Psychosocial needs of incarcerated veterans with other than honorable discharge characterizations.

IF 1.9 3区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Psychological Services Pub Date : 2025-03-20 DOI:10.1037/ser0000956

Emily R Edwards, Sharon Alter, Ryan Holliday, Anthony Fortuna, Matthew Stimmel

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Abstract

The Veterans Health Administration recently expanded eligibility to allow behavioral health care for veterans with "other than honorable" (OTH) discharge characterizations, a group with unique demographic and psychosocial needs, including overrepresentation in criminal-legal contexts. To guide the integration of these veterans into Veterans Health Administration behavioral health care settings, this study offers initial insight into the needs of veterans with OTH involved in the criminal-legal system. Using data from the 2016 Survey of Prison Inmates, analyses compared incarcerated veterans with OTH (n = 179) to those with honorable or general discharge characterizations (n = 1,335) on demographic profile, criminal-legal history, and psychosocial factors. Veterans with OTH were more often younger, persons of color, incarcerated for drug-related offenses, diagnosed with psychotic and personality disorders, experiencing housing and occupational instability immediately preceding arrest, and with a history of substance use treatment. Results highlight the need for culturally sensitive approaches capable of addressing complex difficulties commonly faced by this population. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

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退伍军人健康管理局最近扩大了对具有 "非荣誉"（OTH）退伍特征的退伍军人的行为健康护理资格，该群体具有独特的人口和社会心理需求，包括在刑事法律背景下的高比例。为了指导将这些退伍军人纳入退伍军人健康管理局的行为医疗机构，本研究对涉及刑事法律系统的 "非荣誉 "退伍军人的需求进行了初步了解。利用2016年监狱囚犯调查的数据，分析比较了患有OTH的被监禁退伍军人（n = 179）与具有荣誉或普通退伍特征的退伍军人（n = 1,335）在人口统计学特征、刑事法律史和社会心理因素方面的情况。患有 OTH 的退伍军人多为年轻人、有色人种、因与毒品有关的犯罪而入狱、被诊断患有精神病和人格障碍、被捕前住房和职业不稳定以及有药物使用治疗史。研究结果突出表明，有必要采取对文化敏感的方法，以解决这类人群普遍面临的复杂困难。(PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA，保留所有权利）。

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