Background Women comprise a growing proportion of Veterans seeking care at Veterans
Affairs (VA) healthcare facilities. VA initiatives have accelerated changes in services for …

We conducted a systematic literature review on substance misuse, abuse, and dependence
in women veterans, including National Guard/reserve members. We identified 837 articles …

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 …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
19) risk factors, such as hypertension and obesity. Associations between PTSD and COVID …

Issues surrounding mental health are common for women veterans who have served in Iraq
and Afghanistan wars. The goal of this phenomenological study was to document themes in …

Objective: Treatment utilization among veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is
low. Understanding correlates and predictors of mental health care for veterans with PTSD is …

Objectives Insomnia is a significant public health concern known to particularly impact
women and the veteran population; however, rates of insomnia disorder among women …

Purpose Racial/ethnic minoritized groups, women, and economically disadvantaged groups
are disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We investigated racial/ethnic …

Our goal was to estimate the prevalence and correlates of alcohol misuse in women
veterans and to assess the associations between alcohol misuse and mental health (MH) …

The association between poor mental health and factors related to HIV acquisition and
disease progression (also referred to as HIV-related factors) may be stronger among conflict …