Use of psychiatric and medical health care by veterans with severe mental illness.
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Bosworth, HB; Calhoun, PS; Stechuchak, KM; Butterfield, MI
Published in: Psychiatr Serv
June 2004
Risk behaviors and health care use among 396 initially hospitalized veterans with severe mental illnesses were examined. Health care use was abstracted from Veterans Affairs databases (March 1998 to June 2000) for one year after hospital discharge. Lifetime intravenous drug use was related to increased use of outpatient services, and current alcohol use was related to decreased health care use. Patients with posttraumatic stress disorder had greater use of medical outpatient services than patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, although they had longer hospital stays. These results highlight that veterans with severe mental illness receive more treatment in medical than psychiatric health clinics.
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Psychiatr Serv
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ISSN
1075-2730
Publication Date
June 2004
Volume
55
Issue
6
Start / End Page
708 / 710
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Veterans
- United States
- Risk-Taking
- Regression Analysis
- Psychiatry
- Persons with Psychiatric Disorders
- Multivariate Analysis
- Middle Aged
- Mental Health Services
- Mental Disorders
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Bosworth, H. B., Calhoun, P. S., Stechuchak, K. M., & Butterfield, M. I. (2004). Use of psychiatric and medical health care by veterans with severe mental illness. Psychiatr Serv, 55(6), 708–710. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.6.708
Bosworth, Hayden B., Patrick S. Calhoun, Karen M. Stechuchak, and Marian I. Butterfield. “Use of psychiatric and medical health care by veterans with severe mental illness.” Psychiatr Serv 55, no. 6 (June 2004): 708–10. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.6.708.
Bosworth HB, Calhoun PS, Stechuchak KM, Butterfield MI. Use of psychiatric and medical health care by veterans with severe mental illness. Psychiatr Serv. 2004 Jun;55(6):708–10.
Bosworth, Hayden B., et al. “Use of psychiatric and medical health care by veterans with severe mental illness.” Psychiatr Serv, vol. 55, no. 6, June 2004, pp. 708–10. Pubmed, doi:10.1176/appi.ps.55.6.708.
Bosworth HB, Calhoun PS, Stechuchak KM, Butterfield MI. Use of psychiatric and medical health care by veterans with severe mental illness. Psychiatr Serv. 2004 Jun;55(6):708–710.
Published In
Psychiatr Serv
DOI
ISSN
1075-2730
Publication Date
June 2004
Volume
55
Issue
6
Start / End Page
708 / 710
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Veterans
- United States
- Risk-Taking
- Regression Analysis
- Psychiatry
- Persons with Psychiatric Disorders
- Multivariate Analysis
- Middle Aged
- Mental Health Services
- Mental Disorders