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Peter J Na1, Ian C Fischer2, Katherine M Shear3
1VA Connecticut Healthcare System (PJN), West Haven, CT; Department of Psychiatry (PJN, RHP), Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
Objectives:
To examine the point prevalence and correlates of prolonged grief disorder (PGD) in a nationally-representative sample of United States (U.S.) veterans.
Methods:
Data were analyzed from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study, a nationally representative study of 2,441 U.S. veterans.
Results:
A total of 158 (weighted 7.3%) veterans screened positive for PGD. The strongest correlates of PGD were adverse childhood experiences, female sex, non-natural causes of death, knowing someone who died from coronavirus disease 2019, and number of close losses. After adjusting for sociodemographic, military, and trauma variables, veterans with PGD were 5-to-9 times more likely to screen positive for post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder. After additional adjustment for current psychiatric and substance use disorders, they were 2-3 times more likely to endorse suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
Conclusions:
Results underscore the importance of targeting PGD as an independent risk factor for psychiatric disorders and suicide risk.
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