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The psychological health of contractors working in war zones

✍ Scribed by Anthony Feinstein; Maggie Botes

Publisher
Springer
Year
2009
Tongue
English
Weight
66 KB
Volume
22
Category
Article
ISSN
0894-9867

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

This study examines the psychological health of contractors working in war zones. Seventy‐nine contractors completed an Internet‐based psychiatric assessment. The sample was exclusively male with a mean age of 43 (SD = 7) years. The number of contractors whose scores exceeded the cutoff points for depression, psychological distress, and excessive weekly alcohol consumption were 15 (20%), 21 (28%), and 13 (17%), respectively. A third of contractors had posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) scores in the moderate to severe range. Approximately 10% of contractors had employer‐organized access to psychological help following deployment. This study provides the first empirical data showing that a significant minority of contractors working in war zones are psychologically distressed and not receiving therapy.

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