Sulfur Mustard Effects on Mental Health and Quality-of-Life: A Review

Seyed Mansour Razavi; Zahra Negahban; Mohsen Pirhosseinloo; Mahdiyeh Sadat Razavi; Gholamreza Hadjati; Payman Salamati

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Sulfur Mustard Effects on Mental Health and Quality-of-Life: A Review

Author(s):

Seyed Mansour Razavi ¹,

Zahra Negahban²,

Mohsen Pirhosseinloo³,

Mahdiyeh Sadat Razavi³,

Gholamreza Hadjati⁴,

Payman Salamati^5,*

1Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2Department of Health Services Management, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3Department of Cognitive Sciences, Institute for Cognitive Science Studies, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

4Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Aerospace Medical School, Artesh University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

5Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Sina Hospital, Hassan Abad Square, Imam Khomeini Avenue, Tehran, Iran

IJ Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences:Vol. 8, issue 3; 11-21

Published online:Sep 30, 2014

Article type:Review Article

Received:Nov 19, 2013

Accepted:Sep 25, 2014

How to Cite:Seyed Mansour Razavi Zahra Negahban Mohsen PirhosseinlooMahdiyeh Sadat RazaviGholamreza HadjatiPayman Salamatiet al.Sulfur Mustard Effects on Mental Health and Quality-of-Life: A Review.Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci.8(3):11-21.

Abstract

Objective: Mental disorders are more common among the chemically injured veterans rather the than the normal population. The main aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of mustard gas (MG) on mental health and quality-of-life (QOL) in the people exposed to it based on reviewing valid published articles.

Methods: We searched English databases including Medline, ISI and Scopus as well as Farsi databases including Iranmedex and Irandoc and reviewed them. The used keywords were in two English and Farsi languages. Forty related full texts out of more than 300 articles were assessed and for their qualification, only the publications in accredited journals were considered sufficient.

Results: The average mental health score of victims using the general health questionnaire (GHQ) was 48.92. The frequency of anxiety was (18-65%), insomnia (13.63%), social performance disturbances (10.73%), severe depression (6-46%), low concentration (54%), emotional problems (98%), behavioral abnormalities (80%), thought processing disturbances (14%), memory impairment (80%), personality disorders (31%), seizures (6%), psychosis (3%). Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the most common and important disorders with lifetime PTSD (8-59%), current PTSD (2-33%) and the QOL in chemical warfare victims decreased.

Conclusion: Exposure to chemical weapons may lead to physical, mental, social, and economic damages and consequently decrease the victims’ (QOL. Therefore, they should be taken into more care.

Declaration of interest: None.

Citation: Razavi SM, Negahban Z, Pirhosseinloo M, Razavi MS, Hadjati Gh, Salamati P. Sulfur mustard effects on mental health and quality-of-life: a review. Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci 2014; 8(3): 11-21.

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