MIRECC / CoE

Publication Highlights

Articles and books authored by our affiliates enable us to share research and knowledge about mental health treatment with our Veteran, caregiver, provider, and research communities.

Highlighted Articles

1. Allison, M. K., Bogulski, C. A., McCoy, H. C., Silva, R., Hayes, C. J., Andersen, J. A., Eswaran, H. (2025). Facilitators and barriers to implementing the Project ECHO model: Perspectives of 8 ECHO implementation teams. Medical Education Online, 30(1), 2473476.
2. Bamonti, P., Moy, M. L., Rose, G. A., Silberbogen, A. K., Cully, J. A., Checko, E. R., Coultas, D., Schell, B. R., & Moye, J. (2025). Integration of a pedometer-based physical activity intervention with cognitive behavioral therapy for adults with chronic obstructive lung disease. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. Advance online publication.
3. Chen, P. V., Singh, H., Hundt, N. E., Kunik, M. E., Stanley, M. A., Plasencia, M. M., & Fletcher, T. L. (2024). Whose job is it anyway? A qualitative study of providers' perspectives on diagnosing anxiety disorders in integrated health settings. Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, 52, 391-407.
4. Connolly, S., Amspoker, A. B., Walder, A., Grubbs, K. M., Chen, L., Ecker, A. H., Hogan, J. B., & Lindsay, J. A. (2025). Phone-only mental health care within the Department of Veterans Affairs: Associations with rurality, age, sex, and clinical severity. Journal of Rural Health, 41(2), e70043.
5. Dawson, D. B., Johnson, B., Baig, M. U., Breland, J. Y., Chen, P., & Fletcher, T. L. (2024). African American patient perspectives on barriers and facilitators to tobacco-cessation treatment. Psychological Services, 22(3), 524-530.
6. Ecker, A. H., Kolp, H., Poe, L., Finley, E. P., Pigee, R., Kelly, M. R., Helmer, D. A., Cucciare, M. A., & Cully, J. (2025). Veteran perspectives on treatment and recovery from co-occurring anxiety disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, and unhealthy alcohol use. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 86(6), 977-985.
7. Faries, E., Mabe, L. A., Franzen, R. L., Murtaza, S., Nathani, K., Ahmed, B., Prokop, L., Mohamed, K., & Ahmed, A. T. (2024). Interventional approaches to treating depression in children and adolescents: A Systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 367, 519-529.
8. Houtsma, C., Hohman, M., Anestis, M. D., Bryan, C. J., & True, G. (2025). Development of a peer-delivered lethal means counseling intervention for firearm owning Veterans: Peer engagement and exploration of responsibility and safety (PEERS). Suicide & Life Threatening Behavior, 55(1), e13138.
9. Hundt, N. E., Kamdar, N., Evans, T., Christie, I. C., True, J. G., & Kunik, M. E. (2024). Food and housing insecurity is associated with diabetes distress, depression, anxiety, and self-management behaviors in Veterans with type-2 diabetes. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, 1–12.
10. Kessler, R. C., Bossarte, R. M., Hwang, I., Luedtke, A., Naifeh, J. A., Nock, M. K., Petukhova, M., Sadikova, E., Sampson, N. A., Sverdrup, E., Zubizarreta, J. R., Wager, S., Wagner, J., Stein, M. B., & Ursano, R. J. (2024). A prediction model for differential resilience to the effects of combat-related stressors in US army soldiers. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 33(4), e70006.

Last updated: May 5, 2026