{"id":1053083,"date":"2011-04-17T15:50:13","date_gmt":"2011-04-17T15:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/neurology\/effect-of-deployment-on-mental-health-of-soldiers-common-disorders-and-alcohol-misuse-more-frequent-than-ptsd.php"},"modified":"2024-08-17T18:48:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T22:48:01","slug":"effect-of-deployment-on-mental-health-of-soldiers-common-disorders-and-alcohol-misuse-more-frequent-than-ptsd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/neurology\/effect-of-deployment-on-mental-health-of-soldiers-common-disorders-and-alcohol-misuse-more-frequent-than-ptsd.php","title":{"rendered":"Effect of deployment on mental health of soldiers: common disorders and alcohol misuse more frequent than PTSD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_LY7APi0bufs\/R0A2YMcx1_I\/AAAAAAAAB3U\/YmnfFmBmvbE\/s1600-h\/Marine.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding-left:10px; padding-right: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/9193f_Marine.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lancet\/article\/PIIS0140673610606721\/abstract?rss=yes\">This Lancet study<\/a> examined the consequences of deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan on the mental health of UK armed forces from 2003 to 2009.<\/p><p>9990 (56%) participants completed the study questionnaire (roughly 8000 regulars, 1700 reservists).<\/p><p>The prevalence was:<\/p><div><\/div><div>- 19&middot;7% for symptoms of common mental disorders<\/div><div>- 13% for alcohol misuse<\/div><div>- 4% for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)<p>Deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan was significantly associated with alcohol misuse for regulars (odds ratio 1&middot;22) and with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for reservists (2&middot;83)<\/p><p>Symptoms of common mental disorders and alcohol misuse remain the most frequently reported mental disorders in UK armed forces personnel, whereas the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was low.<\/p><\/div><div><\/div><div>References:<\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lancet\/article\/PIIS0140673610606721\/abstract?rss=yes\">What are the consequences of deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan on the mental health of the UK armed forces? A cohort study<\/a>. The Lancet, Volume 375, Issue 9728, Pages 1783 - 1797, 22 May 2010.<\/div><div><a href=\"http:\/\/casesblog.blogspot.com\/2007\/11\/what-happened-to-marlboro-marine.html\">What Happened to the Marlboro Marine?<\/a><\/div><div>Image source: The Los Angeles Times.<\/div><div><p>Posted at <a href=\"http:\/\/casesblog.blogspot.com\/\">Clinical Cases and Images<\/a>. 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