Combat Related PTSD Among The Sri Lankan Army Servicemen
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From August 2002 to March 2006, 824 members of Army infantry and services units who were referred to the Psychiatric ward Military Hospital Colombo were interviewed. This study was conducted while the soldiers were still on active duty. The study group included 824 soldiers and officers. Informed consent was obtained and the methods used ensured participant’s anonymity. The soldiers were administered a PTSD Check List based on DSM 4 with a structured interview. This schedule was designed from similar trauma questionnaires used elsewhere in the world to detect PTSD.While working with the study instruments culturally sensitive approach was used.
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تاریخ انتشار 2013