• McGuire AB, Flanagan ME, Myers LJ, Kukla M, Rollins AL, Garabrant J, Henry N, Eliacin J, Hunt MG, Iwamasa GY, Carter JL, Salyers MP. Recovery-oriented inpatient mental health care and readmission. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal. 2022 Oct 6.
• Hammett PJ, Eliacin J, Makris UE, Allen KD, Kerns RD, Heapy A, Elizabeth GS, Meis LA, Taylor BC, Saenger M, Cross LJS, Do T, Branson M, Burgess DJ. An Analysis of the Role of Mental Health in a Randomized Trial of a Walking Intervention for Black Veterans with Chronic Pain. The journal of pain. 2022 Sep 23.
• Feyman Y, Figueroa SM, Yuan Y, Price ME, Kabdiyeva A, Nebeker JR, Ward MC, Shafer PR, Pizer SD, Strombotne KL. Effect of mental health staffing inputs on suicide-related events. Health services research. 2022 Sep 11.
• Miles SR, Sayer NA, Belanger HG, Venkatachalam HH, Kozel FA, Toyinbo PA, McCart JA, Luther SL. Comparing Outcomes of the Veterans Health Administration's Traumatic Brain Injury and Mental Health Screening Programs: Types and Frequency of Specialty Services Used. Journal of Neurotrauma. 2022 Aug 26.
• Khazanov GK, Jager-Hyman S, Harrison J, Candon M, Buttenheim A, Pieri MF, Oslin DW, Wolk CB. Leveraging behavioral economics and implementation science to engage patients at risk for suicide in mental health treatment: a pilot study protocol. Pilot and feasibility studies. 2022 Aug 13; 8(1):181.

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• Mental Health Staffing Affects Probability of Suicide-Related Events among Veterans
  This study sought to measure the effect of staffing on suicide-related events (SRE). Findings showed that mental health (MH) staffing had a large causal effect on the probability of a suicide-related event. From 2014 to 2018, the per-pay period probability of an SRE among this study cohort was 0.05%. A 1% increase in mental health staffing led to a 1.6 percentage point reduction in SREs. This effe...
  
  Date: September 11, 2022
• Differences between VA- and Community-Provided Behavioral Healthcare
  This retrospective cross-sectional study examined differences in the amount and type of behavioral healthcare delivered in VA and purchased in the community. Findings showed that more than 25% of Veterans receiving inpatient behavioral healthcare used VA-purchased community care, but severe behavioral conditions were treated more frequently in VA. Only 4% of Veterans received outpatient behavioral...
  
  Date: August 30, 2022
• VA Outperforms Wait Times Compared to Community Care
  This study sought to describe geographic variation in wait times experienced by Veterans for three categories of care: primary care, mental health, and other specialties, comparing differences between VA-provided and community-provided care. Findings showed that mean VISN-level wait times were shorter for VA than for community care: 29 vs 39 days for primary care, 34 vs 44 days for mental health, ...
  
  Date: August 25, 2022
• Factors Associated with Refusal of Lung Cancer Screening When Offered by VA Physicians
  This study sought to determine how frequently patients decline lung cancer screening (LCS) when it is offered by a physician – and to define patient and facility-level factors associated with their decision. Findings showed that in this study cohort of more than 43,200 Veterans, approximately one-third declined lung cancer screening following a discussion with their physician. The physician and fa...
  
  Date: August 16, 2022
• Pharmacogenomic Testing Reduced Prescribing of Medications with Predicted Drug-Gene Interaction among Veterans with Depression
  The Precision Medicine in Mental Health Care (PRIME Care) randomized clinical trial was designed to evaluate clinical outcomes related to pharmacogenomic (PGx) testing in routine clinical practice. Investigators compared treatment for major depressive disorder guided by PGx testing to usual care. Findings showed that the provision of PGx testing for drug-gene interactions reduced prescription of m...
  
  Date: July 12, 2022

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• Improving Care and Access for LGBTQ Veterans || In Progress

  ...discrimination, these Veterans face increased health risks and unique challenges in accessing...and 69% were satisfied with their mental healthcare....Research Studies on LGBTQ Health and Care Health Outcomes and Healthcare Use...Veterans Understanding Mental Health Problems and Health Risk Behaviors among

• Improving Patient-Provider Communications to Reduce Mental Health Disparities || In Progress

  VA's mental health specialty program alone in fiscal year 2018. Mental health...are available not only in VA's mental health specialty clinics, but also in...In This Issue: Advancements in VA Mental Healthcare » Table of Contents Interventions...Service Men and Women in Post-Deployment Mental Healthcare Feature Article There is

• Management Briefs eBrief-no51 -- Family Involved Psychosocial Treatments for Adult Mental Health Conditions

  Psychosocial Treatments for Adult Mental Health Conditions...Psychosocial Treatments for Adult Mental Health Conditions Since 2008, VA's authority...provide family services for Veterans' mental healthcare has expanded, creating a

• Management Briefs eBrief-no93 -- Mental Health Assessment and Psychosocial Interventions for Bariatric Surgery

  Management Briefs eBrief-no93 -- Mental Health Assessment and Psychosocial Interventions...Management eBriefs Issue 93 March 2015 Mental Health Assessment and Psychosocial Interventions...bariatric practices formally screen for mental health conditions during the pre-operative

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Videos

• Investigator Insights: Suicide Prevention and Implementation 01/29/20
• Investigator Insights: Primary Care and Mental Health Integration 01/09/20
• Sleep Disorder Treatment to Prevent Veteran Suicide 12/22/17

Podcasts

• 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
• Research to Reduce Veteran Suicide 12/09/2019
• Community Clergy Training Program to Improve Rural Veterans' Mental Health 12/20/2018
• Peer Coaching and Web-based Interventions to Help Veterans with Serious Mental Illness Better Manage Their Weight 06/26/2018
• Neurocognitive Risk Factors and Suicide Prevention 07/19/2017

Other Resources

• Visit the Office of Research and Development’s topic page on mental health to learn more about VA’s research milestones, current projects funded by other VA research services, and more.
• Visit the VA’s Office for Mental Health Services website to find both Veteran and clinician resources.