title: Trauma related symptoms in British soldiers 36 months following a tour in the former Yugoslavia.
abstract: This paper measures the prevalence of psychological symptoms in two British Infantry battalions, 36 months after being involved in peace keeping operations in the former Yugoslavia during November 1992-April 1993. Those deployed had a high level of post traumatic stress disorder (16%) compared to (9%) in the control group. However, there was a high level of probable psychiatric disorder in both the Bosnia and control group of around 25%. The possible explanations for these findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Defence Services Psychiatric Centre, Duchess of Kent's Hospital Catterick.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Baggaley
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Piper
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cumming
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D006801:Humans; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom; D015022:Yugoslavia