Psychological assistance to combatants: the historical context and the present

- Зливков, В.Л. (2017) Psychological assistance to combatants: the historical context and the present Актуальні проблеми психології: Збірник наукових праць Інституту психології імені Г.С. Костюка НАПН України : Том. ХІ: Психологія особистості. Психологічна допомога особистості, 15. pp. 50-63. ISSN 2072-4772

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Abstract

Psychological assistance of combatants: historical context and nowadays. The mental health of the Armed Forces is an important issue of both academic and public interest. The aims of this study are to assess the prevalence and risk factors for common mental disorders and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and compare the features of rehabilitation of combatants around the world. To develop PTSD, a person must have gone through a trauma. The affected combatants with war trauma experience problems in their living, working, learning, and social environments. Almost all people who go through trauma have some symptoms for a short time after the trauma. There are four major types of symptoms: re-experiencing, avoidance, arousal, and negative changes in beliefs and feelings. To diagnose PTSD, a mental health provider "measures," "assesses", or "evaluates" PTSD symptoms one may have had since the trauma. It was mentioned that mental disorders are common in the military, especially alcohol problems and neurotic disorders. PTSD remains relatively uncommon (for US and Ukrainian samples). Alcohol misuse and depressive disorders are much more common and therefore should be the primary focus for education/prevention and intervention. In the case of literature sources the consequences of inadequacy of psychological support and social adaptation of military psychotrauma are reported. The features of medical and psychological assistance to combatants in the US are noted. It is spoken in detail about the National Center for PTSD as is dedicated to research and education on trauma and PTSD. The article gives a detailed analysis of on-line programs and mobile applications for the prevention of PTSD for demobilized soldiers.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Combatants, mental disorders, PTSD, combat stress, war trauma, adaptation, psychological assistance and psychological support.
Subjects:	Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 1 Philosophy. Psychology Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 37.01/.09 Special auxiliary table for theory, principles, methods and organization of education Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 378 Higher education. Universities. Academic study
Divisions:	Institute of Psychology after N.Kostiuk > Department of methodology and theory of psychology
Depositing User:	м.н.с. О.В Котух
Date Deposited:	01 Dec 2017 13:09
Last Modified:	01 Dec 2017 16:55
URI:	https://lib.iitta.gov.ua/id/eprint/709031

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