Medico-psychological characteristics of combat veterans

  • Галина Хасановна Абдрафикова M.A. Likhodei rehabilitation center for combatants-internationalists. 143129, Moscow region, Ruza district, Ivanovskoe, village Palashkino
  • Нэлли Леонидовна Самус St. Petersburg sanatorium home for veterans of Russian academy of sciences. 196602, St. Petersburg, Pushkin, Pavlovskoeave., 93
  • Александр Зиновьевич Лихтшангоф Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, 194100, Saint-Petersburg, Litovskaya str., 2
Keywords: medical psychology, combat veterans, post-traumatic stress disorder, Misissippi scale for combat-related PTSD

Abstract

425 former participants of armed conflicts and wars who underwent the rehabilitation treatment at MA Likhodei rehabilitation center for combatants-internationalists were examined using Mississippi scale for combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder. All respondents were male, 31.4% — persons under 31 years, 35.4% — 31–39 years old and 33.2% were 40 years and older. Most veterans revealed a variety of psychopathologic syndromes typical forPTSD: obsessive-phobic, asthenic, hysterical, explosive, depressive, psycho-organic, as well as sexual dysfunction. These syndromes are manifested primarily with: sleep disorders, often associated with nightmares, difficult concentrating, hypervigilance and enhanced startle reaction, social avoidance, distancing and alienation from others, including family members, changes in behavior, outbursts of rage, suicidal thoughts, irritability and a tendency to physical violence, alcohol or drug abuse, depression. 

Published
2019-03-13
How to Cite
Абдрафикова, Г. Х., Самус, Н. Л., & Лихтшангоф, А. З. (2019). Medico-psychological characteristics of combat veterans. Medicine and Organization of Health Care, 1(1), 28-31. Retrieved from https://ojs3.gpmu.org/index.php/medorg/article/view/212
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