@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence, correlates, and psychiatric burden of prolonged grief disorder in U.S. Military veterans: results from a nationally representative study",
journal="American journal of geriatric psychiatry",
year="2023",
author="Na, Peter J. and Fischer, Ian C. and Shear, Katherine M. and Pietrzak, Robert H.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To examine the point prevalence and correlates of prolonged grief disorder (PGD) in a nationally-representative sample of United States (U.S.) veterans. <br><br>METHODS: Data were analyzed from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study, a nationally representative study of 2,441 U.S. veterans. <br><br>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. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Results underscore the importance of targeting PGD as an independent risk factor for psychiatric disorders and suicide risk.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1064-7481",
doi="10.1016/j.jagp.2023.02.007",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2023.02.007"
}