Survey of stress, anxiety and depression among Filipino military personnel: A pilot study
- Author:
Nina Anna Natalia L. Tayo
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Anxiety;
Depression;
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic;
Military Personnel
- From:
The Philippine Journal of Psychiatry
2018;40(2):39-
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Objectives:This study aims to determine the frequency
of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Anxiety and
Depression among military personnel as well as describe
their coping style.
Methodology:This was a cross
sectional descriptive study of military personnel. (Member
of the Armed Forces of the Philippines), in active service i.e.
must have been deployed to a combat zone at some point in
time, drawn by convenience sampling. They were screened
using the Filipino version of the Zung Depression Scale and
the Hamilton Anxiety Scale after securing voluntary consent
of the subjects.
Results:There were 673 servicemen who
participated in the study with many undergoing advancement
schooling at the time of interview. Responses of only 598
subjects were included in the analysis since the others failed
to complete the standardized demographic profile data
sheet. Seven (1.1 %) were noted to be anxious; and 5 (0.8%)
were depressed while no one were noted to have PTSD. The
most common coping mechanisms in handling stress were
smoking cigarettes, talking to a friend or drinking alcoholic
beverages.
Conclusion:The prevalence of anxiety,
depression and absence of PTSD were lower than expected
but this may be due to the fact that at the time of interview
the servicemen were not coming directly from a combat
zone but had been taking up further studies over the past
1- 3 months in Metro Manila
- Full text:PJP 82.pdf
