• Saulnier KG, Philibert AL, Grau PP, Bowersox NW. Suicide Among Veterans Health Administration Patients With Bipolar Disorder: Evidence for Increased Risk Associated With Benzodiazepine Receipt. The Journal of clinical psychiatry. 2025 Mar 12; 86(2):DOI: 10.4088/JCP.24m15424.
• Patel PK, Green MF, Barch D, Wynn JK. Mechanisms and correlates of incentivized response inhibition in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Journal of psychiatric research. 2025 Mar 1; 183:282-288, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.02.027.
• Ostacher MJ, Miller CJ, Edwards-Stewart A, Cazares PT, Owen RR, Fuller MA, Osser D, Abrams TE, Mangal JP, Katz I, Ballard-Hernandez JM, Davis-Arnold SD, Alvarez I, Sall JL. Synopsis of the 2023 US Department of Veterans Affairs and US Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Bipolar Disorder. The Journal of clinical psychiatry. 2025 Jan 13; 86(1).
• Miller CJ, Bailey HM, Abel EA, Burgess CM, Connolly SL, Franz A, Smith E, Bauer MS. Efficacy of life goals collaborative care for bipolar disorder: A systematic review. Journal of affective disorders. 2024 Aug 15; 359:356-363.
• Catalano LT, Wynn JK, Eisenberger NI, Horan WP, Lee J, McCleery A, Miklowitz DJ, Reavis EA, Reddy LF, Green MF. An ERP Study of Face Processing in Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, and Socially Isolated Individuals from the Community. Clinical EEG and neuroscience. 2024 Jan 31; 15500594231222979.

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• VA’s Telehealth Program for Bipolar Disorders Is Associated with Improved Symptoms, Suicide Risk, Quality of Life, and Prescription Quality
  This study examined VA clinical, administrative, and survey data to evaluate outcomes (including symptoms, mood episodes, positive suicide screens, and mental health-related quality of life) for Veterans who were referred to the Bipolar Disorders Telehealth (BDTH) program from 2011 to 2021. Findings showed that Veterans who completed the program reported reductions in manic and depressive symptoms...
  
  Date: October 18, 2024
• Women Veterans with PTSD More Likely Than Men to Receive Guideline Discordant Medication
  This study examined potential confounders in incident prescribing of guideline discordant medications (GDM) in Veterans with PTSD. Findings showed that women Veterans with PTSD were 67% more likely than men to initiate a GDM, where more than half of this effect was explained by bipolar disorder diagnosis, age, and the number of distinct psychiatric medications prescribed in the prior year. After a...
  
  Date: June 5, 2024
• Medical Records Flag for Suicide Risk Increases VA Healthcare Visits among Veterans with Substance Use Disorder
  VA has identified suicide prevention as a top priority and established policies to include high-risk suicide patient record flags (PRFs) in the electronic medical record to alert providers of patient risk and increase healthcare contacts. This study sought to identify predictors of new PRFs and to describe healthcare use before and after PRF initiation among VA patients who had received a substanc...
  
  Date: June 8, 2018
• VA Successfully Implements Interferon-free Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus in Previously Undertreated Patient Populations
  This study examined the adoption of interferon-free treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) in VA to learn who received this therapy and whether the limitations of interferon-containing treatments have been overcome, including low rates of use among VA healthcare users who are African American or Hispanic, and among those with HCV-HIV co-infection. Findings showed that with the advent of interferon-...
  
  Date: March 7, 2018
• Primary Care-Mental Health Integration Decreases Use of General Mental Health Services among Veterans with Mental Illness
  This study examined the relationship between primary care clinic engagement in Primary Care-Mental Health Integration (PC-MHI) and patient use of different mental health services (MHS). Findings showed that there was increasing clinic engagement in PC-MHI services over time, accompanied by a reduction in general MHS visits – but no change in more specialized mental health services. Analyses showed...
  
  Date: December 15, 2017

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Interventions to Improve Pharmacological Adherence among Adults with Psychotic Spectrum Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (11-23-2015)

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Videos

• Peer Support to Engage Minority Veterans in VA Mental Health Care 09/18/23
• Suicide Prevention and Implementation 01/29/20
• Primary Care and Mental Health Integration 01/09/20
• Sleep Disorder Treatment to Prevent Veteran Suicide 12/22/17

Podcasts

• Veterans' Perspectives on VA's Risk ID Suicide Prevention Screening Program 12/04/2023
• Evaluating the Transitioning Servicemember Support Program 12/09/2021
• The Impact of COVID-19, Social Distancing, and Mental Health 11/10/2021
• A Community Network Approach to Supporting Veterans at Risk for Suicide 07/13/2020
• Research Into Gulf War Illness 06/23/2020
• Post-Incarceration Outcomes for Veterans with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Challenges 06/09/2020
• Engaging Rural Dwelling Veterans in VA Mental Health Treatment 05/26/2020
• Moral Reconation Therapy for Justice-Involved Veterans 05/11/2020
• Understanding Who's at Risk for Food Insecurity 04/14/2020

Other Resources

• Watch the HSR&D's video series on mental health, which features several researchers discussing their work on improving care for Veterans with mental illness.
• Visit the VA's Office of Research & Development healthcare topic overview section to learn more about milestones in VA's mental health research, read research updates, and download research fact sheets.
• Learn more about the projects being conducted within HSR&D's Rural Access to Mental Healthcare CREATE (Collaborative Research to Enhance and Advance Transformation and Excellence) initiative.