Intriduction. Prisoner of wars is one of stressful in the life event in POW lives, which caused the severe changes in their psychosocial as well as physical domains. The main aim of the present study is to evaluate the level of depression in prison of war (POW) in Iran-Iraq imposed war. The main hypothesis is to find the level of depression and its relationships with anxiety, aggression and physical complaints in POWs. Material and Methods. The study is a descriptive study. 129 of released POW's were randomly selected from the released POW's population in province of Isfahan and were requested to participate in the study three months after their release. All subjects filled in the Beck Depression scale, depression subscale of SCL-90, and a demographic questionnaire. Results. The results showed that nearly all of POW's either theirselves tortured or have observed their friends' torture. In addition, they, all, suffered from the worse conditions and weak health situation (physical and mental). Data revealed that most of the POW's had not showed depression symptoms (74%) when they entered home. Discussion. However, they are expected to complaint of more psychological and physical problems, particularly depression, anxiety, and hostility. The results supported that there were significant associations between depression, anxiety, hostility, and somatic complaints.
karami nia R., , Salimi S. H., , & Majdian M., (2022). Depression in prisons of war in Iraq-iran imposed war. Journal of Military Medicine, 9(3), 179-187.
MLA
karami nia R.; Salimi S. H.; Majdian M.. "Depression in prisons of war in Iraq-iran imposed war". Journal of Military Medicine, 9, 3, 2022, 179-187.
HARVARD
karami nia R., , Salimi S. H., , Majdian M., (2022). 'Depression in prisons of war in Iraq-iran imposed war', Journal of Military Medicine, 9(3), pp. 179-187.
VANCOUVER
karami nia R., , Salimi S. H., , Majdian M., Depression in prisons of war in Iraq-iran imposed war. Journal of Military Medicine, 2022; 9(3): 179-187.
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