Understanding the impact of complicated grief on combat related posttraumatic stress disorder, guilt, suicide, and functional impairment in a clinical trial of post-9/11 service members and veterans.
Naomi M SimonSusanne S HoeppnerRebecca E LubinDonald J RobinaughMatteo MalgaroliSonya B NormanRon AciernoElizabeth M GoetterSamantha N HellbergMeredith E CharneyEric BuiAmanda W BakerErin SmithHyungjin Myra KimSheila A M RauchPublished in: Depression and anxiety (2020)
Comorbid CG is associated with elevated PTSD severity and independently associated with poorer endpoint treatment outcomes in veterans with combat-related PTSD, suggesting that screening and additional intervention for CG may be needed.