Healio (4/20, VanDewater) reports, “Veterans with feelings of loneliness and lower life purpose that preceded the COVID-19 pandemic had greater odds of developing new suicidal thoughts or behaviors during the pandemic,” researchers concluded in a study that “used data from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study to assess suicidality in veterans.” The findings of the 2,441-veteran study were published online April 5 in JAMA Psychiatry.
Related Links:
— “New suicidality in veterans during pandemic linked to preexisting mental health “Kalie VanDewater, Healio, April 20, 2023