Stress reactions among Swedish peacekeeping soldiers serving in Bosnia: A longitudinal study

Assessments of mental health (GHQ‐28) were performed on a Swedish battalion serving in Bosnia at 4 times: before deployment, immediately after deployment, 6 months after deployment, and 1 year after deployment. Complete responses were obtained from 316 participants (61% response rate). No significan...

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Published in:Journal of traumatic stress 2003-12, Vol.16 (6), p.589-593
Main Authors: Michel, Per-Olof, Lundin, Tom, Larsson, Gerry
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
longitudinal study
Medical sciences
Mental Health
Military Personnel - psychology
peacekeeping
Psychology, Military
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
stress reactions
Stress, Psychological
Suicide
Surveys and Questionnaires
Sweden
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Summary:Assessments of mental health (GHQ‐28) were performed on a Swedish battalion serving in Bosnia at 4 times: before deployment, immediately after deployment, 6 months after deployment, and 1 year after deployment. Complete responses were obtained from 316 participants (61% response rate). No significant change of mental health over time was noted. Individuals having experienced traumatic events in Bosnia, as well as stressful life events postdeployment, reported the poorest mental health. Logistic regression analysis showed that postdeployment stressors made the strongest contribution to registering a poor mental health score after one year.
ISSN:0894-9867
1573-6598
DOI:10.1023/B:JOTS.0000004084.85732.86