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Health care workers with prior work experience during the 2003 SARS outbreak did not have worse mental health outcomes during COVID-19 compared with those without this experience.

In conjunction with Veterans Day, Healio Psychiatry has compiled a list of recent research related to veteran mental health.

Combat exposure appeared linked to increased risk for suicide attempt among military personnel, according to results of an observational cohort study published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

The prevalence of fibromyalgia in U.S. active-duty service members entering treatment for PTSD is more than 10-fold higher than the overall population of service members preparing for deployment, according to data.

Veterans who experienced military sexual trauma had elevated hypertension risk, according to results presented at the American Heart Association’s Hypertension Scientific Sessions.

A study published in JAMA Pediatrics linked exposure to gun violence to a rise in pediatric ED visits for mental health issues, especially for children who witnessed such actions.

People with affective disorders had the highest rates of nosocomial PTSD 3 months after discharge from psychiatric hospitalization, according to a study in Psychiatry Research.

A digital guided respiratory therapeutic intervention used for panic disorder was safe, acceptable and well-tolerated for individuals with PTSD, according to study results published in Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback.

A question set feasibly administrable in the ED predicted 3-month PTSD or major depressive episode among individuals who experienced a motor vehicle collision, according to an analysis of a longitudinal study in JAMA Psychiatry.

Additional support and flexibility in academia following a loss can foster recovery and may help reduce burnout among health care professionals, according to an opinion piece published in JAMA.