MEDIATING ROLE OF DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY ON SOMATIC COMPLAINTS IN GEORGIAN SERVANTS WITH POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

Background and Objectives: The relationship between Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) somatic symptoms the role of comorbid depression anxiety has been demonstrated in many studies. following research explores to what extent influence PTSD complaints Georgian peacekeepers.
 Design Methods: Checklist (PCL-5) for Diagnostic Statistical Manual Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) was used collect data sample 75 veterans examined after a 6-month deployment. Two types parallel mediation model 4 SPSS PROCESS macro were check different also joint influences on indirect effect complaints. 
 Results: When probable mediators analyzed separately, there significant complaints: through 0.21, 95% CI [0.13, 0.28], 0.13, [0.06, 0.21]. After placing both model, only maintained statistical significance: 0.18, [0.09, 0.28]. ratio total 0.66, [0.59, 0.75].
 Conclusions: primary finding is that may be mainly accounted underlying rather than anxiety, highlighting importance targeting when diagnosing treating These new results affect management treatment as they acknowledge