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Clinical Research Article

Well-being of Canadian Veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic: cross-sectional results from the COVID-19 Veteran well-being study

Bienestar de los veteranos canadienses durante la pandemia de COVID-19: Resultados transversales del estudio de bienestar de veteranos de COVID-19

COVID-19 疫情期间加拿大退伍军人的幸福感: 来自 COVID-19 退伍军人幸福感研究的横断面结果

J. Don Richardsona The MacDonald Franklin OSI Research Centre, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada;b Department of Psychiatry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada;c Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada;d St. Joseph’s OSI Clinic, Parkwood Institute, St. Joseph’s Health Care, London, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kate St Cyra The MacDonald Franklin OSI Research Centre, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada;b Department of Psychiatry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada;e Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Callista Forchuka The MacDonald Franklin OSI Research Centre, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Jenny J. W. Liua The MacDonald Franklin OSI Research Centre, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada;b Department of Psychiatry, Western University, London, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Rachel A. Plouffea The MacDonald Franklin OSI Research Centre, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada;b Department of Psychiatry, Western University, London, Ontario, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0393-9008View further author information
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Tri Lea The MacDonald Franklin OSI Research Centre, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Dominic Gargalaa The MacDonald Franklin OSI Research Centre, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Erisa Dedad St. Joseph’s OSI Clinic, Parkwood Institute, St. Joseph’s Health Care, London, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Vanessa Soaresa The MacDonald Franklin OSI Research Centre, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Fardous Hosseinyf Centre of Excellence for PTSD, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;g The Royal’s Institute for Mental Health Research, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Patrick Smithf Centre of Excellence for PTSD, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;g The Royal’s Institute for Mental Health Research, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Gabrielle Dupuisf Centre of Excellence for PTSD, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;g The Royal’s Institute for Mental Health Research, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Maya Rothd St. Joseph’s OSI Clinic, Parkwood Institute, St. Joseph’s Health Care, London, Ontario, Canada;h School of Graduate Studies, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Andrew Bridgena The MacDonald Franklin OSI Research Centre, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada;b Department of Psychiatry, Western University, London, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Michelle Marlboroughb Department of Psychiatry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada;d St. Joseph’s OSI Clinic, Parkwood Institute, St. Joseph’s Health Care, London, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Rakesh Jetlyg The Royal’s Institute for Mental Health Research, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Alexandra Heberi Department of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;j Veterans Affairs Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaView further author information
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Ruth Laniusb Department of Psychiatry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada;d St. Joseph’s OSI Clinic, Parkwood Institute, St. Joseph’s Health Care, London, Ontario, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3758-1393View further author information
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Anthony Nazarova The MacDonald Franklin OSI Research Centre, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada;b Department of Psychiatry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada;c Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3288-7609View further author information
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Article: 2012374 | Received 10 Sep 2021, Accepted 23 Nov 2021, Published online: 24 Jan 2022

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