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Summary
Administrative data from 238,098 OEF/OIF Veterans were used to examine mental health service utilization during the first year after a new mental health diagnosis in this population. Only a minority of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans received the recommended number and intensity of Veterans Affairs (VA) mental health treatment sessions within the first year of diagnosis.
Citation
Seal, K. H., Maguen, S., Cohen, B., Gima, K. S., Metzler, T. J., Ren, L., Bertenthal, D., Marmar, C. (2010). VA Mental Health Service Utilization in Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans in the First Year of Receiving New Mental Health Diagnoses. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 23, 5-16. doi:10.1002/jts.20493