Long-Term Follow up Study of Military Alcohol Treatment Programme Using Post-treatment Career as an Outcome Measure

Baggaley, Martin; Morgan-Jones, D

doi:10.1136/jramc-139-02-03

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“…Relapse prevention with Fluoxetine is a recent phenomenon and deserves a multicentric trial along with the existing therapeutic package. If post-treatment length of service is taken as an outcome measure [24] then the results of treatment at present are unsatisfactory. It is believed that alcoholics improve after retirement or release from service.…”

Section: Treatment Of Alcohol Dependencementioning

confidence: 99%

Trends and Issues in Relation to Alcohol Dependence in the Armed Forces

Raju

Sudarsanan

Salujha

et al. 2002

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

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Alcobol dependence syndrome bas an estimated prevalence or 15.33% or aU psycbiatric bospitalizations in a year. There is an increasing trend in incidence among JCOsIORs. The index or admission was bighest in Armoured Corps, Mechanized Infantry and Army Medical Corps (AMC). GeneraUy a service personnel becomes dependent at 35 years or age after about 11 years or drinking. The average consumption or alcohol dependent individuals was 6-7 pegslday. A ramily history or alcobol abuse/dependence was round in 31 % cases. Alcobolics bad high anxiety, depression, extroversion, neuroticism and psycbopathic deviate traits. Alcobolism was associated with significantly low self esteem. Significantly more alcobolics were a1exithymic as compared to non-alcoholics. The y glutamyl transferase (GGT) and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) were round to be useful diagnostic aids ror a1cobolism. Almost a third or a1cobolics bave potentiaUy serious pbysical problems, 20% suffer from various degrees or psychotic pbenomena, 40-55% bave signiOcant marital, occupational and disciplinary problems, while 3-6.93% attempted deliberate self-barm. Despite wide variations in mode or disposal, after diagnosis only a small percentage of a1cobolics remain in service beyond three years. There is need for concerted investigations into the precipitating and perpetuating ractors, co-morbidity, the process of change towards betterment and the long-term outcome or a1cobolism in service personnel.

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Section: Treatment Of Alcohol Dependencementioning

confidence: 99%

Trends and Issues in Relation to Alcohol Dependence in the Armed Forces

Raju

Sudarsanan

Salujha

et al. 2002

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

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“…For most personnel this causes little or no problem, however, a significant minority develop alcohol dependency [38]. These exposures coupled with deleterious coping strategies increase the chances of personnel suffering complex psychiatric symptoms especially with regard to post-traumatic stress disorder.…”

Section: Military Psychiatrymentioning

confidence: 99%

General Practice in the Armed Forces: A Definition and Model

Mears

Morgan-Jones²,

et al. 2012

J R Army Med Corps

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Armed Forces General Practice is in an unprecedented time of challenge with the demands of contiguous worldwide operations in austere environments, reorganisation of defence, budgetary constraints and manpower shortfalls. We propose a model of this crucial area of military medical care as a key academic and practical reference point, which will help retain, and perhaps even enable, the development of this clinical speciality over the next decade. It provides a formalised definition and a basis for education, training and research in Military General Practice; it also has the advantage of highlighting the all-encompassing nature of military primary care when compared to the nearest equivalent model--that of civilian General Practice.

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