Prevalence of Depressive Disorders and Related Factors Among Physical War Veterans in Arak - Iran

Physical war veterans almost encounter many changes in their life style job, social activities and many communications. The psychologic stress resulting from these changes can threaten their mental health.

This descriptive-analytic survey was conducted to determine the prevalence rate of depressive dosorders and its related factors among physical war veterans in Arak-Iran.

A randomized sample consisted of 600 physical veterans of Iran-Iraq war were studied to be screened for depressive signs using a personal data questionare and the short form (21 statement) of Beck Depression Inventory.

174 (29%) of respondants obtained the score of 17 and more and were determined as depressive cases, Analyses of the data using Kai square and fishers test showed significant differences between depressive and non depressive groups in variable of injures organ, education, number of children, occupation, type of employer agency, monthly income, satisfaction from raletions, smoking and job satisfaction (p<0.01). There were also significant correlation between severity of depression according to obtained scores from beck test and the injured organ (p<0.01). Analysing data with binominal logistic regression showed significant correlations between depression and the injured organ, occupation, dissatisfaction with job and family relationship and smoking.