Publications by authors named "Felicia Ketcheson"
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- Nearly 50% of Canadian Armed Forces members and Veterans seeking mental health treatment reported current cannabis use, highlighting its prevalence in this population.
- Current cannabis users tended to be younger, have lower income, engage in potentially hazardous alcohol use, and report more bodily pain, but their PTSD and depressive severity did not significantly correlate with cannabis use.
- The findings underline the need for further research into cannabis’s effectiveness for mental health issues, especially given the ongoing trend of its use among those seeking treatment.
Objective: Among a sample of 341 treatment-seeking veterans and currently serving Canadian Forces members, our objectives were to identify factors of deployment experiences and determine whether they were related to the severity of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom clusters and depressive, anxiety, and alcohol use symptom severity.
Method: Participants completed questionnaires during intake to an outpatient mental health clinic. Factor analysis was used to determine factors of deployment experiences and which mental health conditions were associated with the factors.
Introduction: There is mixed evidence regarding how posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom clusters are associated with sexual dysfunction (SD), and most studies to date have failed to account for potentially confounding variables. Our study sought to explore the unique contribution of PTSD symptom clusters on (a) lack of sexual desire or pleasure, and (b) pain or problems during sexual intercourse, after adjusting for comorbidities and medication usage.
Materials And Methods: Participants included 543 male treatment-seeking veterans and Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel (aged <65 years), referred for treatment between September 2006 and September 2014.
Objective: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is often accompanied by other mental health conditions, including major depressive disorder (MDD), substance misuse disorders, and anxiety disorders. The objective of the current study is to delineate classes of comorbidity and investigate predictors of comorbidity classes amongst a sample of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Regular Force personnel.
Methods: Latent class analyses (LCAs) were applied to cross-sectional data obtained between April and August 2013 from a nationally representative random sample of 6700 CAF Regular Force personnel who deployed to the mission in Afghanistan.
Background: The rate of cesarean delivery is increasing in North America. Surgical site infection following this operation can make it difficult to recover, care for a baby and return home. We aimed to determine the incidence of surgical site infection to 30 days following cesarean delivery, associated risk factors and whether risk factors differed for predischarge versus postdischarge infection.
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