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War time hospitalizations of Croatian soliders at the Department of nervous and mental diseases, Medical centre of Bjelovar

Radomir Drobac

Abstract

A roaring sound of war has swooped upon Croatia with its full vehemence and hatred. But, Croatia hasn’t given in before this catastrophical stress. So the expected psychiatric losses among the Croatian forces have been much lower in comparison to the width of the destructive aggression. Based on the Register data the author presents the epidemiological features of the war hospitalizations of Croatian soldiers at the aforesaid Department. To determine the diagnostic groups he has applied the International Classification of Diseases - ICD DC and recommodations of WHO. According to the Register, between September 27, 1991 and April 3, 1992, 331 Croatian soldiers were examined, 32 of them being hospitalized (9,7 per cent) and considered a model of the study. The soldiers at the age of 19 to 43, 31 on an average, were being hospitally treated during the six month period from 1 to 34 days, which means 12,7 days taken on the average. 50 per cent soldiers from the model were single. Alcoholism with mental complications dominated with the treated cases (50 per cent) preceding the group with neurotic disorders (25 per cent). Then followed the psychotic reactions with 9,4 per cent and the earlier diagnosed schizoprenia with 6,2 per cent and also the conditions following the shot and explosive head injuries with 9,4 per cent. As to the origin the hospitalized soldiers, 50 per cent were from the Bjelovar region. The aim of this study, as the author points out, is to enable evaluation, rational planning and further development of the protection of mental health of Croatian soliders.

Keywords

war; Croatian soldier; psychiatric hospitalization

Hrčak ID:

195274

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/195274

Publication date:

1.12.1992.

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