Trajectories of functioning in a population-based sample of veterans: contributions of moral injury, PTSD, and depression.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although research has shown that exposure to potentially traumatic and morally injurious events is associated with psychological symptoms among veterans, knowledge regarding functioning impacts remains limited.

Methods

A population-based sample of post-9/11 veterans completed measures of intimate relationship, health, and work functioning at approximately 9, 15, 21, and 27 months after leaving service. Moral injury, posttraumatic stress, and depression were assessed at ~9 months post-separation. We used Latent Growth Mixture Models to identify discrete classes characterized by unique trajectories of change in functioning over time and to examine predictors of class membership.

Results

Veterans were assigned to one of four functioning trajectories: high a

SUBMITTER: Maguen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9527674 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature