Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL, USA.
J Trauma Stress. 2010 Feb;23(1):52-8. doi: 10.1002/jts.20484.
Mental health concerns have been documented in soldiers postdeployed from Iraq or Afghanistan, but information is limited regarding individuals directed to deploy again. Routine screening assessed symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, panic, and hazardous alcohol consumption among 443 soldiers after returning from deployment and again before the next deployment. Initial rates for meeting screening criteria were under 9% with most around 5%. The average number of symptoms reported for depression, anxiety, and alcohol consumption decreased from first to second screening, as did the percentage of participants who met screening criteria for hazardous alcohol consumption. No change was observed on other screening measures. The findings suggest that mental health symptoms remain stable or decline for soldiers repeating deployment.
军人在从伊拉克或阿富汗部署后出现心理健康问题已被记录在案，但有关再次被派遣部署的个人信息有限。在 443 名士兵从部署中返回后和下一次部署前，常规筛查评估了创伤后应激障碍、抑郁、焦虑、惊恐和危险饮酒的症状。符合筛查标准的初始率低于 9%，大多数在 5%左右。从第一次筛查到第二次筛查，报告的抑郁、焦虑和饮酒症状的平均数量减少，符合危险饮酒筛查标准的参与者比例也下降。其他筛查措施没有观察到变化。研究结果表明，重复部署的士兵的心理健康症状保持稳定或下降。
