• Ravyts SG, Erickson AJ, Washington DL, Yano EM, Carlson GC, Mitchell MN, Kelly M, Alessi CA, McGowan SK, Song Y, Martin JL, Dzierzewski JM. A non-inferiority randomized controlled trial comparing behavioral sleep interventions in women veterans: An examination of pain outcomes. Journal of psychosomatic research. 2023 Oct 21; 175:111536.
• Ebrahimi R, Yano EM, Alvarez CA, Dennis PA, Shroyer AL, Beckham JC, Sumner JA. Trends in Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in US Women Veterans vs Civilians. JAMA Network Open. 2023 Oct 2; 6(10):e2340242.
• Saldana KS, Carlson GC, Revolorio K, Kelly MR, Josephson KR, Mitchell MN, Culver N, Kay M, McGowan SK, Song Y, Deleeuw C, Martin JL. Values Expressed by Women Veterans Receiving Treatment for Chronic Insomnia Disorder. Behavioral sleep medicine. 2023 Sep 25; 1-13.
• Rohs CM, Albright KR, Monteith LL, Lane AD, Fehling KB. Perspectives of VA healthcare from rural women veterans not enrolled in or using VA healthcare. PLoS ONE. 2023 Aug 14; 18(8):e0289885.
• Martin JL, Carlson GC, Kelly MR, Song Y, Mitchell MN, Josephson KR, McGowan SK, Culver NC, Kay MA, Erickson AJ, Saldana KS, May KJ, Fiorentino L, Alessi CA, Washington DL, Yano EM. Novel treatment based on acceptance and commitment therapy versus cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia: A randomized comparative effectiveness trial in women veterans. Journal of consulting and clinical psychology. 2023 Nov 1; 91(11):626-639.

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• Research Priorities for Women Veterans’ Reproductive Health
  Held in September 2021, The National VA Reproductive Health Research Conference provided a unique opportunity to survey the current state of knowledge on women Veterans’ reproductive health and to discuss and identify research priorities that will support optimizing VA reproductive healthcare in the context of a Learning Healthcare System. Priorities highlight the need for reproductive health rese...
  
  Date: January 24, 2023
• Male and Female Veterans Differ in Attitudes to Referral to VA Care after Calling the Veterans Crisis Line
  This study described Suicide Prevention Coordinator (SPC) referral outcomes for Veterans who contacted the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) with active thoughts of suicide during calendar years 2018–2019. Reasons given for declining SPC referral suggest that concerns about or discomfort with VA care were a key concern, particularly among women Veterans. Women had a higher rate of declining SPC referrals...
  
  Date: January 1, 2023
• JGIM Supplement Features VA Research on Women Veterans’ Health and Healthcare
  This special issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine (JGIM), titled “Moving Women Veterans’ Health Research Forward,” includes 25 articles and 2 editorials that highlight innovations and new findings related to women Veterans’ health and healthcare, including the diverse needs and experiences of women Veterans and active duty and Reserve/National Guard servicewomen....
  
  Date: September 1, 2022
• Despite Guidelines, Women Veterans More Likely to Receive Unrecommended Psychiatric Medications for PTSD than Men
  The primary objectives of this work were to examine PTSD prescribing practices over the last decade (2010–2019) for women and men receiving VA care – and to determine the impact of comorbid diagnoses and demographic characteristics on these practices. Findings showed that across medication classes and years, women were more likely to receive all psychiatric medications of interest. Gender differen...
  
  Date: July 7, 2022
• Documented Clinical Diagnoses Underestimate Prevalence of Substance Use Disorders in Younger, Hispanic, and Women Veterans
  This study compared clinical diagnosis rates of alcohol use disorder (AUD), drug use disorder (DUD), and total SUD (AUD and/or DUD) to survey-based prevalence among a random sample of VA patients from 30 VA healthcare facilities. Findings showed that the survey-based prevalence of AUD, DUD, and SUD was generally higher than clinical diagnosis rates among all Veterans: 10% vs 6% for AUD, 4.7% vs 4....
  
  Date: June 30, 2022

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

  ...bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) Veterans in the United States. As a result...stress, and discrimination, these Veterans face increased health risks and unique...Access for LGBTQ Veterans Overview: New Research for LGBTQ Veterans Individual Research...Healthcare Use among Transgender Veterans Understanding Mental Health Problems

• Health Effects of Military Service on Women Veterans

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• Women Veterans Healthcare CREATE || In Progress

  ...recruits are women, and it's estimated that by 2018, 10% of the Veteran population...population will consist of women. Our March issue focuses on HSR&D research intended...Healthcare for Women Veterans » Table of Contents Women Veterans Healthcare CREATE...on topics that include PTSD, rural Veterans, long-term care, and improving access

• VA Healthcare for Women Veterans || In Progress

  ...recruits are women, and it's estimated that by 2018, 10% of the Veteran population...population will consist of women. Our March issue focuses on HSR&D research intended...Healthcare for Women Veterans Currently, 20% of new military recruits are women, and it's...2018, 10% of the Veteran population will consist of women.1 Our March issue

• Evaluating Outsourced Care for Women Veterans || In Progress

  ...recruits are women, and it's estimated that by 2018, 10% of the Veteran population...population will consist of women. Our March issue focuses on HSR&D research intended...this Issue: VA Healthcare for Women Veterans » Table of Contents Evaluating...Care for Women Veterans Feature Article While the number of women Veterans utilizing

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Videos

• Qualitative Research and Women Veterans 01/15/20

Podcasts

• Newly-separated Women Veterans' Use of VA and Community Care 08/03/2020
• Women Veterans' Experiences in Obtaining VA Mental Health 07/20/2020
• Women's Healthcare and Family Planning in VA 06/20/2019
• Optimizing Maternal Health and Family Planning for Women Veterans 06/25/2018
• The Women's Health Experience Survey 07/24/2017
• Women Veterans: Housing Instability and Intimate Partner Violence 07/20/2017
• Measuring Quality of Care for Women Veterans 06/26/2017

Other Resources

• Visit VA's Office of Research & Development's Women's Health Research Program Page or their women’s health topic page to learn more about research milestones.
• Visit VA's Center for Women Veterans website.