General psychological distress among Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel dispatched on United Nations peacekeeping operations and their spouses.
Japan Self-Defense Forces
United Nations peacekeeping operations
military
psychological distress
spouse
Journal
Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
ISSN: 1440-1819
Titre abrégé: Psychiatry Clin Neurosci
Pays: Australia
ID NLM: 9513551
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Feb 2019
Feb 2019
Historique:
received:
04
04
2018
revised:
10
10
2018
accepted:
20
11
2018
pubmed:
7
12
2018
medline:
13
3
2019
entrez:
4
12
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The importance of family care during international deployment is emphasized within military organizations, but mental health interactions between deployed personnel and their spouses have not yet been assessed. This study addressed this gap by examining couples' mental health throughout a deployment period. The mental health of 324 spousal dyads of Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel dispatched for a half-year United Nations Disengagement Observer Force mission was examined, using longitudinal data derived from a survey at four time points: one-month pre-deployment, initial deployment, middle deployment, and immediately after homecoming. The 30-item General Health Questionnaire was used to evaluate general psychological distress, with high scores (≥7) indicating adverse mental health. The spouses' general psychological distress was significantly higher compared with the deployed personnel (P < 0.001). The high general psychological distress of personnel was significantly related to that of their spouses (odds ratio = 2.24; 95% confidence interval, 1.32-3.80), and vice versa (odds ratio = 2.38; 95% confidence interval 1.39-4.08). Mental health care will be beneficial for not only deployed personnel but also their spouses.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30506835
doi: 10.1111/pcn.12806
pmc: PMC6849727
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
77-83Subventions
Organisme : Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI
ID : 17K09181
Organisme : Ministry of Defense
Informations de copyright
© 2018 The Authors. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology.
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