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Voen Med Zh
; 333(5): 28-33, 2012 May.
Article
in Russian
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22830114
ABSTRACT
Psychological personality disorder among former combatants and their relationship to subsequent psychosomatic disorders are examined. For this purpose, in health centers performed clinical and psychological examination of 105 fighters and 100 military personnel who were not taking part in hostilities (control group) aged 27 to 40 years, three groups are outlined: low (24.7%), moderate (64.8%) and high (10.5%) anxiety level, represented by their clinical characteristics. Studies have shown that combat stress can contribute to postreaktive change not only the psyche combatant, but also the development of persistent psychosomatic disorders. The methods and results of treatment and preventive advice are given.