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 1753 MENTAL HEALTH focused publications)
- Lee JL, Hirsh A, Radhakrishnan A, Jasuja GK, Taylor S, Dickinson S, Mineo J, Carnahan J, Weiner M. Mental Health Utilization Among Transgender Veterans. JAMA Network Open. 2025 Jan 2; 8(1):e2454694.
- O'Reilly L, Sun D, Schwartz K, Gillenwater L, Dir A, Monahan P, Aarons GA, Saldana L, Adams Z, Zapolski T, Hulvershorn L, Aalsma MC. Impact of learning health systems on cross-system collaboration between youth legal and community mental health systems: a type II hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial. Implementation science communications. 2024 Dec 24; 5(1):142.
- Plasencia M, Chen PV, Hundt NE, Kunik ME, Giardina TD, Christie IC, Sansgiry S, Fletcher TL. Mental Health Provider Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Diagnosing Anxiety Disorders in the Veterans Health Administration. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. 2024 Dec 15.
- Gould CE, Paiko L, Carlson C, Humber MB, Trivedi R, Filips J, Savell AD, Lloyd A, Peeples AD. Implementation of tele-geriatricmental healthcare for rural veterans: factors influencing care models. Frontiers in Health Services. 2024 Nov 29; 4:1221899.
- Ensrud KE, Schousboe JT, Kats AM, Fink HA, Taylor BC, Sheets KM, Boyd CM, Langsetmo L. Incremental healthcare costs of the simple SOF measure of phenotypic frailty in community-dwelling older adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2024 Nov 26.
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Publication Briefs
(5 of more than 319 MENTAL HEALTH focused publication briefs)
- Virtual Mental Health Services Reduce Suicide-Related Events Among Veterans
This study evaluated whether virtual mental health service use affects the risk of individual-level suicide-related events (SREs). Findings showed that a 1% increase in the percentage of virtual mental health visits relative to total visits was associated with a nearly 3% decrease in SREs among Veterans. In this sample, virtual mental health visits comprised 45% of all mental health visits. Findin...
Date: November 5, 2024
- 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
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Studies
( 5 of more than 168 MENTAL HEALTH focused projects
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Project No. |
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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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HSR Briefs, Reports, Newsletters
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