Mental Health Problems of Army Personnel Seen in Medical Outpatient Clinics in Greece

2005 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioannis Th. Argyropoulos ◽  
Maria A. Samakouri ◽  
Dimitrios K. Balascas ◽  
Melpomeni Dalapascha ◽  
Dimitrios P. Pallas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Military Personnel ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Outpatient Clinics ◽  
Military Hospital ◽  
Psychiatric Interview ◽  
Enlisted Men ◽  
Army Personnel

Objective: The problem of the underdiagnosis and inadequate treatment of mental disorders in people who visit health services has been studied in Greece as well as in other countries. There is not, however, enough research data for military personnel. The purpose of the present study is to assess the psychiatric morbidity of military personnel referred to outpatient clinics for physical problems. Method: Two hundred twenty-two (222) males serving in the Army, aged 21.9 + 2.8 years, were examined when they visited the outpatient clinics of a General Military Hospital of a border area of Greece. They gave information concerning demographic data, completed the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28), and were assessed by the psychiatric interview M.I.N.I. (Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview). Results: Eighty-two out of 222 individuals (36.9%) were classified as GHQ cases. Enlisted men and personnel with chronic physical disabilities were classified more often as cases than were professionals and physically able military men. Those referred for fractures had fewer psychiatric problems than those referred for other reasons. The most common diagnoses were anxiety disorders, major depressive episode, and alcohol abuse. Conclusions: A large number of military personnel present undiagnosed psychological problems despite attempts in the last few years by army services to develop mechanisms of timely diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric cases. Measures for the improvement of this situation are discussed.

scholarly journals Stress and mental health among medical students

2013 ◽  
Vol 141 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 780-784 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dusan Backovic ◽  
Milos Maksimovic ◽  
Dragana Davidovic ◽  
Jelena Ilic-Zivojinovic ◽  
Dejan Stevanovic
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Medical Studies

Introduction. Medical studies bring many stressful activities to students. Prolonged stress can make adverse effects to mental health and lead to further professional burnout. Objective. The aim of this study was to assess the association of stress impact and adverse effects of medical studies with psychological distress among medical students. Methods. The cross sectional study was conducted on 367 fourth?year medical students of the Faculty of Medicine in Belgrade, by means of the anonymous questionnaire, containing: socio?demographic data, self?reported health status and stressful influences of studying activities. Mental health status was estimated by General Health Questionnaire (GHQ?12). Results. More than 50% of students perceive frequent feeling of psychic tension, and one third has problems with insomnia. Nearly one?half of students assessed their general stress level as moderate or high. Exams were estimated as high stressor in 63.1% of all students. Stressful effects of communication with teaching staff were reported by one quarter of the examinees. The scores of GHQ?12 were above the threshold in 55.6 % of all students. Mental health problems among students were most significantly associated with stressful experience during exams and contacts with teaching staff. Conclusion. Academic stress makes great influence on mental health of medical students. Reduction of stress effects should be directed to optimization of the examination process and improvement of communication skills.

Psychiatric morbidity and hostility in hypertension

1977 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 653-659 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. H. Mann
Keyword(s):  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Blood Pressure Level ◽  
Normal Pressure ◽  
Pressure Level ◽  
Psychiatric Interview ◽  
Treatment Of Hypertension ◽  
Recent Diagnosis ◽  
Normotensive Subjects ◽  
Large Survey

synopsisIn a large survey of subjects aged between 35 and 64, no difference was detected in the amount of psychiatric morbidity, determined by response to the General Health Questionnaire, between those with hypertension and those with normal pressure. This finding also obtained if only those subjects ignorant of their own blood pressure level were considered for the same comparison.As a result of administration of a standardized psychiatric interview and a hostility questionnaire to 108 hypertensive and normotensive subjects of a special study, differences in the expression of hostility were demonstrated between the 2 groups. Subjects with hypertension appear to demonstrate more hostility and be less self-critical than a normotensive group. This finding could reflect the effect of recent diagnosis and treatment of hypertension or be associated with the hypertensive state itself.

Psychological Problems in Christian and Moslem Primary Care Patients in Greece

2002 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Androutsopoulou ◽  
M. Livaditis ◽  
K. I. Xenitidis ◽  
G. Trypsianis ◽  
M. Samakouri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Health Care Staff

Objective: Psychiatric problems are often expressed through, or coexist with, somatic symptoms. Cultural factors may influence this association. This study aims to 1) estimate the prevalence of mental health problems in a sample of primary care attendees in a rural area of Greece, and 2) investigate the differences in psychiatric symptomatology among patients from different religious/cultural backgrounds. Method: Over a three-month period, 300 consecutive adult patients (Christians and Moslems) at the rural Primary Care Health Centre of Iasmos in Thrace, Greece, were assessed with the 28-item General Health Questionnaire. Results: The probable prevalence of mental health problems was estimated at 32 percent. Only for a small minority of the patients (3.3 percent) psychological problems were the presenting complaint. Moslems scored significantly higher than Christians in the somatic complaints subscale ( p < 0.001). Conclusions: Mental health problems are common in primary care although they rarely constitute a reason for consultation. Sociocultural background may affect the presentation of psychological distress. Primary health care staff have a significant role in identifying hidden psychiatric morbidity.

Dimensionality of Military Job Satisfaction Items: An Exploratory Factor Analysis of Data from the Spring 1996 Sample Survey of Military Personnel

2003 ◽  
Vol 92 (3) ◽  
pp. 809-819 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter R. Schumm ◽  
Paul A. Gade ◽  
D. Bruce Bell
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Military Personnel ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
Job Descriptive Index ◽  
Satisfaction With Supervision ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
Army Personnel

The Sample Survey of Military Personnel in the spring of 1996 asked detailed questions of Army personnel about job satisfaction. Maximum likelihood factor analysis yielded four factors: satisfaction with supervision, with job environment, with the duty specifically, and with opportunity for development, factors similar to those used in Smith's Job Descriptive Index, 1992, Scales developed from these factors showed acceptable internal consistency reliability and correlated as expected with measures of satisfaction with Army life, retention, morale, combat preparedness, and overall job satisfaction. Some divergent validity was established with measures of personal/family stress and with previous job stress. Demographic data suggested that soldiers with higher education found more satisfying job opportunities while those with higher rank, more years of service, and higher age reported greater satisfaction with job fulfillment, perhaps a consequence of selection effects.

Psychiatric Morbidity and the Menopause: Survey of a Gynaecological Out-Patient Clinic

1977 ◽  
Vol 131 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Barbara Ballinger
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Psychiatric Illness ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Geographical Area ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Interview Schedule ◽  
Psychiatric Interview ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Clinic Population

SummaryTwo hundred and seventeen women between the ages of 40 and 55 years referred to a gynaecological out-patient clinic were screened for psychiatric illness by means of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) and a brief special questionnaire. Of the 114 women identified as possible psychiatric ‘cases' 104 were interviewed. A standardized psychiatric interview schedule was used. Compared with a general population sample from the same geographical area and in the same age range, women presenting at the gynaecological out-patient clinic were predominantly pre-menopausal and from the lower end of the 15-year age range, and were more likely to be separated or divorced, less likely to be single, and more likely to have had previous or to have subsequent contact with the local psychiatric services. A higher proportion of women were identified as psychiatric ‘cases' in the clinic population than in the general population, and their psychiatric disorder appeared to be more severe and more depressive in nature. The findings for this age group support the view that among women presenting for hysterectomy there is already an excess of psychiatric illness before the operation.The association of gynaecological complaints and psychiatric morbidity in the pre-menopausal years is discussed.

Prevalence and Correlates of Psychiatric Problems among Engineering Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 6-10
Author(s):  
AK Pandey ◽  
BR Adhikari ◽  
SK Verma ◽  
MM Bhojak
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
Psychiatric Problems

INTRODUCTION: Mental health among students represents an important and growing public health concern. College is a place where student learns new experiences which play a vital role in physical as well as psychological growth for the identity consolidation. Engineering students experience frequent psychological distress as of various underlying reasons leading to psychiatric disorders including anxiety, depression, substance use etc. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The final sample consisted of 196 students (1st year 50, 2nd year 51, 3rd year 48 and final year 47) from the Malviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT) Jaipur, the premier engineering college of Rajasthan, India. Study was conducted in two phases. In first phase, engineering students were administered socio-demographic data sheet and GHQ-60 (General Health Questionnaire) hindi version to ascertain the extent of psychiatric illnesses. False positive cases were dropped and in second phase the diagnosed students with psychiatric problems and control group were individually administered a battery of tests to determine the role of various possible causative factors. Scores obtained on different measures were arranged as per the requirement of research design and statistical procedure.  RESULTS: Out of all the subjects, 24.49% had some psychiatric disorders. Psychiatric disorder was highest i.e. 32% in 1st year students and overall in 36.60% of female students. Statistically significant differences were noted on various applied tools. CONCLUSION: Students who had higher scores on GHQ-60 scale had more neurotic problems, poor coping skills and abnormal personality traits and had high psychiatric morbidity than the vice versa group.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jucms.v2i2.11167 Journal of Universal College of Medical Sciences (2014) Vol.2(2): 6-10

Socio Demographic and Clinical Profile of Indoor Female Patients of RINPAS

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Rajni Suri ◽  
Anshu Suri ◽  
Neelam Kumari ◽  
Amool R. Singh ◽  
Manisha Kiran
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Cross Sectional

The role of women is very crucial in our society. She cares for her parents, partner, children and other relatives. She performs all types of duties in family and also in the society without any expectations. Because of playing many roles, women often face many challenges in their life including both physical and mental. Mental health problems affect women and men equally, but some problems are more common among women including both physical and mental health problems. Aim of the study - The present study is aimed to describe and compare the clinical and socio-demographic correlates of female mentally ill patients. Methods and Materials: The study includes 180 female mentally ill patients based on cross sectional design and the sample for the study was drawn purposively. A semi structured socio-demographic data sheet was prepared to collect relevant information as per the need of the study. Result: The present study reveals that the socio-demographic factors contribute a vital role in mental illness. Findings also showed that majority of patients had mental problems in the age range of 20-30 have high rate. Illiterate and primary level of education and daily wage working women as well as low and middle socio-economic status women are more prone to have mental illness. Other factors like marital status, type of family and religion etc also important factors for mental illness. Keywords: Socio demographic profile, female, psychiatric patient

Occupational Stress, Mental Health and Attitude Towards Mental Illness of Nursing Staff Working in General and Psychiatric Hospital: A Comparative Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suresh Lukose ◽  
Abdul Azeez E.P.
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Psychiatric Hospitals ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Stress Index ◽  
Role Overload

Nurses are identified as one of the professional groups with high level of job related stress and related issues. The magnitude of the problem this segment faces is very intensive as a large number of them are women. They are victimized for multiple roles in the home and hospital. Stressors for nurses are always been identified with workload, dual role and pressures which are associated with demands of the existing working environment. The nature of illness/diseases a nurse dealing with has significant effects on the stress and mental health level. Healthcare professionals dealing with psychiatric illness and other chronic/traumatic conditions faces more stress while comparing to the other domains of healthcare. The present study is a cross sectional hospital based study carried out at four centres and 100 samples were collected by judgmental sampling method which consisted of 50 female nursing staff from general hospital and same number from psychiatric hospitals. A socio-demographic data sheet along with General Health Questionnaire was administered and those who have satisfactory health have been considered as further samples. Mental health, stress level, and attitude towards mental illness were analyzed. The results shows that psychiatric nursing staff scored higher in overall occupational stress index and in the subs-domains of role overload, role ambiguity, role conflict, role unreasonable group and political pressure compared to general nursing staff. Also the mental health inventory total score is negatively correlated with role overload sub-domain of occupational stress index scale. Present study implicates the need of comprehensive psycho-social management plans for the professionals working in psychiatric hospitals.

The Mental and Physical Health of Female Sex Workers: A Comparative Study

2001 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah E. Romans ◽  
Kathleen Potter ◽  
Judy Martin ◽  
Peter Herbison
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Sex Work ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Objectives: The objective of this study was to compare the mental and physical health, adult abuse experiences and social networks of female sex workers with data previously collected from two large community samples of age-matched women. Method: A convenience sample of sex workers were interviewed and completed two wellestablished questionnaires, the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) and the Intimate Bond Measure (IBM). Sex workers were invited to reflect on their experiences of their work. Results: There were no differences in mental health on the GHQ-28 or in self-esteem (measured by an item on the Present State Examination) between the two groups. Neither were there any differences in their assessment of their physical health or the quality of their social networks. Sex workers were less likely to be married and had been exposed to more adult physical and sexual abuse than the comparison group. They were more likely to smoke and to drink heavily when they drank. One-third said that their general practitioner was not aware of their work. A subgroup not working with regular clients or in a massage parlour had higher GHQ-28 scores and may be an at-risk group. Narrative information about the work, particularly its intermittent nature, is presented. Conclusions: No evidence was found that sex work and increased adult psychiatric morbidity are inevitably associated, although there may be subgroups of workers with particular problems. The illegal and stigmatized nature of sex work are likely to make usual public health strategies more difficult to apply, considerations which should give concern from a preventive health standpoint.

Psychiatric and Social Outcome of Liver Transplantation

1995 ◽  
Vol 166 (4) ◽  
pp. 521-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Collis ◽  
Andrew Burroughs ◽  
Keith Rolles ◽  
Geoffrey Lloyd
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Liver Transplantation ◽  
Nottingham Health Profile ◽  
General Health Questionnaire ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Medical Patients ◽  
Post Transplantation ◽  
Tertiary Referral Centre ◽  
Cross Sectional

BackgroundThis study measures psychiatric morbidity, quality of life, and cognitive function after liver transplantation.MethodWe undertook a cross-sectional study, with a longitudinal subgroup. The setting was a tertiary referral centre for liver transplantation. The subjects were 30 post-liver-transplantation patients, including 11 also interviewed before the operation. The main outcome measures were the Clinical Interview Schedule (CIS), the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP), and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE).ResultsOf the patients, 8/30 were CIS cases, and 7/30 were GHQ cases. NHP scores were higher than a previous postal study indicated, with less impairment after than before transplant. MMSE scores were 24–30. Median GHQ was 7.0 before operation and 1.0 after operation (P = 0.03), with no significant change in CIS score.ConclusionLiver transplantation improves quality of life, but not to the level of the general population; post-transplantation patients have a prevalence of psychiatric morbidity comparable with that of general medical patients.

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