PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE IN OLDER U.S. VETERANS: RESULTS FROM THE NATIONAL HEALTH AND RESILIENCE IN VETERANS STUDY

• Published in: Depression and anxiety Vol. 30; no. 5; pp. 432 - 443
• Main Authors: Pietrzak, Robert H., Cook, Joan M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2013; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cluster analysis; depression; Depressive Disorder - epidemiology; Educational Status; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Lifetime; Logistic Models; Male; Marital Status; Middle Aged; posttraumatic stress disorder; resilience; Resilience, Psychological; Social Support; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology; Studies; United States - epidemiology; veterans; Veterans - psychology; United States

Background Although a large body of empirical research has examined negative psychological outcomes in older veterans, relatively little is known about the prevalence and determinants of psychological resilience in this population. Methods A nationally representative sample of 2,025 U.S. veterans ag...