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Out of the shadows: mental health of Canadian armed forces veterans

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

James M. Thompson ,
Mark A. Zamorski ,
Deniz Fikretoglu ,
Linda VanTil ,
Jitender Sareen ,
Mary Beth MacLean ,
Pasqualina Carrese ,
Stewart Macintosh  and
David Pedlar
James M. Thompson
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs Canada, Charlottetown, and Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, email research-recherche@vac-acc.gc.ca
Mark A. Zamorski
Affiliation:
Canadian Forces Health Services Group, Ottawa, and Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Canada
Deniz Fikretoglu
Affiliation:
Defence Research and Development Canada, Toronto Research Centre, Canada
Linda VanTil
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs Canada, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Jitender Sareen
Affiliation:
Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology and Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Mary Beth MacLean
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs Canada, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Pasqualina Carrese
Affiliation:
National Centre for Operational Stress Injuries, Veterans Affairs Canada, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada
Stewart Macintosh
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs Canada, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
David Pedlar
Affiliation:
Veterans Affairs Canada, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Abstract

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In the past 15 years in Canada, as in other nations, the mental health of veterans has emerged as a key concern for both government and the public. As mental health service enhancement unfolded, the need for wider population studies became apparent. This paper describes the renewal of services and key findings from national surveys of serving personnel and veterans.

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International Psychiatry , Volume 11 , Issue 4 , November 2014 , pp. 85 - 87
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists 2014

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