Psychiatric and psychometric study among divers

ABSTRACT

The aim of this work was to study psychiatric manifestations among divers in the Naval Forces in Alexandria, Egypt. One hundred divers were chosen according to multistage stratified r and om sampling technique. Twenty non-divers from the same Naval Unit were taken as a control group. Complete psychiatric examination and follow up were done together with psychometric study. The results seemed to provide evidence for a possible impact of emotional measurement, social adjustment and diving experience in relation to stressful diving conditions in Navy divers