National Defence committee  The research I was involved in was looking at the population within our clinic. This is an outpatient clinic that probably serves close to 20% who are still serving, but the majority are veterans, so these are release members. The best predictor of having suicidal ideation—this i

National Defence committee  I think addictions, both alcohol and drugs, are an issue with PTSD. When they have looked at whether or not the rates are higher than on the civilian side, I think we're probably seeing higher rates of depression. But I do think that when we're looking at treatment focus specific

National Defence committee  That's a very good question. It's not necessarily that it might often take longer, but when they've studied veterans and combat-related PTSD, the civilian studies show that the outcomes of people who have civilian types of trauma tend to be better, when looking at one study compa

National Defence committee  Thank you. Mr. Chair, I'd like to thank you for this opportunity to speak with you and the members of the committee. The CPA shares your interests regarding the mental health needs of the men and women in uniform and the veteran population. As clinicians and researchers, we h