VISN 5 MIRECC Link
Research into Practice
The VISN 5 MIRECC has a long-standing commitment to support and enhance the community functioning of Veterans with serious mental illness. In an effort to support our mission, we have begun disseminating the VISN 5 MIRECC Link. The purpose of this publication is to act as a guiding link between VISN 5 MIRECC research outcomes and practice and treatment applications. The publication includes an overview of a research article and then links those findings to considerations for Veterans and their families and considerations for clinicians. Whether you are a Veteran, a Veteran family member or support person, or a clinician serving Veterans, we hope you find the VISN 5 MIRECC Link a useful resource for "Putting Recovery into Practice!"
Impact of mental health on seeking pain care among veterans with serious mental illness
Research Publication:
Tonge N, Travaglini LE, Brown CL, Muralidharan A, Goldberg R. Impact of mental health on seeking pain care among veterans with serious mental illness. General Hospital Psychiatry. 2022; 75:92-93. doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2021.07.008.
Supporting Recovery for Veterans with Schizophrenia: Strategies for Increasing Social and Community Engagement
Research Publication:
Bennett, M. E., Kuykendall, L., Harvey, K., & Lucksted, A. (2023). Increasing community engagement: Skills used by adults with schizophrenia participating in a psychosocial intervention. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 46(1), 83-93. https://doi.org/10.1037/prj0000549.
Bennett, M.E., Brown, C.H., Fang, L.J., Blanchard, J.J. (2023). Increasing social and community participation in veterans living with schizophrenia: A treatment outcome study. Schizophrenia Research 252, 262-270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2023.01.005.
Living Well: An intervention to help people better manage common medical and psychiatric challenge
Research Publication:
Muralidharan, A., Brown, C. H., Peer, J. E., Klingaman, E. A., Hack, S. M., Li, L., Walsh, M. B. & Goldberg, R. W. (2019). Living well: An intervention to improve medical illness self-management among individuals with serious mental illness. Psychiatric Services, 70(1), 19-25. doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201800162
Sleep Problems for People with Serious Mental Illness: How Can VA Help?
Research Publications:
Klingaman, E.A., Lucksted, A., Crosby, E. S., Hack, S. M., Peeples, A. D., Blank, Y., & Schwartz, E. (2022). How do US military veterans with serious mental illness manage insomnia? A phenomenological analysis. Journal of Sleep Research. doi.org/10.1111/jsr.13570
Klingaman, E. A., Lucksted, A., Crosby, E. S., Blank, Y., & Schwartz, E. (2019). A phenomenological inquiry into the experience of sleep: Perspectives of U.S. military veterans with insomnia and serious mental illness. Journal of Sleep Research 28(4), e12833. doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.001322012
Ending Self-Stigma for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (ESS-P): Initial Outcomes
Research Publication: Drapalski, A.L., Aakre, J., Brown, C.H., Romero, E., Lucksted, A. (2020). The Ending Self Stigma for posttraumatic stress disorder program: Results of a pilot randomized trial. Journal of Traumatic Stress. Advanced online publication. doi.org/10.1002/jts.22593
Coping with Weight Gain from Psychiatric Medication Side Effects
Research Publication: Kreyenbuhl, J., Lucksted, A., Despeaux, K. & Sykes, V.M. (2019). Understanding Women Veterans’ Experiences with and Management of Weight Gain from Medications for Serious Mental Illness: A Qualitative Study. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 42, pp. 238-245.
VISN 5 MIRECC Investigator, Dr. Julie Kreyenbuhl, and colleagues recently had their study featured in the VA Insider! Check out the article that oulines their work!
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