The Factors Associated with Anxiety and Depression in Slovenian Armed Forces Members on a Peacekeeping Mission in the Western Balkans / Dejavniki, Povezani Z Depresijo In Tesnobnostjo Pri Slovenskih Vojakih Na Mirovni Misiji Na Zahodnem Balkanu

Abstract

Objective: To identify the factors associated with the onset of depression and anxiety in professional soldiers on a peacekeeping mission in Kosovo in

UN peacekeeper health and risk factors --- a systematic scoping review

“…Three studies mentioned the possibility of co-existing depression and anxiety symptoms in patients with PTSD [ 20 , 33 , 34 ]. Four studies used scales such as Self-Rating Depression Scale and Self-Rating Anxiety Scale to analyze the mental health status of peacekeepers before, during and after deployment, and identified around 6.9% prevalence of depression and around 7.9% prevalence of anxiety [ 53 , 58 , 59 , 62 ]. Four studies mentioned the use of the Chinese Military Mental Health Scale and the Military Maladaptive Scale to measure Chinese peacekeepers’ mental health status, and to find the correlation between their personality characteristics and their mental health levels [ 50 , 52 , 60 , 61 ].…”

“… Multination Multination Questionnaire, Interview Acute psychological stress. Anxiety and depression Orsillo et al 1998 [ 46 ], Ippolito et al 2005 [ 47 ], Wessely et al 2006 [ 39 ], Sareen et al 2007 [ 48 ], Jia et al 2009 [ 49 ], Chen et al 2010 [ 50 ], Zhu et al 2010 [ 51 ], Zhang et al 2010 [ 52 ], Shao et al 2011 [ 53 ], Li et al 2012 [ 54 ], Chen et al 2012 [ 55 ], Chen et al 2012 [ 56 ], Li et al 2012 [ 57 ], Li et al 2012 [ 58 ], Selič et al 2013 [ 59 ], Zhang et al 2013 [ 60 ], Sun et al 2014 [ 61 ], Dixit et al 2018 [ 35 ], Zhao et al 2019 [ 62 ], Gjerstad et al 2020 [ 63 ] European Region: U.K., Norway, Slovenia Bosnia, Lebanon, Kosovo Questionnaire, Cross-sectional study Perceived stress came from professional difficulties and frustrations. Region of the Americas: Canada Haiti Cross-sectional study Generalized anxiety disorder.…”