Prevalence and correlates of complicated grief in military primary care: Implications for healthcare providers
- Gibson, L. P. (2024). Prevalence and correlates of complicated grief in military primary care: Implications for healthcare providers. Journal of Death and Dying. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228241241098
- Grief is a common experience, but sometimes, persistent grief can lead to functional impairment (i.e., complicated or prolonged grief). Using a sample of Service members, Veterans, and adult military dependents who had experienced the death of a loved one (N = 161), this study examined the associations among relationship to the deceased, the manner of death, participants’ mental health (i.e., posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD] symptoms, depressive symptoms, prior diagnoses), and grief symptom severity. Overall, the manner of death of a loved one and the participants’ mental health symptoms were related to the severity of their grief symptoms.
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