Employment after vocational rehabilitation predicts decreased health care utilization in veterans with mental health diagnoses

KM Abraham, MUM Chang, T Van, SG Resnick… - Military …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Although the benefits of employment for veterans with mental health conditions
are well-known, the effect of veterans' employment on a health system has not been …

Employment status of patients in the VA health system: implications for mental health services

K Zivin, ASB Bohnert, B Mezuk, MA Ilgen… - Psychiatric …, 2011 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: Most veterans who use Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care are not
employed. This study evaluated the association between mental disorders and labor force …

Employment status of veterans receiving substance abuse treatment from the US Department of Veterans Affairs

JL Humensky, N Jordan, KT Stroupe… - Psychiatric …, 2013 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective This study examined employment outcomes of veterans with substance use
disorders and comorbid general medical and psychiatric disorders following substance …

Competitive employment outcomes among veterans in VHA therapeutic and supported employment services programs

KM Abraham, M Yosef, SG Resnick… - Psychiatric …, 2017 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: The study assessed whether receiving specific types of Veterans Health
Administration (VHA) Therapeutic and Supported Employment Services (TSES) between …

[PDF][PDF] Receipt of employment services among Veterans Health Administration users with psychiatric diagnoses

KM Abraham, D Ganoczy, M Yosef… - Journal of …, 2014 - rehab.research.va.gov
This study examined the population-based reach of Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
employment services to VHA patients with psychiatric diagnoses. Reach of services includes …

Disparities in program enrollment and employment outcomes for veterans with psychiatric and co-occurring substance use disorders referred or enrolled for VHA …

ME Sprong, H Hollender, YS Lee… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The purpose of the study was to investigate factors that influence vocational
rehabilitation program enrollment and employment at discharge of veterans with psychiatric …

Differences in mental health service use among unemployed veterans of different eras

DS Levine, M Valenstein, M Yosef… - The Journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Mental disorders have been linked to unemployment among veterans. Improving mental
health conditions, such as depression, can improve veteran employment outcomes. This …

Association of Inpatient Occupational Therapy Utilization With Reduced Risk for Psychiatric Readmission Among Veterans

AR Kinney, ME Penzenik, JE Forster… - Psychiatric …, 2024 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: The authors sought to investigate whether utilization of inpatient occupational
therapy (OT) was associated with reduced risk for 30-day psychiatric readmission in the …

Nonvocational outcomes of vocational rehabilitation: Reduction in health services utilization

Y Jackson, J Kelland, TD Cosco, DC McNeil… - Work, 2009 - content.iospress.com
Background: Numerous studies have demonstrated the beneficial effects of vocational
rehabilitation on vocational outcomes in individuals with a mental illness, yet effects on …

Associations of Mortality Outcomes With Employment Status at Discharge From VA Vocational Rehabilitation Service Programs

KM Abraham, KR Dent, SG Resnick… - Psychiatric …, 2024 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: The authors evaluated associations between employment at discharge from
Veterans Health Administration Vocational Rehabilitation Service (VR) programs and …