| Autor: |
Herbert Jacobs, Peter Zimmermann, Jens T. Kowalski, Robin Hauffa, Wolf Dieter Gerber, Helge Höllmer |
| Rok vydání: |
2012 |
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| Zdroj: |
Deutsches Ärzteblatt international. |
| ISSN: |
1866-0452 |
| DOI: |
10.3238/arztebl.2012.0569 |
| Popis: |
SUMMARY Introduction: Military missions abroad carry a high risk of psychological traumatization. In this study, we examined the reasons for increased utilization of the treatments of- fered to soldiers by the German armed forces' psychiatric services. Method: We analyzed trends in initial contacts with psy- chiatrists and psychotherapists among German soldiers participating in missions to Afghanistan and the Balkans. To this end, we evaluated existing data from the psychi- atric services of all German Armed Forces Military Hospi - tals with respect to sociodemographic factors (sex, area of mission) and the underlying psychiatric disorders over an 18-month period (January 2010 to June 2011). Results: 615 soldiers made an initial contact with the psy- chiatric and psychotherapeutic services during the study period. The total number of first contacts did not change significantly (p = 0.195), but there was a notable rise in the number of first contacts by female soldiers with de- ployment-related stress (p = 0.003). Mission-specific statistics revealed a significant increase in the number of first contacts only for soldiers deployed to the Balkans (p = 0.017). 91% of soldiers making a first contact were given the diagnosis of a stress reaction (ICD-10: F 43); the second most common diagnosis (8.9%) was an affective disorder (ICD-10: F 32.0, F 32.1). Conclusion: Despite psychological prevention efforts, mili- tary missions abroad often lead to mental disorders. Our findings indicate that the mild observed increase in inci- dence is both sex-specific and deployment-area-specific. ►Cite this as |
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OpenAIRE |
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