National Defence committee  I think you're putting your finger on the nail. If you look at the U.S., for example, right now more returnees are dying from suicide than those in theatre. The numbers are enormous and it keeps growing, because as it says, post-traumatic stress disorder is post-trauma, and take

National Defence committee  I don't have observations in Canada, but in the States they certainly track that, and it shows that it keeps increasing with time.

National Defence committee  Yes, at the University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research we do have a partnership where we are exploring sleep disorders, in particular, associated with post-traumatic stress disorder. On the silos that have existed, I see that they are starting to dissolve and ther

National Defence committee  Thank you very much. Good afternoon and thank you for giving us the opportunity to express our views on a very critical issue facing Canadians. As you have heard, I'm the president and CEO of the University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research, but I'm also the scienti