Los trastornos relacionados con traumas y factores de estrés en la Junta Médico Pericial Psiquiátrica de la Sanidad Militar Española

  1. PP. Morales Rodríguez
  2. JL. Medina Amor
  3. C. Gutiérrez Ortega
  4. LF. Abejaro de Castro
  5. LF. Hijazo Vicente
  6. RJ. Losantos Pascual
Journal:
Sanidad militar: revista de sanidad de las Fuerzas Armadas de España

ISSN: 1887-8571

Year of publication: 2016

Volume: 72

Issue: 2

Pages: 116-124

Type: Article

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Abstract

Trauma and stress related disorders are very common disorders that produce a high personal, economic and social cost. Objectives: To describe the stressful or traumatic events, the main personal and professional characteristics and diagnoses of the subjects evaluated by the Spanish Military Health Psychiatric Expert Medical Board who were diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder related to an event. Design and Subjects: Cross-sectional observational study of members of the Spanish Armed Forces and the Spanish Civil Guard who attended the Psychiatric Expert Medical Board, during the period 2004-2010. Results: The most frequent type of event in the sample was called unpleasant or hostile work environment, related to gender a large majority of men was found, the average age at which the event happened was 34 years, the Spanish Civil Guard monopolized about 60% of the cases in the sample, the rank most frequently found was soldier, sailor or civil guard (OR-1) and PTSD was the main diagnosis. Conclusion: Has been found that stressful or traumatic events that most often led to different conditions of this group were: unpleasant or hostile work environment, accidents, terrorist attacks and the characteristics of the destination-conditions which cause job dissatisfaction.