Patterns of Psychiatric Medication Prescriptions for Veterans in Treatment Courts and Other Specialty Courts

J Tsai, NJ Christian, D Szymkowiak - Journal of Psychiatric …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Psychiatric medications can serve as important tools for addressing behavioral health issues
among criminal justice-involved (CJI) veterans. This study used national data on 12,790 CJI …

Aligning clinical practice to PTSD treatment guidelines: medication prescribing by provider type

TE Abrams, BC Lund, NC Bernardy… - Psychiatric …, 2013 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are frequently prescribed
psychiatric medications that are currently not supported by a guideline developed by the US …

Gender differences in medication prescribing patterns for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: A 10‐year follow‐up study

K Hadlandsmyth, NC Bernardy… - Journal of traumatic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Women veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have historically received more
psychiatric medications than men. The current analysis identified prescribing trends of …

Sex differences in mental health and substance use disorders and treatment entry among justice-involved veterans in the Veterans Health Administration

AK Finlay, IA Binswanger, D Smelson, L Sawh… - Medical …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
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 …

Trends in medication prescribing in patients with PTSD from 2009 to 2018: a National Veterans Administration Study

N Holder, A Woods, TC Neylan, S Maguen… - The Journal of clinical …, 2021 - psychiatrist.com
Objective: To evaluate longitudinal prescription practice trends for patients diagnosed with
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) using a national cohort of veterans who engaged in …

Receipt of pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorder by male justice-involved US Veterans Health Administration patients

AK Finlay, I Binswanger, C Timko… - … justice policy review, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
This study examined whether, among Veterans Health Administration (VHA) patients,
veterans with recent or current justice involvement have equal receipt of pharmacotherapy …

Increased risk among older veterans of prescribing psychotropic medication in the absence of psychiatric diagnoses

IR Wiechers, PD Kirwin, RA Rosenheck - The American Journal of Geriatric …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective This study uses Veterans Health Administration (VHA) pharmacy and encounter
claims to evaluate the use of psychotropic medications without a psychiatric diagnosis …

Pharmacotherapy for older veterans diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder in Veterans Administration

S Mohamed, R Rosenheck - The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2008 - Elsevier
Objectives Despite increasing numbers of older veterans diagnosed with posttraumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans administration (VA), limited research has focused on …

Mental health care use among US military veterans: Results from the 2019–2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study

AC Kline, KE Panza, B Nichter, J Tsai… - Psychiatric …, 2022 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: Psychiatric and substance use disorders are prevalent among US military
veterans, yet many veterans do not engage in treatment. The authors examined …

Antipsychotic medication prescriptions for homeless and unstably housed veterans in the veterans affairs health care system

J Tsai, D Szymkowiak… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - psychiatrist.com
Objective: Many homeless and unstably housed (HUH) adults have severe mental illnesses
that are managed with antipsychotic medications. The US Department of Veterans Affairs …