Objectives. We evaluated the association of mental illnesses with clinical outcomes among
US veterans and evaluated the effects of Primary Care–Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) …

Methods Using age-adjusted death rates, standardized mortality ratios, and years of
potential life lost, we compared the mortality of public mental health clients in eight states …

Background: Providing collaborative mental health treatment within primary care settings
improves depression outcomes and may improve detection of mental disorders. Few studies …

Aiming to increase care access, the national Primary Care–Mental Health Integration (PC-
MHI) initiative of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) embedded specialists, care …

OBJECTIVE: To relate the presence of recent mental disorders to use of mental health
services. DESIGN: Cross‐sectional survey. STUDY POPULATION: The study population …

OBJECTIVE: The authors examined the self-reported presence and treatment of current
depressive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and alcohol-related disorder in a …

Methods Data were drawn from a larger study designed to test the effectiveness of a brief
three-month, critical time intervention for veterans with serious mental illness. Participants …

OBJECTIVE: Previous research on the prevalence of medical disorders among adults with
mental illness has been inconclusive. In general, studies have found higher rates among …

Background Although growing concern has been expressed about premature medical
mortality in persons with mental illness, limited data are available quantifying the extent and …

Objective: To assess the independent association of seven psychiatric illnesses with all-
cause mortality in a representative national sample of veterans, after adjustment for …