Lifestyle coaching's effect on 6-month follow-up in recently homeless substance dependent veterans: a randomized study.

Objective: Behaviors and activities consistent with "healthy" lifestyles (i.e., leisure and recreational activities, social and family interactions, coping behaviors) have been shown to be related to prolonged substance dependence recovery.

Effects of structured vocational services on job-search success in ex-offender veterans with mental illness: 3-month follow-up.

With the high number of incarcerated veterans with mental illness and substance dependence returning to the community annually, a significant need exists for technologies that will help them return to employment. This study evaluates three methods of assistance: (1) basic vocational services, (2) self-study of a vocational manual designed for formerly incarcerated veterans, and (3) a group led by vocational staff using the vocational manual. We evaluated 69 veterans to determine the number finding employment within 3 months after enrollment in the study.

Detecting random responding using the Assessment of Depression Inventory: a brief screening measure of depression.

Background: Traditionally, the assessment of random responding in psychological assessment tools has been the primary domain of large multi-scale inventories. However, the ability of clinicians to assess random responding when using short symptom inventories is also an important facet of reliably assessing psychopathology and psychological distress.

Methods: This study assesses the effectiveness of a short symptom inventory, the Assessment of Depression Inventory (ADI), to assess random responding.

Reliability and validity of World Health Organization Quality of Life-100 in homeless substance-dependent veteran population.

The number of homeless individuals and specifically homeless veterans is increasing. Accurate assessment of quality of life is an important need in working with this population because of the myriad problems encountered. However, the reliability and validity of quality-of-life instruments have not been assessed in this population.

The association between healthy lifestyle behaviors and relapse rates in a homeless veteran population.

This study evaluates the association between Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors (HLBs) and relapse rates in a homeless residential rehabilitation program. Ninety-seven homeless veterans with Substance Dependence in Early Remission were evaluated. Veterans recorded recreational, social, coping/spiritual, and substance recovery activities.