Comparison of Psychological Disorders among Soldiers in Two Military Units

Abstract

Entering the military led to major changes in personal, family and social forces, and is considered a critical juncture. Exposure to such stressful conditions can affect a person's functioning and mental health. The new course in life with all the benefits is associated with high stress. One of the main concerns in the military is that soldiers are maintaining physical and mental health. Comparison was made about psychological disorders among soldiers in two military units. In this study, causal - comparative, 94 soldiers of the Central Prison in Mashhad units and 110 units of soldiers to protect the province's prisons Mazandaran were selected for sampling, after recording the demographic characteristics of the sample, mental disorders were assessed by using a standard test Scl 25. Data were analyzed by using SPSS software and the results showed that among the soldiers: 3 percent of psychosis, 10% of somatization, 11% anxiety, 8% depression, interpersonal sensitivity 10%, 3%, phobia, obsessive-compulsive (18%), 20% of all soldiers have any ideas suspicion of mental disorders, 43.1 % from total solders have mental disorders. The results show that in general, mental disorders among soldiers in the unit include also an element of psychosis, depression and obsessive in other subscales showed no significant difference between the two units. There was no significant association between risk behaviors and the prevalence of mental disorders. The importance of mental health in military units to maintain and promote physical and mental health of military personnel and operations and increasing the combat capability of the armed forces of matter are inevitable. Thus providing educational programs on mental health promotion, family knowledge with the characteristics of young and veteran soldiers among them seems necessary and the need to take advantage of therapies has been already felt.