Table 1.
Admission characteristics of veterans treatment court participants (N = 7931)
| Sociodemographics | Mean/n (SD/%) |
|---|---|
| Age | 43.7 (13.9) |
| Male | 7517 (94.8%) |
| Race | |
| White | 5211 (65.7%) |
| Black | 2063 (26.0%) |
| Other | 657 (8.3%) |
| Married/coupled | 1934 (24.4%) |
| Years of education | 13.2 (1.8) |
| Monthly income | 1400.7 (2250.7) |
| Military history | |
| Theatre of operations | |
| WWII/Korean War | 31 (0.4%) |
| Vietnam War | 909 (11.5%) |
| Persian Gulf War | 617 (7.8%) |
| Afghanistan/Iraq | 2800 (35.3%) |
| Other | 667 (8.4%) |
| None | 2907 (36.7%) |
| Combat exposure | 3763 (47.4%) |
| Public benefits | |
| Any VA financial benefitsa | 3017 (38.0%) |
| Any non-VA financial benefitsb | 1392 (17.6%) |
| Psychosocial status | |
| Nights stayed in past month | |
| Own place | 14.8 (14.7) |
| Someone else’s place | 7.1 (12.2) |
| Residential/transitional | 2.1 (7.1) |
| Institution | 3.6 (8.9) |
| Homeless | 1.4 (5.8) |
| In own housing | 3781 (47.7%) |
| Employment history, past 3 years | |
| Employed | 3333 (42.0%) |
| Unemployed | 1956 (24.7%) |
| Vocational rehabilitation | 29 (0.4%) |
| Disabled/retired | 2439 (30.8%) |
| Any employment in past month | 2138 (27.0%) |
| Legal status | |
| Incarceration history | |
| None | 1427 (18.0%) |
| 1 year or less | 5175 (65.3%) |
| More than 1 year | 1329 (16.8%) |
| Current legal offense(s) | |
| Violent | 1703 (21.5%) |
| Property | 1129 (14.2%) |
| Drug | 1804 (22.7%) |
| Public order | 2787 (35.1%) |
| Probation/parole violation | 523 (6.6%) |
| Other | 676 (8.5%) |
| Driving under influence | 2498 (31.5%) |
| Domestic dispute | 1244 (15.7%) |
| Child support issues | 436 (5.5%) |
| Health status | |
| Total no. of medical conditions | .7 (.9) |
| Preliminary diagnoses | |
| Alcohol use disorder | 4368 (55.1%) |
| Drug use disorder | 2980 (37.6%) |
| Psychotic disorder | 367 (4.6%) |
| Bipolar disorder | 615 (7.8%) |
| Other affective disorder | 2572 (32.4%) |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder | 2977 (37.5%) |
| Other anxiety disorder | 1701 (21.4%) |
| Any psychiatric hospitalizations | 2672 (33.7%) |
a
Among those receiving VA financial benefits, 46.5% reported compensation for a service-connected psychiatric condition, 48.7% reported compensation for other service-connected condition, and 9.4% reported a non-service connected pension
b
Among those receiving non-VA financial benefits, 22.4% reported receiving supplemental security income, 59.9% reported social security disability income, .9% private disability insurance, 14.7% unemployment insurance, 1.0% temporary assistance for needy families, and 2.6% for general assistance