Military Suffer From Depression

Military Suffer From Depression.
Private contractors who worked in Afghanistan, Iraq and other brawl zones over the since two years have high rates of depression and post-traumatic burden disorder (PTSD), a new study finds. Researchers conducted an anonymous online appraisal of 660 contractors who had been deployed to a conflict zone at least once between early 2011 and early 2013, and found that 25 percent met the criteria for PTSD and 18 percent for depression. Half reported liquor misuse.

Despite these problems, few contractors received serve before or after deployment, according to the study by the RAND Corp, a nonprofit explore organization. Even though most of them had health insurance, only 28 percent of those with PTSD and 34 percent of those with hollow reported receiving mental health treatment in the previous 12 months. Many contractors also reported material health problems as a result of deployment, including traumatic intellect injuries, respiratory issues, back pain and hearing problems, the study authors pointed out in a RAND announcement release.

Duties of private contractors include military base support and maintenance, logistical supports, transportation, intelligence, communications, construction and pledge services. "Given the extensive use of contractors in be in opposition areas in recent years, these findings highlight a significant but often overlooked group of people struggling with the after-effects of working in a combat with zone," study co-author Molly Dunigan, a political scientist at RAND, said in the flash release. Among the survey respondents, 61 percent of the contractors were from the United States and 24 percent were from the United Kingdom.

Other respondents were from Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and other nations. US contractors had nearly twice the calculate of PTSD and dimple as UK contractors, who tended to backfire better preparation, lower levels of combat exposure and better living conditions than US contractors. Contractors from other countries had even better experiences in these categories than those from the United Kingdom this site. More resources are needed to aid contractors at all stages of their deployment, the researchers suggested.