The MacDonald Franklin OSI (Operational Stress Injury) Research Centre and Clinic, located at Parkwood Institute, investigates and provides specialized mental health services to veterans, members of the Canadian Armed Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and their families who are experiencing mental health challenges as a result of military service.

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Submissions from 2024

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Canadian Armed Forces Veterans’ Perspectives on the Effects of Exposure to Children in Armed Conflict During Military Service: Protocol for a Qualitative Study, Catherine Baillie, San Patten, Stephanie A. Houle, Ken Hoffer, Kathryn Reeves, Stéphanie Bélanger, Anthony Nazarov, and Samantha Wells

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A rapid review of the barriers and facilitators of mental health service access among Veterans and their families, Natalie Ein, Julia Gervasio, Kate St. Cyr, Jenny J.W. Liu, Clara Baker, Anthony Nazarov Dr., and Don Richardson

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The nature and impacts of deployment-related encounters with children among Canadian military Veterans: a qualitative analysis, Stephanie A. Houle, Catherine Baillie Abidi, Michelle Birch, Kathryn Reeves, William Younger, Carl Conradi, San Patten, Stéphanie Bélanger, J. Don Richardson, Anthony Nazarov, and Samantha Wells

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Ketamine in the effective management of chronic pain, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder for Veterans: A meta-analysis and systematic review, Jenny J.W. Liu, Natalie Ein, Julia Gervasio, Clara Baker, Rachel Plouffe, Sonya Wanklyn, Amer M. Burhan, Brenda Lau, Emmanuel Abreu, Thomas Wasiuta, Anthony Nazarov, and J. Don Richardson

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Reimagining effective workplace support for health workers, Jenny J.W. Liu, Anthony Nazarov, Patrick Smith, Andrea Phelps, David Forbes, Nicole Sadler, Fardous Hosseiny, Sarah Dougherty, Rosilee Peto, Marion Cooper, Marc Bilodeau, Suzanne Bailey, Jodi Younger, Adam Dukelow, Sandy Jansen, Andrew Davidson, Cara Vaccarino, Karen Monaghan, Sandra Northcott, Linda Mohri, Patricia Hoffer, and J. Don Richardson

Submissions from 2023

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Moral injury associated with increased odds of past-year mental health disorders: a Canadian Armed Forces examination, Bethany Easterbrook, Rachel A. Plouffe, Stephanie A. Houle, Aihua Liu, Margaret C. McKinnon, Andrea R. Ashbaugh, Natalie Mota, Tracie O. Afifi, Murray W. Enns, J. Don Richardson, and Anthony Nazarov

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The potentially morally injurious nature of encountering children during military deployments: A call for research, Natalie Ein, Stephanie A. Houle, Jenny J W Liu, Bethany Easterbrook, Clara Baker, Marianela Fuertes, Richard Benjamin Turner, Caleb MacDonald, Kathryn Reeves, Erisa Deda, Ken Hoffer, Catherine Baillie Abidi, Anthony Nazarov, and J. Don Richardson

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Physical and psychological challenges faced by military, medical and public safety personnel relief workers supporting natural disaster operations: a systematic review, Natalie Ein, Rachel A. Plouffe, Jenny J. W. Liu, Julia Gervasio, Clara Baker, R. Nicholas Carleton, Susan A. Bartels, Jennifer E. C. Lee, Anthony Nazarov, and J. Don Richardson

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health and well-being of Veterans’ spouses: a cross sectional analysis, Kevin T. Hansen, Rachel A. Plouffe, Deanna L. Walker, Sonya G. Wanklyn, Laryssa Lamrock, Polliann Maher, Anthony Nazarov, and J. Don Richardson

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Measuring moral distress and moral injury: A systematic review and content analysis of existing scales, Stephanie A. Houle, Natalie Ein, Julia Gervasio, Rachel A. Plouffe, Brett T. Litz, R Nicholas Carleton, Kevin T. Hansen, Jenny J.W. Liu, Andrea R. Ashbaugh, Walter Callaghan, Megan M. Thompson, Bethany Easterbrook, Lorraine Smith-MacDonald, Sara Rodrigues, Stephanie A.H. Belanger, Katherine Bright, Ruth A. Lanius, Clara Baker, William Younger, Suzette Bremault-Phillips, Fardous Hosseiny, J. Don Richardson, Anthony Nazarov, and the Atlas

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A meta-analysis of internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for military and veteran populations, Jenny J W Liu, Natalie Ein, Callista Forchuck, Sonya G. Wanklyn, Suriya Ragu, Samdarsh Saroya, Anthony Nazarov, and J. Don Richardson

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Faculty-Wide Peer-Support Program During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Design and Preliminary Results, Jenny J. W. Liu, P. Andrea Lum, Laura Foxcroft, Rod Lim, and J. Don Richardson

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Feeling safe at work: Development and validation of the Psychological Safety Inventory, Rachel A. Plouffe, Natalie Ein, Jenny J. W. Liu, Kate St. Cyr, Clara Baker, Anthony Nazarov, and J. Don Richardson

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The roles of personality and resilience in associations between combat experiences and posttraumatic stress disorder among Canadian Armed Forces Veterans, Rachel A. Plouffe, Anthony Nazarov, Callista A. Forchuk, Julia Gervasio, Tri Le, Jenny J. W. Liu, Maede S. Nouri, Cassidy Trahair, Deanna L. Walker, and J. Don Richardson

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The mediating roles of workplace support and ethical work environment in associations between leadership and moral distress: a longitudinal study of Canadian health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, Rachel A. Plouffe, Anthony Nazarov, Ann M. Heesters, Chandlee C. Dickey, Laura Foxcroft, Fardous Hosseiny, Tri Le, P. Andrea Lum, Maede S. Nouri, Patrick Smith, and J. Don Richardson

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Clinical utility of moral injury in a treatment-seeking military-Veteran mental health population, J. Don Richardson, Maya Roth, and Jenny J W Liu

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Correlates of cannabis use in a sample of mental health treatment-seeking Canadian armed forces members and veterans, Kate St. Cyr, Anthony Nazarov, Tri Le, Maede Nouri, Priyonto Saha, Callista A. Forchuk, Vanessa Soares, Sonya G. Wanklyn, Brian M. Bird, Brent D. Davis, Lisa King, Felicia Ketcheson, and J. Don Richardson

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Telehealth experiences in Canadian veterans: associations, strengths and barriers to care during the COVID-19 pandemic., Deanna L Walker, M S Nouri, R A Plouffe, J J W Liu, T Le, C A Forchuk, D Gargala, K St Cyr, A Nazarov, and Don Richardson

Submissions from 2020

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The influence of depression-PTSD comorbidity on health- related quality of life in treatment-seeking veterans, Callista Forchuk, Anthony Nazarov, Renee Hunt, Brent Davis, Kate St. Cyr, and Don Richardson

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Help-seeking for mental health issues in deployed Canadian Armed Forces personnel at risk for moral injury, Anthony Nazarov, Deniz Fikretoglu, Aihua Liu, Don Richardson, and Megan Thompson

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The diary of an Operational Stress Injury Clinic psychiatrist during the COVID-19 pandemic, Don Richardson

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Classifying post-traumatic stress disorder using the magnetoencephalographic connectome and machine learning, Jing Zhang, Don Richardson, and Benjamin T. Dunkley

Submissions from 2019

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The Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Moral Injury in the Canadian Armed Forces, Anthony M. Battaglia, Alina Protopopescu, Jenna E. Boyd, Chantelle Lloyd, Rakesh Jetly, Charlene O'Connor, Heather K. Hood, Anthony Nazarov, Shawn G. Rhind, Ruth A. Lanius, and Margaret C. McKinnon

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Post-deployment Reintegration Satisfaction and Events Impacting Well-being in Canadian Armed Forces Primary Army Reservists: A Qualitative Analysis., Madeleine D'Agata, Bethany Easterbrook, Anthony Nazarov, and Donna I. Pickering

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Subjective Self-Mapping in the Mental Health Continuum Model, Madeleine D'Agata, Anthony Nazarov, and Joshua A. Granek

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A group randomized control trial to test the efficacy of the Road to Mental Readiness (R2MR) program among Canadian military recruits, Deniz Fikretoglu, Aihua Liu, Anthony Nazarov, and Kristen Blackler

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Leveraging Technologies to Complement the Road to Mental Readiness (R2MR) Training Program, Joshua A. Granek, Anthony Nazarov, Madeleine T. D'Agata, Junhan Bae, Hamid Boland, Ramy Kirollos, Kimberly Guest, and Suzanne Bailey

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Blunted Nocturnal Salivary Melatonin Secretion Profiles in Military-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Michel A. Paul, Ryan J. Love, Rakesh Jetly, Don Richardson, Ruth A. Lanius, James C. Miller, Michael MacDonald, and Shawn G. Rhind

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Management of post-traumatic stress disorder: A protocol for a multiple treatment comparison meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, Yasir Rehman, Behnam Sadeghirad, Gordon H. Guyatt, Margaret C. McKinnon, Randi E. McCabe, Ruth A. Lanius, Don Richardson, Rachel Couban, Helena Sousa-Dias, and Jason W. Busse

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Depression and the relationship between sleep disturbances, nightmares, and suicidal ideation in treatment-seeking Canadian Armed Forces members and veterans, Don Richardson, Lisa King, Kate St. Cyr, Philippe Shnaider, Maya L. Roth, Felicia Ketcheson, Ken Balderson, and Jon D. Elhai

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Comorbidity Patterns of Psychiatric Conditions in Canadian Armed Forces Personnel, Don Richardson, Amanda Thompson, Lisa King, Felicia Ketchesen, Phillip Shnaider, Cherie Amour, Kate St Cyr, Jitender Sareen, Jon D. Elhi, and Mark A. Zamorski

Submissions from 2018

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Influence of PTSD and MDD on Somatic Symptoms in Treatment-Seeking Military Members and Veterans, Felicia Ketcheson, Kate Cyr St., Lisa King, and Don Richardson

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Association Between Social Support and Mental Health Conditions in Treatment-Seeking Veterans and Canadian Armed Forces Personnel, Felicia Ketcheson, Lisa King, and Don Richardson

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Disturbed EEG Sleep, Paranoid Cognition and Somatic Symptoms Identify Veterans With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Harvey Moldofsky, Lorne Rothman, Robert Kleinman, Shawn G. Rhind, and Don Richardson

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Depression and the Relationship Between Sleep Disturbances, Nightmares, and Suicidal Ideation in Treatment-Seeking Canadian Armed Forces Members and Veterans, Don Richardson, Lisa King, Kate St. Cyr, Philippe Shnaider, Maya L. Roth, Felicia Ketcheson, Ken Balderson, and Jon D. Elhai

Submissions from 2017

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Psychiatric Comorbidity Pattern in Treatment-Seeking Veterans, Don Richardson, Felicia Ketcheson, Lisa King, M. Marlborough, Andrew James R. Thompson, and Jon D. Elhai

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Adverse Combat Experiences, Feeling Responsible for Death, and Suicidal Ideation in Treatment-Seeking Veterans and Actively Serving Canadian Armed Forces Members, Don Richardson, Lisa King, Philippe Shnaider, and Jon D. Elhai

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Insomnia, Psychiatric Disorders and Suicidal Ideation in a National Representative Sample of Active Canadian Forces Members, Don Richardson, A. Thompson, Lisa King, B. Corbett, P. Shnaider, K. St Cyr, C. Nelson, J. Sareen, Jon Elhai, and M. Zamorski

Submissions from 2016

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A Review of the Relation Between Dissociation, Memory, Executive Functioning and Social Cognition in Military Members and Civilians with Neuropsychiatric Conditions, Margaret C. McKinnon, Jenna E. Boyd, Paul A. Frewen, Ulrich F. Lanius, Rakesh Jetly, Don Richardson, and Ruth A. Lanius

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Do DSM-5 Changes to PTSD Symptom Cluster Criteria Alter the Frequency of Probable PTSD When Screening Treatment-Seeking Canadian Forces Members and Veterans?, Maya Roth, Kate St. Cyr, Amanda Levine, Lisa King, and Don Richardson

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Mental Health of Canadian Armed Forces Veterans: Review of Population Studies, James M. Thompson, Linda D. VanTil, Mark A. Zamorski, Bryan Garber, Sanela Dursun, Deniz Fikretoglu, David Ross, Don Richardson, Jitender Sareen, Kerry Sudom, Cyd Courchesne, and David J. Pedlar

Submissions from 2015

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Identifying Latent Profiles of Posttraumatic Stress and Major Depression Symptoms in Canadian Veterans: Exploring Differences Across Profiles in Health Related Functioning, Cherie Armour, Ateka Contractor, Jon D. Elhai, Maurice Stringer, Gary Lyle, David Forbes, and Don Richardson

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Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms 5 Years After Military Deployment to Afghanistan, Don Richardson, Lisa King, Jitender Sareen, and Jon D. Elhai

Submissions from 2014

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The co-occurrence of PTSD and dissociation: differentiating severe PTSD from dissociative PTSD, Cherie Amour, Karen-Inge Karstoft, and Don Richardson

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Predictors of Long-Term Treatment Outcome in Combat and Peacekeeping Veterans With Military-Related PTSD, Don RIchardson, Ateka A. Contractor, Cherie Armour, Kate St. Cyr, Jon D. Elhai, and Jitender Sareen

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Sleep disturbances and suicidal ideation in a sample of treatment-seeking Canadian Forces members and veterans, Don Richardson, Kate St. Cyr, Charles A. Nelson, Jon D. Elhai, and Jitender Sareen

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Somatic symptoms and health-related quality of life among treatment-seeking Canadian Forces personnel with PTSD, Kate St.Cyr, Alexandra M. McIntyre-Smith, Ateka A. Contractor, Jon D. Elhai, and Don Richardson

Submissions from 2012

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Assessing a five factor model of PTSD: Is dysphoric arousal a unique PTSD construct showing differential relationships with anxiety and depression?, Cherie Amour, Jon D. Elhai, Don Richardson, Kendra Ractliffe, Li Wang, and Ask Elklit

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PTSD factor structure differences between veterans with and without a PTSD diagnosis, Tracy L. Biehn, Jon D. Elhai, Thomas H. Fine, Laura D. Seligman, and Don Richardson

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Guidelines for peer support in high‐risk organizations: An international consensus study using the delphi method, Mark C. Creamer, Tracy Varker, Jonathan Visson, Kathy Darte, Neil Greenberg, Winnie Lau, Gill Moreton, Meaghan O'Donnell, Don Richardson, Joe Ruzek, Patricia Watson, and David Forbes

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Preventing Mental Distress in the Military, Charles Nelson, Kate St. Cyr, Bradley Corbett, Elisa Hurley, Shannon Gifford, Jon D. Elhaid, and J. Donald Richardson

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Examining the Association between Psychiatric Illness and Suicidal Ideation in a Sample of Treatment-Seeking Canadian Peacekeeping and Combat Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Don Richardson, Kate St. Cyr, Alexandra M. McIntyre-Smith, David Haslam, Jon D. Elhai, and Jitender Sareen

Submissions from 2011

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Exploring the relationship between underlying dimensions of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in a national, trauma-exposed military sample, Jon D. Elhai, Ateka Contractor, Partick A. Palmieri, David Forbes, and Don Richardson

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Comparing posttraumatic stress disorder's symptom structure between deployed and nondeployed veterans., Ryan M Engdahl, Jon D Elhai, Don Richardson, and B Christopher Frueh

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Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, and Suicidal Ideation among Canadian Forces Personnel in a National Canadian Military Health Survey, Charles Nelson, Kate St. Cyr, Bradley Corbett, Elisa Hurley, Shannon Gifford, Jon D. Elhaid, and J. Donald Richardson

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Predictors of Treatment Response in Canadian Combat and Peacekeeping Veterans With Military-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Don Richardson, Jon D. Elhai, and Jitender Serreen

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Aripiprazole Augmentation in the Treatment of Military-related PTSD with Major Depression: A Retrospective Chart Review, J. Don Richardson, Deniz Fikretoglu, Aihua Liu, and Diane McIntosh

Submissions from 2010

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Heterogeneity in the latent structure of PTSD symptoms among Canadian veterans., James A Naifeh, Don Richardson, Kevin S Del Ben, and Jon D Elhai

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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Guiding Management with Careful Assessment of Comorbid Mental and Physical Illness, Don Richardson, Diane McIntosh, Murray B. Stein, and Jitender Sareen

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Psychiatric problems in medically evacuated service members, Don Richardson, Jitender Sareen, and Jon D. Elhai

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Horror comes home: veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder., Don Richardson, James M Thompson, Margaret Boswall, and Rakesh Jetly

Submissions from 2009

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Predictors of Likelihood and Intensity of Past-Year Mental Health Service Use in an Active Canadian Military Sample, Deniz Fikretoglu, Jon D Elhai, Aihua Liu, Don Richardson, and David J. Pedlar

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Post-traumatic stress disorder and health problems among medically ill Canadian peacekeeping veterans, Don Richardson, Jordan Pekevski, and Jon D Elhai

Submissions from 2008

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Outpatient medical and mental healthcare utilization models among military veterans: Results from the 2001 National Survey of Veterans, Jon D Elhai, Anouk L. Grubaugh, Don Richardson, Leonard E. Egede, and Mark C. Creamer

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Operational Stress Injury Social Support: A Canadian Innovation in Professional Peer Support, Don Richardson, Kathy Darte, Stephan Grenier, Allan English, and Joe Sharpe

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Health-Related Quality of Life among a Sample of Treatment- and Pension-Seeking Deployed Canadian Forces Peacekeeping Veterans, Don Richardson, Mary E. Long, and David J. Pedlar

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Health-Related Quality of Life among a Sample of Treatment- and Pension-Seeking Deployed Canadian Forces Peacekeeping Veterans, Don Richardson, Mary E. Long, David J. Pedlar, and Jon D Elhai

Submissions from 2007

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Associated Risk Factors in Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans with Health-Related Disabilities, Don Richardson, James A. Naifeh, and Jon D Elhai

Submissions from 2006

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Predictors of general medical and psychological treatment use among a national sample of peacekeeping veterans with health problems, Jon D Elhai, Don Richardson, and David J. Pedlar

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Association of PTSD and depression with medical and specialist care utilization in modern peacekeeping veterans in Canada with health-related disabilities., Don Richardson, Jon D. Elhai, and David J Pedlar