Veteran Status, Sociodemographic Characteristics, and Healthcare Factors Associated with Visiting a Mental Health Professional.

Veteran Status, Sociodemographic Characteristics, and Healthcare Factors Associated with Visiting a Mental Health Professional.
Community Ment Health J. 2016 Dec 07;
Authors: Frenk SM, Sautter JM, Woodring JV, Kramarow EA
Abstract
Using data from a nationally representative study of the community-dwelling U.S. population, we estimated the percentage of male veterans who visited a mental health professional in the past year, compared it to an estimate from non-veteran males, and examined factors associated with visiting a mental health professional. We found that 10.5% of male veterans visited a mental health professional in the past year, compared to only 5.6% of male non-veterans. In the regression models, veteran status, sociodemographic factors, and healthcare utilization were independently associated with visiting a mental health professional. These findings demonstrate the importance of using nationally representative data to assess the mental healthcare needs of veterans.
PMID: 27928703 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Community Mental Health Journal - December 6, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Frenk SM, Sautter JM, Woodring JV, Kramarow EA Tags: Community Ment Health J Source Type: research