Prevalence and severity of mental disorders in military personnel: a standardised comparison with civilians.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Provision and need for mental health services among military personnel are a major concern across nations. Two recent comparisons suggest higher rates of mental disorders in US and UK military personnel compared with civilians. However, these findings may not apply to other nations. Previous studies have focused on the overall effects of military service rather than the separate effects of military service and deployment. This study compared German military personnel with and without a history of deployment to sociodemographically matched civilians regarding prevalence and severity of 12-month DSM-IV mental disorders.

Method

1439 deployed soldiers (DS), 779 never deployed soldiers (NS) and 1023 civilians were assessed with an adapted version of the Munich Composite Inte

SUBMITTER: Trautmann S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6998688 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature