Published on in Vol 24, No 9 (2022): September

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/35514, first published .
Adapting the Eliminating Medications Through Patient Ownership of End Results Protocol to Promote Benzodiazepine Cessation Among US Military Veterans: Focus Group Study With US Military Veterans and National Veterans Health Administration Leaders

Adapting the Eliminating Medications Through Patient Ownership of End Results Protocol to Promote Benzodiazepine Cessation Among US Military Veterans: Focus Group Study With US Military Veterans and National Veterans Health Administration Leaders

Adapting the Eliminating Medications Through Patient Ownership of End Results Protocol to Promote Benzodiazepine Cessation Among US Military Veterans: Focus Group Study With US Military Veterans and National Veterans Health Administration Leaders

Michael A Cucciare   1, 2, 3 , PhD ;   Traci H Abraham   1, 2, 3 * , PhD ;   Lakiesha Kemp   1 * , MA ;   Penny White   2 * , BS ;   Kathy Marchant   1 * , BSN ;   Hildi J Hagedorn   4, 5 * , PhD ;   Keith Humphreys   6, 7 * , PhD

1 Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research, Central Arkansas Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, North Little Rock, AR, United States

2 Veterans Affairs South Central Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, North Little Rock, AR, United States

3 Department of Psychiatry, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, United States

4 Center for Care Delivery and Outcomes Research, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, United States

5 Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, United States

6 Center for Innovation to Implementation, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA, United States

7 Department of Psychiatry, Stanford University, Menlo Park, CA, United States

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Michael A Cucciare, PhD
  • Center for Mental Healthcare and Outcomes Research
  • Central Arkansas Veterans Affairs Healthcare System
  • 2200 Fort Roots Drive
  • North Little Rock, AR 72114
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 526 8179
  • Email: MACucciare@uams.edu