TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Veteran status, sociodemographic characteristics, and healthcare factors associated with visiting a mental health professional
JO  - Community mental health journal
A1  - Frenk, Steven M.
A1  - Sautter, Jessica M.
A1  - Woodring, Joseph V.
A1  - Kramarow, Ellen A.
SP  - 515
EP  - 524
VL  - 53
IS  - 5
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0010-3853
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-016-0071-x
ID  - ref1
ER  -