AU - Donyavi, V AU - Taghva, A AU - Dabaghi, P AU - Shafighi, S AU - Mortazavi, S.M.A AU - Khademi, M TI - Evaluation of mental health status using the 28-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) among wives of military PTSD patients PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - ابهاد-نهاجا JN - ابهاد-نهاجا VO - 15 VI - 2 IP - 2 4099 - http://ebnesina.ajaums.ac.ir/article-1-171-en.html 4100 - http://ebnesina.ajaums.ac.ir/article-1-171-en.pdf SO - ابهاد-نهاجا 2 AB  - Background: This study aimed to assess the mental health status in partners of military personnel who were suffering from PTSD and had been referred to 505 Hospital. Materials and methods: In a case control study with a non-random sampling, 40 patients who met the inclusion criteria and 40 controls were selected. They were asked to fill in the GHQ-28. PTSD was diagnosed according to DSM-IV Results: Totally, 55% of cases and 27.5% of controls had general health problem with a statistically significant difference (P < 0.05). There were also significant differences between two groups about somatic, anxious, depression, and social function (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Our evaluation showed that general health in wives of military personnel with PTSD is lower in comparison with those without PTSD. CP - IRAN IN - Associate Professor, Department of psychiatry, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran LG - eng PB - ابهاد-نهاجا PG - 33 PT - Original YR - 2013