Course and Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the Canadian Armed Forces: A Nationally Representative, 16-Year Follow-up Study: Cours et prédicteurs du trouble de stress post-traumatique dans les Forces armées canadiennes: une étude de suivi de 16 ans nationalement représentative.
Natalie P MotaShay-Lee BoltonMurray W EnnsTracie O AfifiRenée El-GabalawyJordana Liyat SommerRobert H PietrzakMurray B SteinGordon J G AsmundsonJitender SareenPublished in: Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie (2021)
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.