Effect Of Occupational Exposure On Individual Mental Health

It's very important to focus on the cultivation of mental health of military personnel. But the study on occupational exposure of army is rare, especially on some special occupational exposure. So, it has very significant meaning to study the effect of occupational exposure in army on mental health of military personnel.In this study, SCL-90, SAS, SDS and STAI were used to assess the effect of long-term occupational exposure on the mental health of 30 applicants and the characteristics of mental health of 25 applicants were also compared before and after short-term occupational exposure.Main results:1. During the long-term occupational exposure: (1) There was no significant difference between the data of SCL-90 of applicants in this study and Chinese Army Norm. (2) There was a significant difference between average level of SDS depression index of applicants in this study and the normal value 0.5 (av. 0.59±0.06, Min 0.48, Max 0.73, t=8.92, p<0.001). (3) There was no significant difference between the value of SAS and the normal value 50 (av. 50.30±5.58, Min 43, Max 62, t=0.29, p>0.05). (4) There was no significant difference between the value of S-AI and the normal value 2 (av. 1.93±0.37, Min 1.05, Max 2.30, t=0.98, p>0.05), but there was a significant difference between the value of T-AI and the normal value 2 (av. 2.45±0.31, Min 1.60, Max 2.85, t=8.02, p<0.001).2. The state of mental health before the short-term occupational exposure was worse compared with after. The scores of SCL-90 factors, such as somatization, obsessive-compulsive, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, paranoid ideation and psychoticism were significant higher before the exposure than after. The same results were found in other scales. To SDS, the depression index was significant higher before exposure than after (before av. 0.49±0.05, Min 0.40, Max 0.56, after av. 0.47±0.06, Min 0.35, Max 0.56, t=3.42, p<0.01). To SAS, the score was significant higher before exposure than after (before av. 55.16±5.25, Min 43, Max 63, after av. 39.64±5.45, Min 30, Max 51, t=9.22, p<0.001). To STAI, the score of S-AI was significant higher before exposure than after (before av. 2.02±0.28, Min 1.50, Max 2.50, after av. 1.52±0.26, Min 1.05, Max 2.00, t=38.73, p<0.001), the score of T-AI was significant higher before exposure than after (before av. 2.04±0.31, Min 1.45, Max 2.50, after av. 1.98±0.34, Min 1.10, Max 2.50, t=2.56, p<0.05).Conclusions:1. The mental health of military personnel is normal during the long-term occupational exposure, but still exist a certain depression.2. The state of mental health is poor before short-term occupational exposure than after.3. The results give a strong proof of verifying the theory of information injure. 4. The authority of army should enhance the education of occupational career and mental health to those who are under the situation of some actual exposure.