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Reducing Benzodiazepine Prescribing in Older Veterans: A Direct-to-Consumer Educational Brochure
This quality improvement project used an educational brochure to help older veterans reduce their benzodiazepine use.
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Psychotherapy Telemental Health Center and Regional Pilot
A pilot program that delivers telemental health care for posttraumatic stress disorder provides best practices for facilities looking to expand in...
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Using Dashboard Technology to Monitor Overdose Risk
By identifying veterans who are receiving high-dose opioid prescriptions and who have risk factors for suicide, VISN 22 providers were able to...
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A suicidal injection obsession
Mr. F’s uncontrollable urge to ingest poisons has caused neurotoxic depression and other symptoms. A death wish or impulse control disorder? You...
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A creepy-crawly disorder
Three months after spotting mites on her arm, Mrs. K believes she and her house are infested. No medical evidence is found, but she’s convinced...