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ArticleCommunity mental health journal2019

Long-Term Effects of Chemical Warfare on Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, and Chronic Medical Conditions in Veterans.

Hamideh Safi-Aghdam, Mehrzad Shafie, Alireza Khoshdel, Ehsan Moazen-Zadeh, Farhad Avakh, Arash Rahmani

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6 authors.

Hamideh Safi-AghdamPsychiatric Research Center, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, South Kargar Street, Tehran, 13337, Iran.
Mehrzad ShafieMental Health Research Center, Tehran Institute of Psychiatry, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Alireza KhoshdelModern Epidemiology Research Center, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ehsan Moazen-ZadehPsychiatric Research Center, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, South Kargar Street, Tehran, 13337, Iran. moazenzadeh.ehsan@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-0846-1402
Farhad AvakhFaculty of Aerospace and Diving Medicine, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Arash RahmaniMental Health Research Center, Tehran Institute of Psychiatry, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We investigated the association between exposure to chemical warfare and chronic mental/physical conditions. This was a secondary analysis of data from a case-control study on Iranian male veterans. Participants with neuropsychiatric disorders other than depressive/anxiety disorders, anatomical defects, or malignancies were excluded. Compared to non-exposed veterans, exposed veterans demonstrated significantly higher odds of PTSD [OR (95% CI) = 5.23 (1.98-13.85)], hypertension [OR (95% CI) = 5.57 (1.68-18.48)], coronary heart disease [OR (95% CI) = 6.8 (1.62-28.49)], and diabetes [OR (95% CI) = 3.88 (1.35-11.16)], and marginally higher odds of moderate to severe depressive symptoms [OR (95% CI) = 2.21 (0.93-5.28)]. This study provides preliminary evidence on association of exposure to chemical warfare with long-term mental disorders as well as chronic medical conditions.

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Chemical WarfareAnxiety DisordersChronic DiseaseCoronary DiseaseDepressionDiabetes MellitusFemaleHumansHypertensionIranMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedPopulation SurveillanceRisk FactorsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticChemical warfareCoronary heart diseaseHypertensionPost traumatic stress disorderVeterans

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