Burnout, Psychiatric Symptoms and Social Adjustment among Military Personnel

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1 Psychiatric Resident at Military Hospitals, Egypt

2 Department of Psychiatry & Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Egypt

3 Department of Psychiatry, Military Medical Academy, Egypt

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Background: Physically dangerous work, such as that of first responders and military personnel, is known to have adverse health consequences even for those who are not injured or killed. Military services have always been one of the most challenging and stressful services everywhere. Aims: To assess the burnout, psychiatric symptoms, and social adjustment among military personnel in early military services.Subjects and Methods:A cross-sectional study on 150 soldiers from mental health military hospital, serving the soldiers recently enrolled in military services through military training units all over Egypt, for one year period. Every person was assigned for: The socio-demographic data, The Maslash Burnout Inventory, The Symptom Checklist-90-R, and The social Readjustment Rating Scale. Results: On screening by MBI, the soldiers got a score of 31.79 ± 16.81. So, they were found to be having psychological distress. The socio-demographic variables showed no significant association with psychological stress. The Symptom Checklist-90-R showed high levels of interactive sensitivity, anxiety, phobic anxiety, paranoid ideation, and psychoticism. As measured by Pearson's correlation coefficient, there was evidence of a linear association between anxiety, depression and paranoia and the Social Readjustment Scale as well. Conclusions: The social readjustment for the psychosocial stress and psychological symptoms of the military services have a significant role in the life of the military personnel and their integration into military life. Rigorous planning, preparation, and implementation of training before the task to prevent the occurrence of psychiatric symptoms are considered necessary.
 

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