Table 5.

Predictors of past year use of mental health treatment by veterans who screened positive for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depression, or alcohol misuse^a

Predictor	ORb	95% CI	p
PTSD symptom severityc	1.01	1.00–1.02	.004
Depressive symptom severityd	1.08	1.04–1.12	<001
I don't want to be prescribed medicationse	.74	.59–.93	.01
It's up to me to work out my own problemse	.77	.60–1.00	.046
I don't know where to go for helpf	.78	.63–.96	.021
I would be seen as weak by othersg	1.37	1.10–1.71	.006
I don't want to talk about my war experiencee	1.34	1.05–1.70	.017

^aR2=.25, χ²=106.71, df=7, p<.001

^bValues >1 indicate that veterans were more likely to have accessed treatment in the past year, whereas values <1indicate a lower likelihood.

^cTotal score on the Davidson Trauma Scale

^dTotal score on the Patient Health Questionnaire–9

^ePerception of treatment effectiveness

^fPerception related to external barriers

^gPerception related to stigma