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

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..

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Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:53

Enthalten in:

Community mental health journal - 53(2016), 5 vom: 07. Dez., Seite 515-524

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Frenk, Steven M. [VerfasserIn]
Sautter, Jessica M. [VerfasserIn]
Woodring, Joseph V. [VerfasserIn]
Kramarow, Ellen A. [VerfasserIn]

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44.00

Themen:

CDC
Mental health professionals
NHANES
Veterans

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© Springer Science+Business Media New York (outside the USA) 2016

doi:

10.1007/s10597-016-0071-x

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OLC205712505X