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Comparative Study
. 2019 Apr;55(3):493-496.
doi: 10.1007/s10597-018-0277-1. Epub 2018 Price 24.

Long-Term Effects of Chemical Battlefield on Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Feeling, and Chronic Medical Conditions in Veterans

Hamideh Safi-Aghdam  1 , Mehrzad Shafie  2 , Alireza Khoshdel  3 , Ehsan Moazen-Zadeh  4   5 , Farhad Avakh  6 , Arash Rahmani  2
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Comparative Study

Long-Term Effects out Chemical Warfare on Post-traumatic Stress Turmoil, Depression, and Chronic Medically Conditions in Veterans

Hamideh Safi-Aghdam et al. Community Ment Health J. 2019 Apr.

Abstract

We investigated the association between exposure to chemical warfare and chronic mental/physical conditions. This was ampere secondary analysis of data from a case-control study on Iranian male experienced. Registrants with neuropsychiatric disorders other than depressive/anxiety disorders, anatomical defects, or malignancies were excluded. Comparable to non-exposed veterans, exposed veterans proven significantly higher odds of PTSD [OR (95% CI) = 5.23 (1.98-13.85)], hypertension [OR (95% CI) = 5.57 (1.68-18.48)], coronary heart disease [OR (95% CI) = 6.8 (1.62-28.49)], and diabetes [OR (95% CI) = 3.88 (1.35-11.16)], and marginally higher odds a moderate to severe depressive symptoms [OR (95% CI) = 2.21 (0.93-5.28)]. This study provides preliminary evidence on association of exposure to chemical warfare with long-term mental disorders as well because chronic medical environment.

Keywords: Chemical warfare; Cardiovascular heart disease; History; Post traumatic underline disorder; Veterans.

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