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ArticleCanadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2016

Disability and Mental Disorders in the Canadian Armed Forces.

Murray Weeks, Bryan G Garber, Mark A Zamorski

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Article in Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. The 2013 Canadian Forces Mental Health Survey: Background and Methods.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Murray WeeksResearch and Analysis Section, Directorate of Mental Health, Canadian Forces Health Services Group, Ottawa, ON.
Bryan G GarberResearch and Analysis Section, Directorate of Mental Health, Canadian Forces Health Services Group, Ottawa, ON bryan.garber@forces.gc.ca.
Mark A ZamorskiResearch and Analysis Section, Directorate of Mental Health, Canadian Forces Health Services Group, Ottawa, ON Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON.
Canadian Armed Forces · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe initial goal was to validate the use of a self-report measure of disability in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). The main goal was to document the extent of disability in personnel with and without mental disorders.

methodsData were obtained from the 2013 Canadian Forces Mental Health Survey; the sample included 6700 Regular Forces personnel. Disability was measured with the 12-item version of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS-2); established cut points were used to demarcate severe, moderate, minimal, and no disability. The following recent (past-year) and remote (lifetime but not past-year) disorders were assessed with diagnostic interviews: posttraumatic stress disorder, major depressive episode, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and alcohol use disorder.

resultsThe WHODAS-2 showed good internal consistency (α = 0.89) and a 1-factor structure. Most personnel had no disability (59.2%) or minimal disability (30.8%). However, an important minority had moderate or severe disability (8.4% and 1.6%, respectively). Individuals with recent disorders reported greater disability than those without lifetime disorders, although many had minimal or no disability (41.2% and 24.7%, respectively). Disability increased with the number of recent disorders. Relative to those without lifetime disorders, individuals with remote disorders showed slightly greater disability, but most had no disabilty (57.1%) or minimal disability (35.0%).

conclusionsThe 12-item WHODAS-2 is a valid measure of disability in the CAF. Mental disorders may be important drivers of disability in this population, although limited residual disability is seen in individuals with remote disorders.

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AdolescentAdultAlcoholismAnxiety DisordersCanadaFemaleHealth SurveysHumansMajor Depressive DisorderMaleMiddle AgedMilitary PersonnelPersons with DisabilitiesPrevalenceSeverity of Illness IndexStress Disorders, Post-Traumaticdisabilitymental disordersmilitaryWorld Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule

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PMID27270743
PMCPMC4800473
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