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The Effect of Support and Training for Family Members on Access to Outpatient Services for Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

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Shepherd-Banigan, M; Smith, VA; Maciejewski, ML; Stechuchak, KM; Hastings, SN; Wieland, GD; Miller, KEM; Kabat, M; Henius, J; Campbell-Kotler, M ...
Published in: Adm Policy Ment Health
July 2018

The VA Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) provides landmark support for family caregivers of post-9/11 veterans. This study examines PCAFC support for veterans with and without PTSD and assesses whether program effect differs by PTSD status using a pre-post, non-equivalent, propensity score weighted comparison group design (n = 24,280). Veterans with and without PTSD in PCAFC accessed more mental health, primary, and specialty care services than weighted comparisons. PCAFC participation had stronger effects on access to primary care for veterans with PTSD than for veterans without PTSD. For veterans with PTSD, PCAFC support might enhance health service use.

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Adm Policy Ment Health

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EISSN

1573-3289

Publication Date

July 2018

Volume

45

Issue

4

Start / End Page

550 / 564

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Veterans
  • United States Department of Veterans Affairs
  • United States
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Social Support
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Psychiatry
  • Propensity Score
  • Primary Health Care
  • Middle Aged
 

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Shepherd-Banigan, M., Smith, V. A., Maciejewski, M. L., Stechuchak, K. M., Hastings, S. N., Wieland, G. D., … Van Houtven, C. H. (2018). The Effect of Support and Training for Family Members on Access to Outpatient Services for Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Adm Policy Ment Health, 45(4), 550–564. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-017-0844-8
Shepherd-Banigan, Megan, Valerie A. Smith, Matthew L. Maciejewski, Karen M. Stechuchak, Susan Nicole Hastings, G Darryl Wieland, Katherine E. M. Miller, et al. “The Effect of Support and Training for Family Members on Access to Outpatient Services for Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).Adm Policy Ment Health 45, no. 4 (July 2018): 550–64. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-017-0844-8.
Shepherd-Banigan M, Smith VA, Maciejewski ML, Stechuchak KM, Hastings SN, Wieland GD, et al. The Effect of Support and Training for Family Members on Access to Outpatient Services for Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Adm Policy Ment Health. 2018 Jul;45(4):550–64.
Shepherd-Banigan, Megan, et al. “The Effect of Support and Training for Family Members on Access to Outpatient Services for Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).Adm Policy Ment Health, vol. 45, no. 4, July 2018, pp. 550–64. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s10488-017-0844-8.
Shepherd-Banigan M, Smith VA, Maciejewski ML, Stechuchak KM, Hastings SN, Wieland GD, Miller KEM, Kabat M, Henius J, Campbell-Kotler M, Van Houtven CH. The Effect of Support and Training for Family Members on Access to Outpatient Services for Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Adm Policy Ment Health. 2018 Jul;45(4):550–564.
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Published In

Adm Policy Ment Health

DOI

EISSN

1573-3289

Publication Date

July 2018

Volume

45

Issue

4

Start / End Page

550 / 564

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Veterans
  • United States Department of Veterans Affairs
  • United States
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Social Support
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Psychiatry
  • Propensity Score
  • Primary Health Care
  • Middle Aged