Objectives: To determine mental health service utilization and barriers among female
veterans, this study examined the prevalence of US female veterans who identified the US …

Objectives. This study compared Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and non-VA mental
health service use among male and female veterans. Because female veterans are a distinct …

PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to compare gender differences in mental health
disease burden and outpatient mental health utilization among veterans utilizing Veterans …

Objective: To examine rates of medical and psychiatric disorders among 187 female
veterans recruited at four Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAMCs), the recognition of such …

Background: Over half of veterans in the criminal justice system have mental health or
substance use disorders. However, there is a critical lack of information about female …

Objectives. As access of women to mental health services has become increasingly
important, empirical research has begun to examine the determinants of mental health care …

Abstract Purpose National Veterans Health Administration (VA) organizational data
suggested the presence of separate and formal mental health services for female veterans …

Background Given recent, rapid growth in the field of women veterans' mental health, the
goal of this review was to update the status of women veterans' mental health research and …

Background: Patient-centered access to mental health describes the fit between patient
needs and resources of the system. To date, little data are available to guide implementation …

Abstract Objectives Although the Veterans Health Administration (VA) has recently adopted
new policies encouraging gender-specific mental health (MH) care delivery to women …