral health services, post-deployment well-being, specific treatment efficacy, and more.
Each section below is populated by a search of the HSR website. Search results are generated based on the search term "Mental Health". Results are updated as new data are available.
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Citations
(5 of more than 1732 MENTAL HEALTH focused publications)
- Ensrud KE, Schousboe JT, Kats AM, Taylor BC, Duan-Porter W, Sheets KM, Boyd CM, Cawthon PM, Langsetmo L. Functional Impairments, Phenotypic Frailty and Sector-Specific Incremental Healthcare Costs in Older Adults. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences. 2024 Oct 9.
- Xu KY, Gabrielian SE, Brown TR. Mental Health Diagnoses in People Experiencing Homelessness. JAMA psychiatry. 2024 Oct 1; 81(10):1047.
- Woodward EN, Oliver KA, Drummond KL, Bartnik MK, McCorkindale A, Meit SS, Owen RR, Kirchner JE. Transitioning an implementation research intervention to a sustained clinical service: Telehealth primary care mental health integration implementation in Veterans Health Administration. Psychological Services. 2024 Sep 30.
- Hundt NE, Kim B, Plasencia M, Amspoker AB, Walder A, Yusuf Z, Nagamoto H, Tsao CG, Smith TL. Factors associated with successful FLOW implementation to improve mental health access: a mixed-methods study. Translational behavioral medicine. 2024 Sep 26.
- Bradford A, Meyer AND, Khan S, Giardina TD, Singh H. Diagnostic error in mental health: a review. BMJ quality & safety. 2024 Sep 19; 33(10):663-672.
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Publication Briefs
(5 of more than 318 MENTAL HEALTH focused publication briefs)
- Caring Letters Not Associated with Suicide Attempts Following Veterans Crisis Line Contact, But Are Associated with Higher Probability of VA Mental Healthcare Use
This study examined the effectiveness of the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) Caring Letters intervention and determined whether there were differences in outcomes by signatory. Findings showed that Caring Letters were not associated with suicide attempts following VCL contact, but were associated with higher probability of VHA outpatient and inpatient mental healthcare use. There was no association amo...
Date: April 29, 2024
- COVID-19 Infection Associated with More Depression Symptoms among Veterans at 18 months Post-Infection
This study robustly matched COVID-19 infected patients with contemporaneous, uninfected controls to assess the effects of COVID-19 on depression symptoms. Findings showed that COVID-19 infection was associated with more depression symptoms among Veterans at 18 months post-infection, with a significantly higher prevalence of positive depression screening among Veterans with COVID compared to those ...
Date: April 16, 2024
- Veterans with a Racial/Ethnic Minority Background, Rural Residence, or Mental Health Disability History Were Less Likely to Complete Preoperative Goals of Care Documentation
This study assessed factors – including race, ethnicity, rurality, history of mental health disability, and VA facility type – that are known or hypothesized to be linked with disparities in preoperative life-sustaining treatment (LST) documentation. The study also described the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on completion of preoperative LST. Findings showed that Veterans with a racial or ethnic mino...
Date: December 19, 2023
- Despite Equal Access and Use of VA Care, Black Veterans are More Likely to Experience Postpartum Rehospitalization and Low-Birthweight Infants
This study sought to determine whether Black/white racial disparities in access, use, and outcomes are present among pregnant and postpartum Veterans and their infants using VA maternity care. Findings showed no statistically significant racial disparities in access or use of care during the perinatal period; nevertheless, Black Veterans were more likely than white Veterans to experience postpartu...
Date: July 1, 2023
- Rural-Urban Telemedicine Disparity among Veterans Worsens Following Onset of COVID-19 Pandemic
This study examined changes over time in rural-urban differences in telemedicine use for primary care and mental health integration services among nearly 64 million primary care and 4 million mental health integration visits. Findings showed that the pandemic exacerbated the rural-urban telemedicine divide across VA, possibly because underlying causes of digital inequity were not addressed as init...
Date: March 7, 2023
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Studies
( 5 of more than 173 MENTAL HEALTH focused projects
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Project No. |
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PI |
Funding Start |
SDR 22-180
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Implications of Veterans' Initial Reintegration Experiences for their Longer-Term Mental Health and Suicidality: Identifying Veterans who Would Benefit from Early Intervention |
Vogt , Dawne |
2024-10-01 |
PPO 22-211
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Mental Health Clinician/Chaplain Collaboration (MC3): A Pilot Study |
Pyne, Jeffrey |
2024-08-01 |
PPO 22-040
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Virtual Care Coordination in VA Primary Care-Mental Health Integration |
Leung, Lucinda |
2023-08-01 |
CDA 20-261
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Understanding Community-based Mental Healthcare for Rural Veterans with Military Sexual Trauma |
Boykin, Derrecka |
2022-04-01 |
CDA 20-104
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Improving Mental Health for Veterans with Dementia: Provider Training in Caregiver Engagement |
Wyman, Mary |
2021-07-01 |
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Cyberseminars
The most recent "Mental Health" seminars are displayed.
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Title |
Presenter(s) |
1/23/2025 |
Occurrence of Psychiatric Conditions or Symptoms After Military Service-Related Environmental and Chemical Toxic Exposures
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Gierisch, Jennifer
Bourassa, Kyle
Patterson, Jennifer
Nugent, Shannon
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11/25/2024 |
Estimating the Per-Protocol Effect of Lithium on Suicidality in the VA CSP-590 Trial
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Szmulewicz, Alejandro
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7/25/2024 |
Health Care Team Interventions for Complex Patients with Distress Behaviors: A systematic review
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Ramos, Katherine
Shepherd-Banigan, Megan
Goldstein, Karen
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7/8/2024 |
Women Veterans’ Healthcare Provider Workforce Experiences
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Zivin, Kara
Olmos-Ochoa, Tanya
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6/11/2024 |
Unpacking MST Survivors’ Emotional Experiences with Accessing Community Care for Mental Health Concerns
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Boykin, Derrecka
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