Objective This study examined eating disorders and their psychiatric comorbidity in a
national sample of hospitalized male veterans. Method Review of discharge summaries for …

Most research literature concerning pharmacological treatments reports results from
controlled clinical trials, which provide data critical to assess the efficacy of new treatments …

Objective: This study examines patient-and facility-related determinants of satisfaction with
inpatient mental health services. Methods: A random sampIe of veterans discharged from …

Background: For the last several years, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has been
involved in the development of practice guidelines for major medical, surgical, and mental …

Objectives. This paper presents a profile of the use of antipsychotic medications in the
treatment of schizophrenia in a national health system. Methods. Prescription drug records …

Objective The purpose of the study was to rigorously test Illness Management and Recovery
(IMR) against an active control group in a sample that included veterans. Methods A total of …

Because of the high prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among veteran
men and the limited research on victimization in this group, we recruited 133 male veterans …

Suicide risk management in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system is
particularly challenging because of both patient characteristics and aspects of the delivery …

Background: Although patient satisfaction is widely used as a quality indicator, most such
measures do not account for patient subgroups such as those with psychiatric illness. There …

Frequent utilization of emergency department (ED) services contributes substantially to the
cost of healthcare nationally and is often driven by psychiatric factors. Using national-level …