• Maher AR, Apaydin EA, Raaen L, Motala A, Baxi S, Hempel S. The Use of Technology in the Clinical Care of Anxiety: An Evidence Map. Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.). 2020 Dec 9; appips202000178.
• Ecker AH, Abraham TH, Martin LA, Marchant-Miros K, Cucciare MA. Factors Affecting Adoption of Coordinated Anxiety Learning and Management (CALM) in Veterans' Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinics. The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association. 2020 Oct 20.
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• Both PTSD Symptoms and Moral Injury are Associated with Adverse Perinatal Outcomes among Women Veterans
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• Women Veterans Significantly More Likely than Male Veterans to Use Any Healthcare Up to One Year Post-Discharge
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• Rates of Mental Health Diagnoses are Higher among Veterans with Obesity
  The objective of this study was to examine rates of mental health diagnoses among a national cohort of women and men VA primary care patients with and without obesity. Findings showed that rates of any mental health diagnosis were higher among women than men and people with versus without obesity. Depression and PTSD diagnosis rates were higher for women and men with versus without obesity. For e...
  
  Date: January 30, 2020

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Podcasts

• A Community Network Approach to Supporting Veterans at Risk for Suicide 07/13/2020
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Other Resources

• Visit the VA healthcare topics page on anxiety disorders.
• Visit MyhealtheVet’s Mental Health page for screening tools and other resources.
• Learn more about anxiety disorders from the National Institute of Mental Health.