Affect, Coping, and Self-Harm Among Veterans With Comorbid Serious Mental Illness and Chronic Pain: A Pilot Study
These findings provide insight into the complex affective and behavioral profiles of veterans experiencing comorbid serious mental illness and chronic pain, suggesting that negative affect, emotional disengagement, and suicidality are important assessment and treatment targets in this population.
Authors
- Letitia E. Travaglini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6289-8886)
- Nicole K. Ciesinski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8198-4448)
- G. Coakley
- Adriana K. Loecher
- Kirsten P. Harvey
- Rebecca L. Nguyen
Institutions
- Loyola University Maryland (US)
- VA Capitol Health Care Network (US)
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County (US)
- Temple University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychiatric Services
- Published
- 2026-01-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20250130
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00