Racial differences in the seroprevalence of and risks for hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C
(HCV) were examined in military veterans with severe mental illnesses (SMI). Participants …

Differences among treatment facilities in effectiveness of intensive psychiatric community
care (IPCC) for reducing hospital dependence are examined. Experimental data from nine …

Abstract Using merged Veterans Affairs (VA) and National Death Index data, this study
examined changes in suicide rate among three cohorts of VA mental health outpatients …

Clinicians and researchers labor to develop more effective treatments, and professional
conferences are replete with presentations about new cognitive-behavioral, drug, and …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the relationship between the implementation of community-
based primary care clinics and improved access to general health care and/or mental health …

The authors analyzed changes in access to and use of mental health services by minorities
in the Veterans Health Administration during a period of major system change (1995–2001) …

Abstract The Balanced Scorecard (BSC) is a performance-monitoring framework that
originated in the business sector but has more recently been applied to health services. The …

Receipt of public support payments is associated with beneficial outcomes for homeless
people with mental illness. The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with …

In clinical settings clinicians continue to underutilize interviews and rating scales because
their benefits are underappreciated and their use is perceived as too costly and time …

OBJECTIVE: This study examined changes in discharge disposition, mortality, and service
use among three cohorts of highly vulnerable long-stay psychiatric patients in the …