Research and publicationsEvidence-based veteran psychiatric care.

The clinical team includes psychiatrists with over 50 peer-reviewed publications, more than 2,000 academic citations and active university appointments at Flinders University and James Cook University, with research expertise in military mental health, PTSD, traumatic brain injury and veteran wellbeing.

Yes. Team members have published peer-reviewed studies on combat PTSD, multi-year veteran follow-up outcomes and alcohol use in military populations, and collaborate on veteran-focused research projects.

Yes. Dr Edwin Elcock served in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps as a medic in regular service and as an officer in the Reserves. Dr Ashlea White and Billie LaRosa come from families with a history of Australian Defence Force service.

Published work on combat PTSD, veteran follow-up outcomes and traumatic brain injury directly informs our assessment protocols and treatment planning, so clinical practice stays aligned with current evidence in military mental health.

A/Prof Charana Perera holds an academic appointment at Flinders University, and Dr Omer Shareef is a Senior Lecturer at James Cook University. Dr Varuni De Silva is a former Professor and Head of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colombo.

Peer-reviewed journals including The Lancet, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, PLoS ONE, BMC Psychiatry, Frontiers in Nutrition, and Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy.

Yes. March Ahead has two separate services: independent psychiatric reports for DVA claims, which need no GP referral, and ongoing clinical psychiatric care, which needs a GP referral. A psychiatrist who writes a veteran's independent report does not also treat that veteran.