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0115/2012 - PREVALENCE OF COMMON MENTAL DISORDERS IN YOUNG BRAZILIAN NEWLY BUILT TO MANDATORY MILITARY SERVICE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS
PREVALÊNCIA DE TRANSTORNOS MENTAIS COMUNS EM JOVENS BRASILEIROS RECÉM-INCORPORADOS AO SERVIÇO MILITAR OBRIGATÓRIO E FATORES ASSOCIADOS

Author:

• Lilian Cristina Xavier Martins - MARTINS, L C X - Exército Brasileiro - Escola de Educação Física do Exército - <lilitinac@yahoo.com.br> +

Co-author(s):

• Leandro Kuhn - Kuhn, L. - Porto Alegre, RS - Exército Brasileiro - <lkuhn_tm@hotmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Saúde Mental

Abstract:

This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of common mental disorders (CMD) and associated factors among young Brazilian male newly incorporated in the required military service: the recruits. 78 young adults participated in the study. CMD (dependent variable) were evaluated by the General Health Questionnaire version 12 items (GHQ-12). The tests &#61539;2(chi-squared) and logistic regression were used to estimate the associations between CMD and independent variables. The results showed a prevalence of CMD de 43,6% (CI 95% 33.14 to 54.64). The prevalence ratios of CMD were from 4 to 5 times higher among those who presented sleep disturbances, which was the only associated factor to the occurrence of CMD. These results seem to indicate that the situations experienced by the recruits in their work environment may be causally associated with CMD. Further studies are needed, with longitudinal design, for this effect can be confirmed.

Keywords:

sleep disturbances common mental disorders military mental health

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MARTINS, L C X, Kuhn, L.. PREVALENCE OF COMMON MENTAL DISORDERS IN YOUNG BRAZILIAN NEWLY BUILT TO MANDATORY MILITARY SERVICE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2012/Apr). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/prevalence-of-common-mental-disorders-in-young-brazilian-newly-built-to-mandatory-military-service-and-associated-factors/9761?id=9761&id=9761



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