Identifying mood disorders and health-related quality of life of individuals submitted to mandatory military service.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of mood disorders in Brazilian soldiers. METHODS: A total of 353 soldiers answered the following questionnaires: the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), the Profile of Mood States (POMS), the medical outcomes study SF-36 questionnaire, the Baecke questionnaire to assess the level of habitual physical activity (HPA) and the socioeconomic (SE) status questionnaire. Participants were classified according to their desire to pursue a military career. RESULTS: Accordingly, 246 participants were allocated to a volunteer group (VG) and 107 to a non-volunteer group (NVG). According to the BDI data for both groups, 66.5% of the soldiers showed at least mild depressive symptoms. Additionally, the STAI data revealed that 27.8% and 8.4% of the soldiers showed high scores on state anxiety and trait anxiety, respectively. The POMS scores were higher in the NVG compared to the VG (Δ%=+263%, p<0.0001). Of the eight subscales, the SF-36 questionnaire showed statistical differences between the groups in the following five dimensions: functioning capacity (p = 0.0046), pain (p = 0.0011), vitality (p < 0.0001), role limitations due to emotional problems (p < 0.0001) and mental health (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: Mood disorder levels were higher and health status and related quality of life levels were lower in the NVG as compared to the VG.

Família e dependência química ilustradas no cinema (2005-2014): uma perspectiva psicodinâmica / Family and drug addiction illustrated in cinema (2005-2014): a psychodynamic approach

O objetivo do trabalho consistiu em analisar filmes comerciais/ficcionais que apresentam a temática da Dependência Química (DQ), de 2005 a 2014, para caracterizar encenações desse fenômeno em âmbitos familiares. A seleção das obras foi realizada de modo sistemático, em sites especializados em cinema, cruzando termos como "dependência química", "drogas" e "família". A amostra consistiu de 27 títulos, estrangeiros em sua maioria, explorada em três etapas: análise dos filmes conforme aspectos observados na literatura especializada sobre DQ e família, lançamento de informações em planilhas e tratamento quanti-qualitativo de dados. Os filmes explorados focalizam experiências vitais dos dependentes químicos, realçando conflitos internos, laborais e com seus familiares. As psicodinâmicas familiares foram consideradas ambivalentes, com variações drásticas de características consideradas positivas (respeito mútuo, apoio) e negativas (vitimizadoras, abusivas), na maior parte dos títulos (52%).(AU)

In order to characterize drug addiction (DA) in family context illustrated in movies, this paper aimed to analyze blockbuster fictional movies from 2005 to 2014. These were systematically selected from specialized websites, crisscrossing keywords like: DA, drugs and family. The sample was 27 movies, foreign mainly, explored in three steps: movie analysis according to literature topics concerning family and drug addiction, data tab and qualitative-quantitative data analysis. The analyzed movies focused on vital experiences in the drug addicted characters, highlighting inner, labor and family conflicts. Family psychodynamics was considered to be ambivalent, drastically varying positive (mutual respect, support) and negative (abusive, victimization) characteristics, in many (52%) movies.(AU)