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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Mar 16.
Published in final edited form as: Crim Justice Policy Rev. 2013 Dec 18;27(2):10.1177/0887403414562601. doi: 10.1177/0887403414562601

Table 2.

Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Diagnoses Among Justice-Involved Veterans Seen by Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists in Fiscal Year 2010-Fiscal Year 2012 Who Had a Face-to-Face VHA Visit After Their Veterans Justice Outreach Visit

Veterans (n = 32,013)
Diagnoses n (%)
No mental health or substance use disorders 3,204 (10%)
Mental health disorders
 Depressive disorders 17,728 (55%)
 PTSD 11,851 (37%)
 Anxiety disorders 7,129 (22%)
 Bipolar disorder 3,377 (11%)
 Schizophrenia 2,612 (8%)
 Other psychosis 2,035 (6%)
 Personality disorders 3,162 (10%)
Substance use disorders
 Alcohol use disorder 18,252 (57%)
 Opioid use disorder 4,054 (13%)
 Cocaine use disorder 8,087 (25%)
 Amphetamine use disorder 1,871 (6%)
 Cannabis use disorder 6,364 (20%)
 Sedative use disorder 946 (3%)
 Other drug use disorders 11,613 (36%)
Mental health and substance use disorders 18,537 (58%)

Note. The sum of percentages exceeds 100% because 15,069 (47%) patients were diagnosed with more than one mental health disorder, 14,581 (46%) patients were diagnosed with more than one substance use disorder, and 18,537 (58%) patients were dually diagnosed with at least one mental health and one substance use disorder. VHA = Veterans Health Administration.