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Prevalence of Four Types of Social Support and Their Relation to Mental Health among low-income U.S. Veterans: Implications for Community Health
To provide a comprehensive examination of different types of social support and associations with mental health among U.S. military veterans, a group vulnerable to psychosocial dysfunction. Using a nationally ...
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Barriers to Mental Health Care in US Military Veterans
Military veterans often encounter multiple obstacles to mental health care, such as stigma, practical barriers (e.g., high cost), and negative beliefs about mental health care. To date, however, nationally rep...
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Validation of the Multi-Component Gratitude Measure (MCGM) with samples in the United States
The Multi-Component Gratitude Measure (MCGM) assesses one’s emotions, attitudes, and behaviors related to gratitude and has been used in numerous studies. This paper describes psychometric evaluation of the 29...
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Correction: Incidence of long COVID and associated psychosocial characteristics in a large U.S. city
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Lifetime prevalence and correlates of colorectal cancer screening among low-income U.S. Veterans
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated healthcare system in the U.S. While preventive healthcare services are high priority in the VHA, low-income U.S. Veterans experience adverse l...
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Incidence of long COVID and associated psychosocial characteristics in a large U.S. city
Persistent residual effects from Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) have been observed with varying definitions of “Long COVID” and little comprehensive examination. This study examined the incidence and psyc...
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Posttraumatic Growth in U.S. Military Veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Despite increasing recognition that positive psychological changes or posttraumatic growth (PTG) may develop after highly stressful or traumatic events, contemporary population-based data on the epidemiology o...
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Beyond the Usual Players: Evidence-Building Priorities for Behavioral Health Among all U.S. Federal Agencies
There are great and growing behavioral needs in the United States. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) already invests in many lines of research and services to address those needs. But there are...
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The impact of psychological strengths on Veteran populations’ mental health trajectories during the COVID-19 pandemic
Mental health trajectories during the COVID-19 pandemic have been examined in Veterans with tenuous social connections, i.e., those with recent homelessness (RHV) or a psychotic disorder (PSY), and in control ...
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Clients’ Self-reported Legal Issues in a Medical-Legal Partnership: Accuracy, Prevalence, and the Role of Mental Health
There has been growing interest in medical-legal partnership (MLP), a model which connects healthcare facilities with legal clinics to help address clients’ civil legal needs (e.g., evictions and child custody...
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Self-reported Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Economic Inflation on the Well-being of Low-income U.S. Veterans
The health and well-being of low-income populations may be disproportionately impacted by major public health and economic events. This study examined written self-reported impacts of the Coronavirus Disease-2...
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The Relationship Between Serious Mental Illness and Criminal Offending in Persons Experiencing Homelessness: The Role of Substance Use Disorder
Individuals who live with mental illness are encumbered by related risk factors that increase the probability of legal involvement. The goal was to determine how homelessness and substance use disorder are int...
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Estimating the Lifetime Prevalence of Incarceration in the U.S. Veteran Population
This brief report estimates the lifetime prevalence of incarceration among U.S. military veterans using data from three nationally representative U.S. samples: the National Health and Resilience in Veterans St...
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A Small Randomized Controlled Trial of Three Remote Methods to Collect Mental Health Data from Migrant Farmworker Adults
There has been limited longitudinal study of the health of migrant farmworkers due to their migratory lifestyles and there are opportunities to test new remote data collection methods in this subpopulation. A ...
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Is it Time to Antiquate the Term “Landlord?”
With the growth of community partnerships with housing providers to address social determinants of health, it may be time to rethink the term “landlord.” The term, landlord, may be antiquated as it originated ...
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Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Recreational and At-Risk/Problematic Gambling Among Low-Income U.S. Veterans: Results from the National Veteran Homeless and Other Poverty Experiences (NV‐HOPE) Study
This study examined associations between recreational gambling (RG) and at-risk/problem gambling (ARPG), and clinical measures of mental illness and substance use, functionality, homelessness, in a nationally ...
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Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Recreational and At-Risk/Problematic Gambling in a National Sample of U.S. Military Veterans
Gambling among U.S. military veterans is common, with more extensive involvement linked to gambling disorder and associated problems. This study examined associations between recreational gambling (RG) and at-...
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Identifying Graduation Rates and Practices in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program
Graduation from permanent supported housing program (PSH) is an important part of individuals’ recovery and rehabilitation, yet little research has examined this process. We examined graduation rates, practice...
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Experiences with Eviction, House Foreclosure, and Homelessness Among COVID-19 Infected Adults and Their Relation to Mental Health in a Large U.S. City
This study examined experiences with eviction, house foreclosures, and homelessness in a large U.S. city sample of adults with Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19). A total of 3595 adults with COVID-19 particip...
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Beyond Supported Housing: Correlates of Improvements in Quality of Life Among Homeless Adults with Mental Illness
Background: The goal of supported housing, aside from exiting homelessness, is to improve overall quality of life. The contribution of factors that enhance quality of life in supported housing programs, beyond ho...
