Mental health screening of Iranian conscripts during basic military training in Guilan province

ehsan kivehee; Hamid  Jalali

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Mental health screening of Iranian conscripts during basic military training in Guilan province

Author(s):

ehsan kivehee^1,*,

Hamid Jalali²

1Master of Clinical Psychology, Allameh Tabtabaii University, Tehran, Iran., Andorra

2Bachelor of Guidance and Counseling, Bushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, Iran, Andorra

Annals of Military and Health Sciences Research:Vol. 12, issue 3; e63275

Published online:May 20, 2014

Article type:Research Article

Received:Dec 18, 2013

Accepted:Apr 23, 2014

How to Cite:ehsan kiveheeHamid JalaliMental health screening of Iranian conscripts during basic military training in Guilan province.Ann Mil Health Sci Res.12(3):e63275.

Abstract

Materials and Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, the mental health of 930 conscripts (mean age of 19.78 ± 1.57 years old) was assessed using a 28-item general health questionnaire (GHQ-28), during basic military training. Acquired data were analyzed using the chi-squared test (α = 0.01).

Results: Of the participants, 35.2% were identified as potential at risk conscripts. There was a significant difference in participants’ age and education level regarding mental health (P = .007 and .005, respectively). No significance was found on marital status (P = .483). Concerning subscales, 30.6% had physical symptoms, 38.5% had anxiety and insomnia, 54.2% had social dysfunction and 20.9% had severe depression.

Conclusion: To prevent symptom exacerbation of at risk conscripts and to reduce treatment costs of military training bases, it is recommended that psychological assessment be done before conscription, not during it.

Keywords

28-item general health questionnaire (GHQ-28)

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