Factor structure of deployment experiences and relations to mental health disorders among treatment-seeking Canadian armed forces personnel and veterans.

Lisa KingFelicia KetchesonKate St CyrMichelle MarlboroughJ Don Richardson

Published in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2019)

Our study demonstrates the association between combat experiences and PTSD symptom, depression, and anxiety severity. Clinically, it stresses the importance of evaluating specific traumatic events to improve treatment outcomes. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

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