Depression and Paranoid Ideation as Correlates of Substance Abuse among Nigerian Military Personnel Deployed for United Nations Peace Support Operation
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substance use disorders, depression, paranoid ideation, substance abuse, nigerian military personnel, alcohol, cannabis and tobacco
Abstract
Substance use disorders have been given increase recognition recently in community and clinical studies The study investigated relationship between depression paranoid ideationand substance abuse among Nigerian military personnel deployed for peace support operation A total of twenty two thousand and four hundred n 22400 Nigerian Army personnelearmarked for United Nations peace support operation in Sudan and Liberia participated in the cross sectional study using a 244-item structured self-report questionnaireand Multi-drug one step Multi-Line Screen Test Device Urine The mean age of the participants was 32 4years SD 5 1 A positive relationship of depression r 71 df 22399 P 05 and paranoid ideation r 65 df 22399 P 05 with substance abuse was observed 18 5 of Nigerian Army personnel abuse one of alcohol cannabis and tobacco and 8 5 abuse at least two of alcohol cannabis and tobacco 12 3 of troop deployed for peace support operation had depressive symptoms while 13 2 had paranoid ideation symptoms This establishes a relationship between depression paranoid ideation and substance abuse Policies and actions should be directed towards holistic approach on management of dual disorders in the Nigerian Military
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