Mil Med. 2011 Oct;176(10):1138-43.

Danish soldiers in Iraq: perceived exposures, psychological distress, and reporting of physical symptoms.

Nissen LR, Marott JL, Gyntelberg F, Guldager B.

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Army Operational Command, P.O. Box 59, DK-7470 Karup J, Denmark.

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Using data from an occupational medical health surveillance program, we studied the associations between mental stressors and social support and the two outcome measures postdeployment psychological distress and multiple physical symptoms among Danish soldiers deployed to Iraq. The study was cross-sectional and questionnaire-based with soldiers returning from the mission as the target group. Witnessing atrocities, fear of being physically harmed, feeling of insecurity, feeling of meaninglessness, and having been in touch with prisoners were associated with both outcome measures. In conclusion, our findings support the assumption that other factors than combat exposure-psychosocial and cultural-are of importance in increasing psychological distress among soldiers deployed to Iraq. Additionally, we have shown that the reporting of multiple physical symptoms among the deployed soldiers is closely related to increased psychological discomfort and certain mental stressors.

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