Dissociative experiences among soldiers who exposed combat trauma Çatişma deneyimi yaşamiş askerler arasinda dissosiyatif yaşantilar
Anadolu Psikiyatri Dergisi, cilt.10, sa.1, ss.34-39, 2009 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2009
- Dergi Adı: Anadolu Psikiyatri Dergisi
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.34-39
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Combat, Dissociative experiences, Soldiers
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objectives: The traumatic experiences may have a triggering role on dissociative phenomena. There are few published studies of dissociative experiences among military personnel who experienced terrorist attacks. The purpose of this study was to investigate dissociative experiences in nonclinical soldiers who exposed combat trauma. Methods: The total sample included 174 male soldiers who had combat trauma (n=84) and who did not have any combat trauma (n=90). Soldiers were excluded if they had any medical diseases or DSM-IV Axis I psychiatric disorders. Dissociative experiences were assessed by the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES). Severity of combat exposure was measured using the Combat Exposure Scale (CES). Multiple regression analysis has used to examine the effects of age, education, severity of combat exposure, number of combat, and time elapsed since recent combat together on dissociative experiences. Results: Results indicated that traumatic group had elevated scores on Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES) compared to the non-traumatic group. In traumatic group, DES scores were positively correlated with the number of combat trauma, and were inversely correlated with time elapsed since recent combat trauma. In multiple regression analysis, DES scores were significantly correlated with number of trauma, time elapsed since recent trauma, and age, but not education. Discussion: Dissociative experiences are relatively common among military personnel who exposed to terrorist attacks. Our findings replicated that there was a strong connection between DES scores and experiencing trauma.