Soldiers’ mental health under special military environment is one of the key issues studied in the military psychology. In the station

particularly in special military environment

soldiers endure the harsh conditions that can induce multiple psychological problems. Here we reviewed recent literature aiming to study the current status of Chinese soldiers’ mental health under special military environment. We found that: ①The morbidity of psychological problems is relatively high for soldiers stationed in the special environment (43.0%~13.3%). The 9 states are

severity

plateau

tropic

ocean

overseas

acceleration

frigid zone

cabin

gallery and airtight areas in order. ②Depression

anxiety

somatization and phobia were among the most common symptoms in psychological disorders. ③The protective factors for soldiers’ psychological health in special environment consist of military exercise

rank

education

social support

self-consistency and congruence and extrovert personality. Whereas risk factors for them include plateau

gelidness

tropic

shooting

sea voyage

acceleration

age

length of military service

negative coping style

number of life events

psychopathic personality and neurotic personality.