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Review Article

Treatment of military-related post-traumatic stress disorder: challenges, innovations, and the way forward

David ForbesCentenary of Anzac Centre, Phoenix Australia–Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia; Correspondence[email protected]
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David PedlarCanadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research, Kingston, ON, Canada; Correspondence[email protected]
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Amy B. AdlerCenter for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD, USA;
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Clare BennettNew Zealand Defence Force, Wellington, New Zealand;
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Richard BryantCentenary of Anzac Centre, Phoenix Australia–Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia; ;School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia;
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Walter BusuttilCombat Stress, Surrey, UK;
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John CooperCentenary of Anzac Centre, Phoenix Australia–Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia;
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Mark C. CreamerCentenary of Anzac Centre, Phoenix Australia–Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia;
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Nicola T. FearKing’s Centre for Military Health Research, King’s College London, London, UK; ;Academic Centre for Military Mental Health Research, London, UK;
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Neil GreenbergKing’s Centre for Military Health Research, King’s College London, London, UK; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-4550-2971
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Alexandra HeberVeterans Affairs Canada, Charlottetown, Canada; ;Department of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada;
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Mark HintonCentenary of Anzac Centre, Phoenix Australia–Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia;
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Mal HopwoodCentenary of Anzac Centre, Phoenix Australia–Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia;
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Rakesh JetlyDirectorate of Mental Health, Canadian Armed Forces, Ottawa, Canada;
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Ellie Lawrence-WoodCentre for Traumatic Stress Studies, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia;
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Alexander McFarlaneCentenary of Anzac Centre, Phoenix Australia–Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia; ;Centre for Traumatic Stress Studies, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia;
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Olivia MetcalfCentenary of Anzac Centre, Phoenix Australia–Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia; ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9570-8463
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Meaghan O’DonnellCentenary of Anzac Centre, Phoenix Australia–Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia;
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Andrea PhelpsCentenary of Anzac Centre, Phoenix Australia–Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-9235-8012
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J. Don RichardsonDepartment of Psychiatry, Western University, London, Canada; ;McDonald/Franklin OSI Research Centre, London, Canada;
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Nicole SadlerCentenary of Anzac Centre, Phoenix Australia–Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia;
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Paula P. SchnurrNational Center for PTSD, White River Junction, VT, USA; ;Department of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover, NH, USA;
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Marie-Louise SharpKing’s Centre for Military Health Research, King’s College London, London, UK; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-8516-0166
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James M. ThompsonVeterans Affairs Canada, Charlottetown, Canada; ;Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada;
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Robert J. UrsanoCenter for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University School of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Miranda Van HooffCentre for Traumatic Stress Studies, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia;
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Darryl WadeCentenary of Anzac Centre, Phoenix Australia–Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia;
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Simon WesselyKing’s Centre for Military Health Research, King’s College London, London, UK;
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Pages 95-110 | Received 05 Feb 2019, Accepted 11 Mar 2019, Published online: 02 May 2019

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