More than one-third of Veterans returning from Iraq or Afghanistan and entering the VA healthcare system have received a mental health diagnosis. Research focuses on a variety of issues related to several mental health conditions affecting Veterans that range from PTSD and depression to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
Search results were generated based on the search term "Suicide". Results are updated weekly, as new data are available.
Berg JM, Malte CA, Reger MA, Hawkins EJ. Medical Records Flag for Suicide Risk: Predictors and Subsequent Use of Care Among Veterans With Substance Use Disorders. Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.). 2018 Jun 8; appips201700545.
Lytle MC, Blosnich JR, De Luca SM, Brownson C. Association of Religiosity With Sexual Minority Suicide Ideation and Attempt. American journal of preventive medicine. 2018 May 1; 54(5):644-651.
(5 of more than 46 SUICIDE focused publication briefs)
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
Evaluating Care Coordination Program for Pregnant Veterans The VA Maternity Care Coordinator Telephone Care Program (MCC-TCP) was created to support MCCs and includes outlines to guide up to eight calls with Veterans on topics such as VA maternity care benefits, chronic health problems, substance use cessation, and depression and suicide screening. Investigators evaluated the program and assessed its feasibility, as well as facilitators and barriers to it...
Date: May 23, 2018
Medical Record Alert Associated with Reduced Opioid and Benzodiazepine Co-prescribing This implementation project evaluated the effectiveness of an advanced medication alert designed to reduce opioid and benzodiazepine co-prescribing among Veterans with high-risk conditions (substance use disorder, sleep apnea, suicide risk, and age =65) at one VA healthcare system (VA Puget Sound). Findings showed that the proportions of patients with concurrent prescriptions decreased significant...
Higher Risk of Suicidal Ideation and Suicidal Self-Directed Violence following Discontinuation of Long-term Opioid Therapy The primary objective of this study was to identify predictors of suicidal ideation (SI) and non-fatal suicidal self-directed violence (SSV) following clinician-initiated discontinuation of long-term opioid therapy. Findings showed that a substantial proportion of Veterans with substance use disorder diagnoses and similar matched patients experienced suicidal ideation or suicidal self-directed vio...
Risk Stratified Enhancements to Clinical Care: Targeting Care for Patients Identified Through Predictive Modeling as Being at High Risk for Suicide, with the Office of Mental Health Operations
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...Modeling in the Fight Against Veteran Suicide VA Suicide Prevention: From Risk Factors to At-Risk Veterans Concerning Trends in Suicide Among...
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...Forum Spring 2018: Suicide Prevention Spring 2018 Suicide Prevention » Back to Table of Contents Innovation Update The Virtual Hope Box Smartphone...
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...may affect suicide-related outcomes (e.g., suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, suicide). To better understand whether killing in war contributes...
Forum Spring 2018: Suicide Prevention
...Forum Spring 2018: Suicide Prevention Spring 2018 Suicide Prevention » Back to Table of Contents Research Highlight Concerning Trends in Suicide...
Forum Spring 2018: Suicide Prevention
...Forum Spring 2018: Suicide Prevention Spring 2018 Suicide Prevention » Back to Table of Contents Research Highlight VA Suicide Prevention: From...
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.
