TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Prevalence, correlates, and psychiatric burden of prolonged grief disorder in U.S. Military veterans: results from a nationally representative study
JO  - American journal of geriatric psychiatry
A1  - Na, Peter J.
A1  - Fischer, Ian C.
A1  - Shear, Katherine M.
A1  - Pietrzak, Robert H.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1064-7481
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2023.02.007
ID  - ref1
ER  -