Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of treatment seeking post-9/11 combat veterans with and without comorbid complicated grief.
| Outcomes | No CG (n=148) | CG (n=46) | p<.05 † | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M/% | (SD/N) | M/% | (SD/N) | |||
| Demographics | ||||||
| Age, years, M (SD) | 34.6 | (8.7) | 34 | (7.4) | ||
| Male Gender, % (n) | 87 | (128) | 89 | (41) | ||
| Race, % (n) | ||||||
| White | 61 | (89) | 52 | (24) | ||
| Black | 27 | (39) | 37 | (17) | ||
| Other | 12 | (18) | 11 | (5) | ||
| Hispanic, % (n) | 19 | (28) | 4 | (2) | * | |
| High school or less, % (n) | 36 | (53) | 37 | (17) | ||
| Marital status, % (n) | ||||||
| Single, Never Married | 22 | (33) | 24 | (11) | ||
| Married, remarried | 52 | (76) | 54 | (25) | ||
| Separated, divorced | 26 | (38) | 22 | (10) | ||
| Widowed | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | ||
| Employment, % (n) | ||||||
| Full-time | 46 | (68) | 61 | (28) | ||
| Part-time | 12 | (18) | 11 | (5) | ||
| None | 42 | (62) | 28 | (13) | ||
| Service and disability | ||||||
| Service capacity, most recent, % (n) | ||||||
| Regular Armed Forces | 86 | (127) | 89 | (41) | ||
| Reserve Unit | 3 | (4) | 4 | (2) | ||
| National Guard | 11 | (16) | 7 | (3) | ||
| Number of Deployments, M (SD) | 2.6 | (2.8) | 2.5 | (1.7) | ||
| Any Disability, % (n) | 58 | (86) | 48 | (22) | ||
| Service connected disability for PTSD, % (n) | 18 | (27) | 24 | (11) | ||
| Clinical symptoms | ||||||
| Comorbid MDD, % (n) | 66 | (98) | 78 | (36) | ||
| Most distressing loss was a FSM, % (n) ‡ | 27 | (29) | 56 | (25) | *** | |
| ICG total score, M(SD) ‡ | 16.6 | (8.1) | 40.9 | (9.0) | *** | |
| Suicidality | ||||||
| Any suicidal ideation, lifetime, % (n) | 39 | (56) | 53 | (24) | ||
| Any suicidal ideation, past month, % (n) | 13 | (18) | 22 | (10) | ||
| Any suicidal behavior, lifetime, % (n) | 10 | (14) | 13 | (6) | ||
| Any suicidal behavior, past 3 months, % (n) | 1 | (2) | 0 | (0) | ||
Note:
†
where
*
p<.05,
**
p<.01,
***
p<.001;
‡
loss type and ICG totals in the no-CG group are based only on those who were bereaved and completed the ICG (n=108). MDD = major depressive disorder; FSM = fellow service-member; ICG = Inventory of Complicated grief; CAPS = Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-IV; TRGI = Trauma-Related Guilt Inventory (all sub-scales are reported as mean scores); IFI = Inventory of Functional Impairment.