@article{ref1,
title="A Survey of Perceived Barriers and Attitudes Toward Mental Health Care Among OEF/OIF Veterans at VA Outpatient Mental Health Clinics",
journal="Military medicine",
year="2014",
author="Garcia, Hector A. and Finley, Erin P. and Ketchum, Norma and Jakupcak, Matthew and Dassori, Albana and Reyes, Stephanie C.",
volume="179",
number="3",
pages="273-278",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: In an effort to improve our understanding of perceived treatment barriers among veterans of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) relative to other era veterans, the current study examined veteran attitudes and beliefs about mental health treatment and treatment-seeking, and perceived patient and institution-level logistical barriers to care. METHOD: A survey was conducted among 434 Combat veterans seeking care in nine Veterans Affairs mental health care outpatient clinics. RESULTS: When compared to Vietnam and Gulf War veterans, OEF/OIF veterans were significantly more likely to endorse negative treatment attitudes as possible barriers to care. OEF/OIF veterans were also more likely than Vietnam veterans to endorse conflicting work demands as a potential barrier, although this was the only logistical barrier for which OEF/OIF veterans' responses differed significantly from those of veterans of other eras. Among OEF/OIF veterans, older veterans were more likely than younger veterans to endorse barriers related to cost and time commitments. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest an important role for outreach and engagement strategies that address attitudinal barriers to treatment utilization among veteran populations.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0026-4075",
doi="10.7205/MILMED-D-13-00076",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.7205/MILMED-D-13-00076"
}