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ArticleSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2024

The impact of psychological strengths on Veteran populations' mental health trajectories during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Amanda McCleery, Jonathan K Wynn, Derek M Novacek, Eric A Reavis, Damla Senturk, Catherine A Sugar, Jack Tsai, Michael F Green

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Article in Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Amanda McCleeryDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA. amanda-mccleery@uiowa.edu.
Jonathan K WynnSemel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Derek M NovacekSemel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Eric A ReavisSemel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Damla SenturkSemel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Catherine A SugarSemel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Jack TsaiVA National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, Washington, DC, USA.
Michael F GreenSemel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
University of California, Los Angeles · USThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · USVA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System · US

Funding

Cortical Plasticity Across Phase of Illness in SchizophreniaK23MH108829 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI MCCLEERY, AMANDA · 2016 to 2022
$910k
NIMH NIH HHS K23 MH108829NIMH NIH HHS K23MH108829
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeMental health trajectories during the COVID-19 pandemic have been examined in Veterans with tenuous social connections, i.e., those with recent homelessness (RHV) or a psychotic disorder (PSY), and in control Veterans (CTL). We test potential moderating effects on these trajectories by psychological factors that may help individuals weather the socio-emotional challenges associated with the pandemic (i.e., 'psychological strengths').

methodsWe assessed 81 PSY, 76 RHV, and 74 CTL over 5 periods between 05/2020 and 07/2021. Mental health outcomes (i.e., symptoms of depression, anxiety, contamination concerns, loneliness) were assessed at each period, and psychological strengths (i.e., a composite score based on tolerance of uncertainty, performance beliefs, coping style, resilience, perceived stress) were assessed at the initial assessment. Generalized models tested fixed and time-varying effects of a composite psychological strengths score on clinical trajectories across samples and within each group.

resultsPsychological strengths had a significant effect on trajectories for each outcome (ps < 0.05), serving to ameliorate changes in mental health symptoms. The timing of this effect varied across outcomes, with early effects for depression and anxiety, later effects for loneliness, and sustained effects for contamination concerns. A significant time-varying effect of psychological strengths on depressive symptoms was evident in RHV and CTL, anxious symptoms in RHV, contamination concerns in PSY and CTL, and loneliness in CTL (ps < 0.05).

conclusionAcross vulnerable and non-vulnerable Veterans, presence of psychological strengths buffered against exacerbations in clinical symptoms. The timing of the effect varied across outcomes and by group.

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COVID-19VeteransAnxietyDepressionEmotionsHumansMental HealthPandemicsAdaptive copingCOVID-19Defeatist performance beliefsHomelessnessIntolerance of uncertaintyPsychosisResilienceStress

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