Journal of Depression and Anxiety
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Hans-Ulrich Wittchen

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• Research Article
  Rates of Mental Disorders Among German Soldiers Deployed to Afghanistan: Increased Risk of PTSD or of Mental Disorders In General?
  Author(s): Hans-Ulrich Wittchen, Sabine Schönfeld, Clemens Kirschbaum, Sebastian Trautmann, Christin Thurau, Jens Siegert, Michael Höfler, Robin Hauffa and Peter Zimmermann Hans-Ulrich Wittchen, Sabine Schönfeld, Clemens Kirschbaum, Sebastian Trautmann, Christin Thurau, Jens Siegert, Michael Höfler, Robin Hauffa and Peter Zimmermann
  
  Background: Controversy exists regarding the prevalence of military mission-related PTSD and other mental disorders among deployed soldiers. Methods: Based on a random stratified sample of n=1599 German soldiers (response rate (RR) 93%, n=1483), we assessed subjects 12 months after  deployment to Afghanistan and compared findings to controls of n=932 never deployed soldiers (RR: 95%, n=889). Interviews were conducted by trained  non-military clinical interviewers using the DSM-IV-TR-Composite International Diagnostic Interview  (CIDI-military). Outcome measures were 12-month prevalence and incidence of PTSD, anxiety,  depressive, substance use disorders and other DSM-IV-TR mental disorders. Results: Deployed soldiers reported high rates of combat-related and other traumatic events. Compared to c.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1044.1000133

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