Michel Per-Olof, Lundin Tom, Larsson Gerry
Department of Neuroscience/Psychiatry, Uppsala University, Emmy Rappes väg 10, SE-750 17 Uppsala, Sweden.
Mil Med. 2007 Mar;172(3):278-82. doi: 10.7205/milmed.172.3.278.
Increased suicide rates for military personnel suffering from post-traumatic stress disorders have been reported in various countries. Although it is known that some peacekeepers are exposed to potentially traumatic events and are thus at risk of suffering from post-traumatic stress reactions, only a few studies have examined suicide rates in this group. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the suicide rate among former Swedish peacekeeping personnel. We compared 39,768 former Swedish peacekeepers to the general population in the National General Population Registry and the Cause-of-Death Registry. A lower number of suicides was found among former Swedish peacekeepers than in the general population. In conclusion, Swedish personnel serving in international peace-keeping operations do not show a higher suicide rate than the general population. Unique problems associated with this research area are discussed.
据报道，在各个国家，患有创伤后应激障碍的军事人员自杀率有所上升。尽管已知一些维和人员会暴露于潜在的创伤性事件中，因此有患创伤后应激反应的风险，但只有少数研究调查过这一群体的自杀率。因此，本研究的目的是调查瑞典前维和人员的自杀率。我们将39768名瑞典前维和人员与国家总人口登记册和死因登记册中的普通人群进行了比较。结果发现，瑞典前维和人员中的自杀人数低于普通人群。总之，参与国际维和行动的瑞典人员的自杀率并不高于普通人群。本文还讨论了与该研究领域相关的独特问题。
