@article{ref1,
title="Veteran status, sociodemographic characteristics, and healthcare factors associated with visiting a mental health professional",
journal="Community mental health journal",
year="2016",
author="Frenk, Steven M. and Sautter, Jessica M. and Woodring, Joseph V. and Kramarow, Ellen A.",
volume="53",
number="5",
pages="515-524",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0010-3853",
doi="10.1007/s10597-016-0071-x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-016-0071-x"
}