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The psychological morbidity of military healthcare workers
James I F Burden1, Samuel M T Jeffery, A Jonathan Leach
1Royal Navy.
Objective:
To measure the probable prevalence of psychological morbidity in military healthcare professionals using the General Health Questionnaire 28.
Results:
21 (35%) of military healthcare workers showed psychological ill health. Royal Air Force health staff had a significantly higher prevalence of ill health than both the Army [12 (63%) vs 6 (23%)] and the Royal Navy [12 (63%) vs 1 (8%)]. RAF non-commissioned staff were found to have a highly significant prevalence of ill health compared to the Army non-commissioned staff [7(70%) vs 1 (7%)], and Royal Navy non-commissioned staff [7 (70%) vs 0 (0%)].
Conclusion:
The study shows significant differences in psychological ill health between Services at the RCDM. Comparison with civilian data showed that the overall prevalence of psychological morbidity was no higher than in NHS staff. The elevated level of ill health in the Royal Air Force staff warrants further investigation and possible intervention.
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