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ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports2025

Assessing Military Mental Health during the Pandemic: A Five Country Collaboration.

Jennifer E C Lee, Clare Bennett, Neanne Bennett, Fethi Bouak, Irina Goldenberg, Kate Harrison, Heather McCuaig Edge, Amy Millikan Bell, Phillip J Quartana, Maj Amos Simms and 1 more

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Review in Current psychiatry reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Jennifer E C LeeDirector General Military Personnel Research and Analysis, Department of National Defence, Ottawa, ON, Canada. jennifer.lee@forces.gc.ca.
Clare BennettDefence Health Directorate, New Zealand Defence Force, Wellington, New Zealand.
Neanne BennettJoint Health Command, Australian Defence Force, Canberra, NSW, Australia.
Fethi BouakDefence Research Development Canada - Toronto Research Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Irina GoldenbergDirector General Military Personnel Research and Analysis, Department of National Defence, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Kate HarrisonDefence Statistics (Health), Ministry of Defence, Bristol, UK.
Heather McCuaig EdgeDirector General Military Personnel Research and Analysis, Department of National Defence, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Amy Millikan BellDefense Centers for Public Health - Aberdeen, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, USA.
Phillip J QuartanaCenter for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.
Maj Amos SimmsAcademic Department of Military Mental Health, King's College London, London, UK.
Amy B AdlerCenter for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewMembers of a technical panel representing Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, and the US collaborated to develop surveys designed to provide military leaders with information to guide decisions early in the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal of this paper is to provide an overview of this collaboration and a review of findings from the resulting body of work. RECENT

findingsWhile surveys pointed to relatively favorable mental health and perceptions of leadership among military personnel early in the pandemic, these observations did not reflect the experiences of personnel deployed in COVID-19 response operations, nor were these observations reflective of later stages of the pandemic. Establishing and leveraging networks that enable the rapid development of employee surveys and sharing of results can serve as a pathway for empowering military leaders in times of crisis. Organizational support and leadership decisions are especially critical for maintaining well-being among personnel during crises.

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COVID-19Mental HealthMilitary PersonnelAustraliaCanadaHumansLeadershipNew ZealandPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Surveys and QuestionnairesUnited KingdomUnited StatesArmed forcesEmployee surveysLeadershipMental healthMilitary personnelPandemicWorkplace well-being

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