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DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE, SUBSTANCE USE TRENDS AND ASSOCIATED PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS AMONG VETERANS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY OF US VETERANS
Author(s): Jason Obermann, Krishna Divadeenam, Alexandra V. Flynn, Hemant Thakur, Vikas Singh, Rishi Sharma, Thomas Wiegmann, Varun Boinpelly, Kenneth Grasing, Mukut Sharma and Ram Sharma* Background: Amphetamine and other substances induced psychotic disorder and associated suicidal risk among hospitalized US veterans is not clear. Aims: To understand the demographic profile, substance use trends, psychotic disorders and suicide attempts in veterans hospitalized with acute Mental Health Conditions (MHC). Methods: Veterans Affairs Informatics and Computing Infrastructure Database (ICD) and codes were used to identify veterans hospitalized with MHC diagnosis between 1999 and 2022. Laboratory records used to determine types of substances used hospitalization frequency, all-cause mortality, suicide attempts and suicide outcomes. SAS was used for statistical analysis. Results: Among veterans with MHC, psychosis, manic-bipolar and PTSD were common diagnosis. Ps.. Read More» DOI: 10.54615/2231-7805.47358

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