Barriers and facilitators to behavioral healthcare for women veterans: A mixed-methods analysis of the current landscape
- Fitzke, R. E., Bouskill, K. E., Sedano, A., Tran, D. D., Saba, S. K., Buch, K., … Pedersen, E. R. (2024). Barriers and facilitators to behavioral healthcare for women veterans: A mixed-methods analysis of the current landscape. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 51, 164-184. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-023-09862-3
- This mixed methods study examined Veterans’ use of Veterans Affairs (VA) and non-VA behavioral healthcare services, with a focus on women’s experiences. Veterans (n = 83 women, n = 882 men) completed surveys on their use of behavioral healthcare services in the past 6 months, barriers and facilitators to seeking treatment, as well as depressive and anxiety symptoms, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and alcohol use. 18 of the surveyed women were interviewed to provide additional context for the survey findings. Overall, women had higher rates of behavioral healthcare utilization (either VA or non-VA) and more probable mental health diagnoses than men.
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