イラク戦争から帰還した現役および予備役の兵士の精神的健康問題の長期的評価
Charles S Milliken1, Jennifer L Auchterlonie, Charles W Hoge
1Division of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, USA. charles.milliken@us.army.mil
JAMA
|November 15, 2007
まとめ
イラクから帰還した退役軍人の第二回のスクリーニングでは,最初のスクリーニングよりもはるかに多くの精神衛生上の問題を特定しました. これは,配備後の軍事精神保健の強化の必要性を強調しています.
科学分野:
- 軍事医学は,軍事医学である.
- メンタルヘルススクリーニング
- 配備後の健康管理について
背景:
- 国防省は,戦闘の退役軍人のための2時間ポイントの精神健康スクリーニングを実施しました.
- 初期スクリーニングでは,精神衛生上の負担を過小評価することがあります.
- 派遣後の健康診断に重点を置くことは極めて重要です.
研究 の 目的:
- イラクから帰還した兵士の精神的健康のニーズを評価するために.
- スクリーニングと精神保健医療の利用の関連性を検討する.
主な方法:
- 人口ベースの縦断的な記述研究.
- イラクから帰還した88,235人の米兵を含む.
- 派遣後の健康評価 (PDHA) と派遣後の健康再評価 (PDHRA) を利用しました.
主要な成果:
- 再スクリーニング (PDHRA) は,初期スクリーニング (PDHA) よりも多くの精神衛生上の懸念と紹介を特定しました.
- 臨床医は,治療を必要とする現役兵士の20.3%と予備兵の42.4%を特定しました.
- 対人紛争の懸念は4倍に増加し,アルコールへの懸念は高く,紹介は低かった.
結論:
- 再スクリーニングでは,初期スクリーニングで見逃した兵士の相当数が特定されました.
- 帰国後数カ月で重大な精神的健康上の負担が生じ,軍事的ケアが強化される必要がある.
- 関係の問題の増加は,より良い家族支援サービスの必要性を示している.
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