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, data published in JAMA Psychiatry showed.
Ian C. Fischer, PhD, of the Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System, and colleagues used data from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study to assess suicidality in veterans.
Participants completed a survey before the onset of the pandemic (median completion, Nov. 21, 2019), during