scholarly journals Illness-induced post-traumatic stress disorder among Canadian Armed Forces Members and Veterans

2021 ◽  
pp. 102472
Author(s):  
Gagan K. Gill ◽  
Jordana L. Sommer ◽  
Natalie Mota ◽  
Jitender Sareen ◽  
Renée El-Gabalawy
Keyword(s):  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Canadian Armed Forces ◽  
Post Traumatic

scholarly journals Risk factors for post-traumatic stress disorder among UK Armed Forces personnel

2008 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 511-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. C. Iversen ◽  
N. T. Fear ◽  
A. Ehlers ◽  
J. Hacker Hughes ◽  
L. Hull ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Military Personnel ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Childhood Adversity ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Extreme Stress ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Post Traumatic

BackgroundThere is considerable interest in understanding further the factors that increase the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for military personnel. This study aimed to investigate the relative contribution of demographic variables; childhood adversity; the nature of exposure to traumatic events during deployment; appraisal of these experiences; and home-coming experiences in relation to the prevalence of PTSD ‘caseness’ as measured by a score of ⩾50 on the PTSD Checklist (PCL) in UK Armed Forces personnel who have been deployed in Iraq since 2003.MethodData were drawn from the first stage of a retrospective cohort study comparing UK military personnel who were deployed to the 2003 Iraq War with personnel serving in the UK Armed Forces on 31 March 2003 but who were not deployed to the initial phase of war fighting. Participants were randomly selected and invited to participate. The response rate was 61%. We have limited these analyses to 4762 regular service individuals who responded to the survey and who have been deployed in Iraq since 2003.ResultsPost-traumatic stress symptoms were associated with lower rank, being unmarried, having low educational attainment and a history of childhood adversity. Exposure to potentially traumatizing events, in particular being deployed to a ‘forward’ area in close contact with the enemy, was associated with post-traumatic stress symptoms. Appraisals of the experience as involving threat to one's own life and a perception that work in theatre was above an individual's trade and experience were strongly associated with post-traumatic stress symptoms. Low morale and poor social support within the unit and non-receipt of a home-coming brief (psycho-education) were associated with greater risk of post-traumatic stress symptoms.ConclusionsPersonal appraisal of threat to life during the trauma emerged as the most important predictor of post-traumatic stress symptoms. These results also raise the possibility that there are important modifiable occupational factors such as unit morale, leadership, preparing combatants for their role in theatre which may influence an individual's risk of post-traumatic stress symptoms. Therefore interventions focused on systematic preparation of personnel for the extreme stress of combat may help to lessen the psychological impact of deployment.

scholarly journals Veterans’ experiences of successfully managing post-traumatic stress disorder

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gemma Parry ◽  
Suzanne Margaret Hodge ◽  
Alan Barrett
Keyword(s):  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Civilian Life ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
The Military

Purpose Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among UK veterans is higher than in the general population. However, prevalence figures do not reflect the complexity of this phenomenon and ways in which it may be bound up with veterans’ experiences of adjusting to civilian life. The purpose of this study is to explore veterans’ experiences of successfully managing PTSD. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six veterans who had served in the UK armed forces and analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Findings Three themes were developed: accepting the problem, taking responsibility and gaining control; talking to the right people; and strategies, antidotes and circling back around. Managing PTSD appeared to be bound up with veterans’ experience of renegotiating their identity, where positive aspects of identity lost on leaving the military were rebuilt and problematic aspects were challenged. Participants sought to speak about their difficulties with others who understood the military context. They felt that their experiences made them a valuable resource to others, and they connected this with a positive sense of identity and value. Practical implications The findings suggest the importance of wider provision of peer support and education for civilian health services on veterans’ needs. Originality/value This study adds to the understanding of what meaningful recovery from PTSD may involve for veterans, in particular its potential interconnectedness with the process of adjusting to civilian life.

scholarly journals Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, and Binge Drinking in the Reserve Component of the U.S. Armed Forces

2016 ◽  
Vol 181 (10) ◽  
pp. 1287-1293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Ursano ◽  
Jing Wang ◽  
Holly Ramsawh ◽  
Dale Russell ◽  
Natasha Benfer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Reserve Component ◽  
The U.S

scholarly journals Basic psychometric markers of post-traumatic stress disorder in combatants

2020 ◽  
pp. 26-29
Author(s):  
Oleg Druz' ◽  
Inna Chernenko
Keyword(s):  
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Therapeutic Environment ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Mental Trauma ◽  
Group 2

In the study, the authors determined psychometric markers of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in combatants. The study was conducted during 2016—2018, 150 military personnel were examined. The sample was formed by the criterion of the PTSD presence/absence in combatants. Two groups of comparison were formed: the group 1 consisted of 93 persons with diagnosis of PTSD (F43.1) according to the ICD-10 criteria; the group 2 consisted of 57 conditionally healthy persons (without signs of PTSD). All the examined persons were men, their average age was 33.71 ± 1.34 years old. They were mainly sergeants and privates of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), who served under the contract, the average duration of their participation in military actions was 214.7 ± 41.55 days. Research methods: clinical-psychopathological, clinical-anamnestic, psychodiagnostics ones: Mississippian Scale of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (military version) (T. M. Keane et al., 1987); Questionnaire for the Severity of Psychopathological Symptoms (SCL- 90-R) (L. R. Derogatis et al., 1977, adapted by V. Starcevic et al., 2000); Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) (A. S. Zigmond, R. P. Snaith, 1983); The Scale of the Clinical Assessment of the Severity of Violations by Y. I. Levin (1995). The results of the investigation expanded the information on the mental status of the AFU combatants who took part in the military actions in the East of Ukraine, by means of quantified assessment of PTSD symptoms. An important component of the rehabilitation of combatants with PTSD is the establishment of an appropriate therapeutic environment the against patient-based approach in order to potentiate the psychological, psychotherapeutic work aimed at restoring the interrelations of combatants at the level of micro- and macroenvironment. Key words: combatants, post-traumatic stress disorder, post-stress mental disorder, combat mental trauma

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