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McGill expert: Mental health and the Canadian forces

Published: 12 August 2014
''Canada’s number crunching agency says about one in six members of the military have reported experiencing symptoms of mental or alcohol disorders. Statistics Canada surveyed full-time regular members of the Canadian Forces last year. The results showed nearly 17 per cent of those surveyed had experienced symptoms in the previous 12 months consistent with at least one of a half-dozen disorders.''

McGill expert

Alain Brunet - Douglas Mental Health University Institute

Expertise: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Bio

alain.brunet [at] mcgill.ca (Email)

Source: Statistics Canada says depression, PTSD, anxiety prevalent among military

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