ArticleCanadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2018
Mental Health Services Use Trends in Canadian Veterans: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study in Ontario.
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- Examining the mental health services among people with mental disorders: a literature review.BMC psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- The health and well-being of older Veterans in Canada: A scoping review.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2026Article
- Cannabis use among Canadian veterans: associations with the use of other substances, chronic pain conditions, mental disorders, suicide behaviours, and help-seeking.Journal of cannabis research · 2026Article
- Challenges and facilitators for mental health care for operational stress injuries in the military: A qualitative study.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2025Article
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- Sharing of military Veterans' mental health data across Canada: A scoping review.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2024Review
- A Retrospective Cohort Analysis of Mental Health-Related Emergency Department Visits Among Veterans and Non-Veterans Residing in Ontario, Canada: Une analyse de cohorte rétrospective des visites au service d'urgence liées à la santé mentale parmi les vétérans et non-vétérans résidant en Ontario, Canada.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2024Article
- Exploring Veteran cultural competency in Canadian health care services.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2023Article
- Involving families in Veteran mental health care: Key considerations and recommendations.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2023Article
- Canadian Veteran chronic disease prevalence and health services use in the five years following release: a matched retrospective cohort study using routinely collected data.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Mental health services use among Canadian Armed Forces members and Veterans: Data from the 2018 Canadian Armed Forces members and Veterans mental health follow-up survey (CAFMVHS).Frontiers in health services · 2022Article
- Adherence of the #Here4U App - Military Version to Criteria for the Development of Rigorous Mental Health Apps.JMIR formative research · 2020Article
- Suicide in Canadian veterans living in Ontario: a retrospective cohort study linking routinely collected data.BMJ open · 2019Article
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- Caring for Canadian military families.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2019Article
- Do Investments in Mental Health Systems Result in Greater Use of Mental Health Services? National Trends in Mental Health Service Use (MHSU) in the Canadian Military and Comparable Canadian Civilians, 2002-2013.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveA substantial evidence base in the peer-reviewed literature exists investigating mental illness in the military, but relatively less is documented about mental illness in veterans. This study uses provincial, administrative data to study the use of mental health services by Canadian veterans in Ontario.
methodThis was a retrospective cohort study of Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police veterans who were released between 1990 and 2013 and resided in Ontario. Mental health-related primary care physician, psychiatrist, emergency department (ED) visits, and psychiatric hospitalisations were counted. Repeated measures were presented in 5-year intervals, stratified by age at release.
resultsThe cohort included 23,818 veterans. In the first 5 years following entry into the health care system, 28.9% of veterans had ≥1 mental health-related primary care physician visit, 5.8% visited a psychiatrist at least once, and 2.4% received acute mental health services at an ED. The use of mental health services was consistent over time. Almost 8% of veterans aged 30 to 39 years saw a psychiatrist in the first 5 years after release, compared to 3.5% of veterans aged ≥50 years at release. The youngest veterans at release (<30 years) were the most frequent users of ED services for a mental health-related reason (5.1% had at least 1 ED visit).
conclusionUnderstanding how veterans use the health care system for mental health problems is an important step to ensuring needs are met during the transition to civilian life.
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