[The medico-psychological rehabilitation of participants in combat actions in a general hospital]

Voen Med Zh. 2000 Jan;321(1):62-6, 112.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

There were investigated 453 servicemen--participants of fighting actions in Chechnya [correction of Chechenskaya] Republic in whom the incidence of psychologic stress reactions nearly twice exceeded disorders of other types of psychic dysfunction. 5 groups of combatants were selected and severity of psychic disorders depending on duration of participation in fighting actions was determined. Posttraumatic stress disorders were revealed in 14.5% of servicemen, no signs of psychologic desadaptation were detected in 16.6%, 16.9% had pathologic psychogenic reactions, 18.6% showed pathologic level of psychic disorders, and psychologic stress reactions were noted in 33.4%. The developed individual programs of medico-psychologic rehabilitation depending on type and severity of psychic disorders will allow to reduce the period of restorative treatment and significantly decrease servicemen discharge from the Armed Forces because of psychic disorders.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Combat Disorders / psychology
  • Combat Disorders / rehabilitation*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Hospitals, General
  • Hospitals, Military
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Military Personnel / psychology*
  • Military Personnel / statistics & numerical data
  • Psychopathology
  • Russia
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / psychology
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / rehabilitation
  • Warfare*