Psychiatric Comorbidity Pattern in Treatment-Seeking Veterans

This study investigated comorbidity patterns in treatment-seeking veterans and currently-serving Canadian Forces members of an outpatient mental health clinic from September 2006-September 2014. Using a retrospective cohort design, latent class analysis was conducted to determine latent classes of comorbidity (including posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD], major depressive disorder [MDD], generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and alcohol use disorder [AUD]). Multiple logistic regression was used to determine which covariates (age, gender, number of deployments, and service duration) were predictors of latent class membership.

Source: Psychiatry Research - August 30, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: J. Don Richardson, F. Ketcheson, L. King, P. Shnaider, M. Marlborough, A. Thompson, J.D. Elhai Source Type: research