Trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder in the Canadian military

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 488-496

  Brunet, Alain ^a,b   Monson, Eva ^c   Liu, Aihua ^a   Fikretoglu, Deniz ^d  

^a DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^d DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadians; Epidemiology; Military; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; DSM-IV; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ONSET AGE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ASSAULT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TRAUMA EXPOSURE; VIOLENCE; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISASTER; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL CRIME; SOLDIER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WARFARE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISASTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX OFFENSES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VIOLENCE; WARFARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946842869     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371506001104     Document Type: Article

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