Course and Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the Canadian Armed Forces: A Nationally Representative, 16-Year Follow-up Study: Cours et pr édicteurs du trouble de stress post-traumatique dans les Forces armées canadiennes: une étude de suivi de 16 ans nationalement représentative.

CONCLUSIONS: This is the first population-based survey to examine the longitudinal course of PTSD in Canadian Forces members. Prevention and intervention programs focused on bolstering social support and active coping strategies as possible protective factors/correlates may help mitigate the development and persistence of PTSD.
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Source: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry - February 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Mota N, Bolton SL, Enns MW, Afifi TO, El-Gabalawy R, Sommer JL, Pietrzak RH, Stein MB, Asmundson GJG, Sareen J Tags: Can J Psychiatry Source Type: research