Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among Defence and Security Forces in Northern Benin (2023)  

作　　者：Ireti Nethania Elie Ataigba Guy Gérard Aza Gnandji David Sinet Koivogui Dalmace Fauste Adjaho Eurydice Elvire Djossou Anselme Djidonou Francis Tognon Tchegnonsi Prosper Gandaho Josiane Ezin Houngbe Ireti Nethania Elie Ataigba;Guy Gérard Aza Gnandji;David Sinet Koivogui;Dalmace Fauste Adjaho;Eurydice Elvire Djossou;Anselme Djidonou;Francis Tognon Tchegnonsi;Prosper Gandaho;Josiane Ezin Houngbe(Faculté de Médecine & Institut de Formation en Soins Infirmiers et Obstétricaux, Université de Parakou, Parakou, Bénin;Service de Psychiatrie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Départemental du Borgou Alibori, Parakou, Bénin;Organisation Non Gouvernementale de Soutien Réhabilitation Insertion et Réinsertion (SouRIR ONG), Parakou, Bénin;Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Bénin;Centre Nationale Hospitalier Universitaire Hubert Koutoucou Maga de Cotonou, Cotonou, Bénin;Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de Santé, Université Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry, Conakry, Guinée)

机构地区：[1]Faculté de Médecine & Institut de Formation en Soins Infirmiers et Obstétricaux, Université de Parakou, Parakou, Bénin [2]Service de Psychiatrie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Départemental du Borgou Alibori, Parakou, Bénin [3]Organisation Non Gouvernementale de Soutien Réhabilitation Insertion et Réinsertion (SouRIR ONG), Parakou, Bénin [4]Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Université d’Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Bénin [5]Centre Nationale Hospitalier Universitaire Hubert Koutoucou Maga de Cotonou, Cotonou, Bénin [6]Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de Santé, Université Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry, Conakry, Guinée

出　　处：《Open Journal of Psychiatry》2024年第2期142-161,共20页精神病学期刊（英文）

摘　　要：Introduction: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is defined as “actual exposure to death or the threat of death, serious injury or sexual violence”, either directly or indirectly, resulting in a symptomatic procession of repetition, avoidance, neurovegetative hyperactivity and individualized symptoms, with or without negative cognitive and mood changes. It therefore goes without saying that the defence and security forces constitute a high-risk population in need of attention. Objective: To study post-traumatic stress disorder in defence and security forces in the city of Parakou in 2023. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study conducted from December 2022 to July 2023. The study population consisted of active military, republican police and firefighters in the city of Parakou in 2023. Non-proportional stratified sampling was used, given the inaccessibility of the source population size for national security reasons. Post-traumatic stress disorder was assessed using the “post-traumatic stress disorder checklist-5 (PCLS-5) scale. Results: A total of 305 subjects participated in the survey. Males dominated 90.2%. The most represented corps was the Republican Police (41.6%), most of whom were non-commissioned officers (46.6%). The majority count between 11 and 20 years of service (48.9%), with 2 to 5 missions completed (67.5%). The calculated prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder was 11.8%, based on the post-traumatic stress disorder checklist-5 (PCL-5). Of the 36 respondents with post-traumatic stress disorder, 20 (55.6%) had experienced an armed attack, 25 (69.4%) had witnessed a violent death, 18 (50.0%) had witnessed the agony of a colleague, 15 (41.7%) had been exposed to a fire or explosion, while 26 (72.2%) had been traumatized by physical and/or verbal aggression. 5 (13.9%) had consulted a specialist psychiatrist, while 6 (16.7%) were on medication and 26 (72.2%) used sport as a means of maintaining physical and mental health. Respectively 22 (61.1%) and 21 (58.3%) had definite symptoms ofIntroduction: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is defined as “actual exposure to death or the threat of death, serious injury or sexual violence”, either directly or indirectly, resulting in a symptomatic procession of repetition, avoidance, neurovegetative hyperactivity and individualized symptoms, with or without negative cognitive and mood changes. It therefore goes without saying that the defence and security forces constitute a high-risk population in need of attention. Objective: To study post-traumatic stress disorder in defence and security forces in the city of Parakou in 2023. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study conducted from December 2022 to July 2023. The study population consisted of active military, republican police and firefighters in the city of Parakou in 2023. Non-proportional stratified sampling was used, given the inaccessibility of the source population size for national security reasons. Post-traumatic stress disorder was assessed using the “post-traumatic stress disorder checklist-5 (PCLS-5) scale. Results: A total of 305 subjects participated in the survey. Males dominated 90.2%. The most represented corps was the Republican Police (41.6%), most of whom were non-commissioned officers (46.6%). The majority count between 11 and 20 years of service (48.9%), with 2 to 5 missions completed (67.5%). The calculated prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder was 11.8%, based on the post-traumatic stress disorder checklist-5 (PCL-5). Of the 36 respondents with post-traumatic stress disorder, 20 (55.6%) had experienced an armed attack, 25 (69.4%) had witnessed a violent death, 18 (50.0%) had witnessed the agony of a colleague, 15 (41.7%) had been exposed to a fire or explosion, while 26 (72.2%) had been traumatized by physical and/or verbal aggression. 5 (13.9%) had consulted a specialist psychiatrist, while 6 (16.7%) were on medication and 26 (72.2%) used sport as a means of maintaining physical and mental health. Respectively 22 (61.1%) and 21 (58.3%) had definite symptoms of

关 键 词：Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder FORCES DEFENCE SECURITY BENIN 2023 

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