Pandemic-related posttraumatic psychological growth in U.S. military veterans: A 3-year, nationally representative, longitudinal study
Kang H, Na P, Fischer I, Tsai J, Tedeschi R, Pietrzak R. Pandemic-related posttraumatic psychological growth in U.S. military veterans: A 3-year, nationally representative, longitudinal study. Psychiatry Research 2023, 326: 115370. PMID: 37499281, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115370.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic growthU.S. military veteransPost-pandemic onsetDomains of PTGPositive psychological changesMilitary veteransPosttraumatic stress symptomsLongitudinal studyEarly life traumaPsychological growthPsychological changesPsychosocial interventionsStress symptomsLife traumaCOVID-19 vaccineVeterans StudyGreater worryMental healthStrongest correlateFull sampleNational HealthVeteransSignificant decreaseOnsetPrevalence