• Am J Public Health · Dec 2015

    Prevalence, Comorbidity, and Prognosis of Mental Health Among US Veterans.

    • Ranak B Trivedi, Edward P Post, Haili Sun, Andrew Pomerantz, Andrew J Saxon, John D Piette, Charles Maynard, Bruce Arnow, Idamay Curtis, Stephan D Fihn, and Karin Nelson.
    • Ranak B. Trivedi is with the Veterans Affairs (VA) Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA. Haili Sun, Andrew J. Saxon, Charles Maynard, Idamay Curtis, and Karin Nelson are with the VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA. Edward P. Post and John D. Piette are with the Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Health Care System, Ann Arbor, MI. Andrew Pomerantz is with the VA Mental Health Services, Washington, DC. Bruce Arnow is with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA. Stephan D. Fihn is with the Office of Analytics and Business Informatics, Seattle.
    • Am J Public Health. 2015 Dec 1; 105 (12): 2564-9.

    ObjectivesWe evaluated the association of mental illnesses with clinical outcomes among US veterans and evaluated the effects of Primary Care-Mental Health Integration (PCMHI).MethodsA total of 4 461 208 veterans were seen in the Veterans Health Administration's patient-centered medical homes called Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT) in 2010 and 2011, of whom 1 147 022 had at least 1 diagnosis of depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance use disorder (SUD), anxiety disorder, or serious mental illness (SMI; i.e., schizophrenia or bipolar disorder). We estimated 1-year risk of emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalizations, and mortality by mental illness category and by PCMHI involvement.ResultsA quarter of all PACT patients reported 1 or more mental illnesses. Depression, SMI, and SUD were associated with increased risk of hospitalization or death. PTSD was associated with lower odds of ED visits and mortality. Having 1 or more contact with PCMHI was associated with better outcomes.ConclusionsMental illnesses are associated with poor outcomes, but integrating mental health treatment in primary care may be associated with lower risk of those outcomes.

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