Correlates of posttraumatic stress disorder among Veterans in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

LAY SUMMARY Little is known about the mental health of Veterans as they get older. How does the mental health and aging process of Veterans compare to people who have not served in the military? The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) is a long-term national study of the aging adult population in Canada. A total of 51,338 participants across Canada aged 45 to 85 years were recruited at the study baseline between 2011 and 2015. Of the CLSA participants, about 4,500 self-identified as Veterans, with military service dating back as early as 1941. The goal of this study was to describe the mental health, in particular posttraumatic stress disorder, of Veterans in the CLSA at the study baseline and examine differences across Veteran sub-groups and compared to non-Veterans.

Correlates of posttraumatic stress disorder among Veterans in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging Journal Articles