Psychosocial pathways linking adverse childhood experiences to mental health in recently deployed Canadian military service members

JEC Lee, B Phinney, K Watkins… - Journal of traumatic …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple pathways have been suggested to account for the relationship of adverse childhood
experiences (ACEs) and well‐being in adulthood, including interpersonal difficulties, the …

[PDF][PDF] Deployment stressors: a review of the literature and implications for members of the Canadian Armed Forces

K Watkins - Res Militaris, 2014 - cradpdf.drdc-rddc.gc.ca
Most Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel are deployed at some point in their careers.
In a 2008-2009 survey of the CAF Regular Force, 65% had already deployed and 15% had …

[HTML][HTML] What would 'upscaling'involve? A qualitative study of international variation in stroke rehabilitation

KE Watkins, WMM Levack, FA Rathore… - BMC Health Services …, 2021 - Springer
Background Demand for stroke rehabilitation is expected to grow dramatically; with the
estimated prevalence of stroke survivors rising to 70 million worldwide by 2030. The World …

Military-related sexual assault in Canada: a cross-sectional survey

K Watkins, R Bennett, MA Zamorski… - … Medical Association Open …, 2017 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Most research on military-related sexual assault is based on the United States
military and has important limitations, such as low response rates. We sought to estimate the …

Association of combat experiences with post-traumatic stress disorder among Canadian military personnel deployed in support of the mission in Afghanistan

K Watkins, K Sudom, M Zamorski - Military Behavioral Health, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Understanding the contribution of specific combat experiences to postdeployment post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) may inform preventive and therapeutic interventions. This study …

Stressors experienced during deployment among Canadian Armed Forces personnel: Factor structure of two combat exposure scales

K Sudom, K Watkins, J Born, M Zamorski - Military Psychology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Combat exposure is linked to increased mental health problems among military personnel.
Reliable, precise, and efficient measurement of combat experiences can facilitate …

Moderating effect of marital status on the association between combat exposure and post-deployment mental health in Canadian military personnel

K Watkins, JEC Lee, MA Zamorski - Military Psychology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
For military personnel, there are positive and negative aspects of marriage, which may
contribute to mental health during times of high stress. The present study investigated the …

Family/household characteristics and positive mental health of Canadian military members: Mediation through social support

…, I Richer, JEC Lee, K Watkins… - Journal of Military …, 2016 - jmvfh.utpjournals.press
Introduction: The characteristics of one's social environment, including one's family or household
composition, are recognized determinants of health and well-being. At the same time, a …

Challenges in applying evidence-based practice in stroke rehabilitation: a qualitative description of health professional experience in low, middle, and high-income …

KE Watkins, WMM Levack, FA Rathore… - Disability and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Evidence-based practice (EBP) is considered central to ethical, effective service
delivery in rehabilitation, and the implementation of the World Health Organisation’s …

Introduction to the financial well-being of Canadian Armed Forces members and families

…, C Wan, K Watkins - Journal of Military …, 2019 - jmvfh.utpjournals.press
There is a general perception that military members (Regular Force members with full-time
employment) and their families have better financial well-being and less financial stress than …