[Psychiatric disorders of the contemporary battlefield].
This article presents the factors exerted an influence on psychiatric health status of participants of military missions and psychiatric disorders forming on the contemporary battlefield. The main stressors are threats being a result of duty in warfare, also hard climatic conditions, long-lasting separation from family, foreign language of local population, other customs, religion, caused alienation of mission personnel. Significant factors seem also dependences on duty and unofficial relationships prevailing in military environment. The consequence of survived psychiatric trauma being a result of short-lived incident or prolonged event are often acute stress disorder (ASD) or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Korzeniewski
Krzysztof
K
Wojskowy Instytut Medyczny MON, Zakład Medycyny Morskiej i Tropikalnej w Gdyni. kktropmed@wp.pl
D000328:Adult; D000346:Afghanistan; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D003130:Combat Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007493:Iraq; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*; D014857:Warfare