Kimberly Hepner - Böcker

Researchers identified, developed, and described a framework and candidate set of measures to monitor, assess, and improve the quality of care delivered by the military health system for posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder.

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The report evaluates implementation of a clinician training program to improve care for Navy personnel with co-occurring disorders. Results suggest careful planning for training initiatives could increase implementation of evidence-based practice.

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This report describes the characteristics of active-component service members who received care for PTSD or depression through the Military Health System and assesses the quality of such care using quality measures derived from administrative data.

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This report is a comprehensive assessment of the quality of care delivered by the Military Health System (MHS) in 2013-2014 for active-component service members with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression. The assessment includes perfo...

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This report describes the psychological health workforce at military treatment facilities, examines the extent to which care is consistent with clinical practice guidelines, and identifies facilitators and barriers to providing this care.

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The Training in Psychotherapy (TIP) Tool can be applied to community-based psychotherapy trainings to assess their alignment with elements that enhance effectiveness. This document includes the TIP Tool, a user guide, and details on tool developme...

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The demands that military behavioral health technicians face have evolved as the armed services' needs have changed. Is this valuable component of the Military Health System mental health care workforce adequately prepared? Are their skills being ...

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This report identifies factors associated with changes in outcomes for soldiers who received Army behavioral health specialty care and provides recommendations to improve care and outcomes for posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety...

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Behavioral health (BH) conditions comprise the second most common medical reason for nondeployability in the U.S. Army. To inform the Army's efforts to monitor and improve outcomes, the authors aimed to identify promising metrics to assess readine...

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The authors evaluated access and quality of care provided to more than 93,000 service members with posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, or substance use disorder who reside remotely from a military treatment facility and compared their care ...

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Building on prior RAND research that found inconsistencies in how behavioral health technicians (BHTs) were integrated across the Military Health System, researchers surveyed military BHTs and licensed mental health providers who work alongside th...

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The COVID-19 pandemic prompted sweeping changes to behavioral health care delivery in the Military Health System (MHS), which turned to telehealth to minimize disruptions and ensure continuity of care for service members. Four to seven months into...

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The COVID-19 pandemic brought about restrictions on in-person care delivery and led to a marked increase in the use of telehealth. When the pandemic began, the Military Health System (MHS) was already exploring options to expand its use of telehea...

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This report presents results from a systematic review and meta-analyses of research examining how mindfulness meditation affects 13 performance-related outcomes of interest to the U.S. Army and broader military. The authors supplemented the system...

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Acute and chronic pain are common among service members and impact individual health and force readiness. Interviews with Military Health System staff and service member patients provide perspectives on ways to improve pain care.

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The authors examined trends in the use of virtual behavioral health (VBH) care for U.S. Army soldiers and their spouses from prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic through March 2022 and surveyed soldiers about their perceptions of VBH care.

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