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Mental health of war veterans in military forces of Serbia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

R. Samardzic ,
Z. Spiric ,
G. Mandic-Gajic ,
M. Radovanovic ,
N. Bjelica  and
A. Eror
R. Samardzic
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
Z. Spiric
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
G. Mandic-Gajic
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
M. Radovanovic
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
N. Bjelica
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
A. Eror
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia

Abstract

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Background and aims:

A significant number of war veterans from Military Forces of Serbia have participated in wars in former Yugoslavia, since 1991. This paper deals with analysis of war traumatic stressors and after-war psychosocial stressors resulting in mental disorders.

Method:

A retrospective study of the disease history in 50 war veterans who were hospitalized during 2006.

Results:

Over 80% of the veterans have participated in combat. The most frequent was the posttraumatic stress disorder, followed by a high percentage of comorbidity with depressive disorders, with a lesser presence of alcohol abuse. In majority of veterans, somatic syndromes and diseases were registered as well. During the after-war period, majority of veterans has been exposed to chronic psychosocial stressors and non-adequate psychosocial support which was followed by consequential low motivation and a poorer professional functioning.

Conclusion:

There is a significant connection between war posttraumatic disorders and the extent of the undergone war stressors and non-adequate psychosocial support after the war.

Type
Poster Session 2: Anxiety, Stress Related, Impulse and Somatoform Disorders
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 22 , Issue S1: 15th AEP Congress - Abstract book - 15th AEP Congress , March 2007 , pp. S287
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2007
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