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Mental health symptoms among American veterans during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: We examined the symptom trajectories of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety among 1,230 American veterans assessed online one month prior to the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States (February 2020) through the next year (August 2020, November 2020, February 2021). Veterans slightly increased mental health symptoms over time and those with pre-pandemic alcohol and cannabis use disorders reported greater symptoms compared to those without. Women and racial/ethnic minority veterans reported greater symptoms pre-pandemic but less steep increases over time compared to men and white veterans. Findings point to the continued need for mental health care efforts with veterans.

SUBMITTER: Pedersen ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8606116 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Mental health symptoms among American veterans during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Pedersen Eric R ER   Davis Jordan P JP   Prindle John J   Fitzke Reagan E RE   Tran Denise D DD   Saba Shaddy S  

Psychiatry research 20211117

We examined the symptom trajectories of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety among 1,230 American veterans assessed online one month prior to the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States (February 2020) through the next year (August 2020, November 2020, February 2021). Veterans slightly increased mental health symptoms over time and those with pre-pandemic alcohol and cannabis use disorders reported greater symptoms compared to those without. Women and racial/ethnic minori  ...[more]