600,000+
The number of referrals for behavioral health care in the VA health system received by veterans from 2021 through 2024. According to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report -- Veterans Community Care Program: Information on Behavioral Health Referrals, Fiscal Years 2021 Through 2024 -- "More than half of these referrals were for outpatient therapy."
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Pituitary hormone abnormalities following military-related traumatic brain injuries.
● Associations between health-related behaviors and self-reported cognitive symptoms in U.S. military personnel injured on deployment.
● The mediating role of psychological capital in the relationship between moral injury and resilience among mental health professionals during wartime.
Service members, including Active Duty (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Space Force), Reserve Units, and National Guard members, are referred to network providers for a wide range of medical care, including behavioral health services. Receiving care outside of a military treatment facility can be more complex than typical civilian healthcare.
22.2%
The percentage of 18- to 21-year-olds.in the U.S. who have used "generative artificial intelligence (AI) as a mental health resource," according to an article in JAMA Psychiatry -- Patients Use AI—Clinicians Should Ask How.
The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, and useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● A Qualitative Preliminary Study of Ukrainian Healthcare Providers' Perspectives on Service Member's Mental Health Since the Russian Invasion.
● Confronting the Mental Health Challenges of Large-Scale Combat Operations.
● Sex differences in treatment outcomes among U.S. service members with comorbid PTSD and MDD.