All-Cause Mortality Following Veterans Affairs and Community Mental Health Residential Treatment
Case-control analyses indicate that VA mental health residential treatment demonstrates higher clinical quality compared with VA-paid community residential treatment as evidenced by lower posttreatment all-cause mortality in next year. Additional assessment of cost-benefit tradeoffs is needed.
Authors
- Noelle B. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5647-1600)
- Bethany Ketchen
- Jennifer L. Burden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3134-539X)
- Gregory M. Dams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8546-014X)
Institutions
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs (US)
- Veterans Health Administration (US)
- Yale University (US)
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System (US)
- New York State Office of Mental Health (US)
- Atlanta VA Health Care System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-10-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2025.2953
- Primary Topic
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00