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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)



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Publication Briefs

(5 of more than 318 MENTAL HEALTH focused publication briefs)



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Studies

( 5 of more than 173 MENTAL HEALTH focused projects )

Project No.  Title  PI  Funding Start   
SDR 22-180 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 Mental Health Clinician/Chaplain Collaboration (MC3): A Pilot Study Pyne, Jeffrey 2024-08-01
PPO 22-040 Virtual Care Coordination in VA Primary Care-Mental Health Integration Leung, Lucinda 2023-08-01
CDA 20-261 Understanding Community-based Mental Healthcare for Rural Veterans with Military Sexual Trauma Boykin, Derrecka 2022-04-01
CDA 20-104 Improving Mental Health for Veterans with Dementia: Provider Training in Caregiver Engagement Wyman, Mary 2021-07-01

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HSR Briefs, Reports, Newsletters

Systematic Review - Moral Injury and Mental Health Among US Military Service Members and Veterans (12-04-2024)

Evidence Assist - Psychedelic Medications for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders (09-13-2023)

Protocols to Reduce Seclusion in Inpatient Mental Health Units (08-23-2023)

Peers Aid Veterans' Engagement with Mental Health Self-Care Mobile Apps (07-07-2023)

Systematic Review - Protocols to Reduce Seclusion in Inpatient Mental Health Units (06-30-2023)

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Cyberseminars

The most recent "Mental Health" seminars are displayed.

Date Title Presenter(s)
1/23/2025 Occurrence of Psychiatric Conditions or Symptoms After Military Service-Related Environmental and Chemical Toxic Exposures Gierisch, Jennifer  
Bourassa, Kyle  
Patterson, Jennifer  
Nugent, Shannon  
11/25/2024 Estimating the Per-Protocol Effect of Lithium on Suicidality in the VA CSP-590 Trial Szmulewicz, Alejandro  
7/25/2024 Health Care Team Interventions for Complex Patients with Distress Behaviors: A systematic review Ramos, Katherine  
Shepherd-Banigan, Megan  
Goldstein, Karen  
7/8/2024 Women Veterans’ Healthcare Provider Workforce Experiences Zivin, Kara  
Olmos-Ochoa, Tanya  
6/11/2024 Unpacking MST Survivors’ Emotional Experiences with Accessing Community Care for Mental Health Concerns Boykin, Derrecka  

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