Running Head:
Psychiatry Hospitalization Amongst Military
Psychiatry Hospitalization Amongst Military
Introduction
It has increasingly come to notice that a large number of American personnels are hell bent taking the lives of their own. The wars that are being fought on the front of Iraq and Afghanistan have certainly taken a toll on them. The continuous work has resulted in the occupational morbidity. This morbidity results in disability, work absenteeism, unemployment and as well as social impairment and high health care utilization (Britt et al, 2006).
Discussion
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On the other hand, the groups of veterans believe that the soldiers are discouraged from the service because of the failure in early detection and treatment.
According to a spokesman for Veterans of Foreign Wars, Mr. Joe Davis "The military is excellent at treating seeable injures, the military and entire medical community at large still has a long way to go to effectively and reliably screen and treat wounds to the head and mind. Before discharging troops for behavioral reasons, it is absolutely imperative that commanders first ask 'what caused this" (Tanielian, 2008)? According to the 2009 analysis presented by Pentagon, there have been more mental disorder and hospitalizations than any other medical condition, including battle wounds among the troops of US last 15 years.
Almost 211 personnels of the Army, National Guard and Army Reserve were lost in suicide. Half of them were serving in Afghanistan and Iraq war. The suicide rate of Army is approximately 20.2 per 100,000 personnels. This ratio is higher than the registered males aging 19 to 29. Prior to 2001, the rate of the suicides in the army was rarely 10 suicides per 100,000 soldiers (Corby-Edwards, 2010).
At least five members of armed forces were hospitalized for every death as they to were attempting to take their lives. As reported by Navy Times, 3 percent of Navy respondents to the military's own survey of 28,536 members from all branches reported they had attempted suicide at some point. In comparison the same report claims that 2 % of Army and 2.3% of Marines were also attempting the same. The "Defense Survey of Health-Related Behaviors" also found "dangerous levels" of alcohol abuse and the illicit use of drugs such as painkillers by 12 percent of personnel (Britt et al, 2006).
The cause for the attempt of suicide was different from scenario to scenario: financial problems, breakdown of the relationships, abuse of substance, and depression with other members of their unit, a distressing result. What is clear, however, is that military service has seriously impacted on the physical and mental health of the victims. The suicide figures for serving personnel are only one indication. The most alarming statistics are those on mental illness related to the hundreds of thousands of veterans of the two wars who have left the military and sought to reintegrate into civilian life.
According to a survey carried out last year, the rate of unemployment was almost 15% amongst the 20 to 24-age bracket former soldiers. On January 3, it was reported by Florida Today that 450 of the 800 homeless in Brevard County were Iraq or Afghanistan veterans. According to the veterans last study of PTSD made available last August by the Journal of Traumatic Stress bring into being that 47% had had thoughts of suicide prior to be in quest of healing and 3% had made an attempt to slaughter themselves. The US Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has been obligated...