Phenomenological structure of post-stress disorders in volunteers whose activities are related to military servicemen support in the ATO zone

Abstract

To solve this goal in compliance with the principles of bioethics and deontology conducted a comprehensive clinical-psychopathological and pathopsychological examination of 97 volunteers. Associated with the support of the military in the combat zone, not less than 1 year. Among those surveyed were 57 women and 40 men with a mean age (30.6±4.7) years. According to the results of the study, the clinical structure of post-stress disorders in the examined volunteers was represented by the following nosologies: F43.2 – adaptation disorders (32.7% of men and 28.1% of women), F43.1 – post-traumatic stress disorder (27.6% of men and 22.9% of women), F41.0 – panic disorder (22.4% of men and 29.1% of women), F41.1 – generalized anxiety disorder (17.3% of men and 19.9% of women). According to the scale of severity of traumatic stress, 62.8% of respondents have a complete manifestation and 37.2% a clear manifestation of stress disorder. According to the scale of anxiety depression and Hamilton depression, 56.2% of subjects had a severe depressive episode, 62.1% had a severe anxiety episode, 42.3% had a moderate depressive episode, and 33.4% had a moderate anxiety episode. It was found that for volunteers who survived the fighting are characterized by severe clinical manifestations of PTSD, with a high level of impact of the traumatic event was observed on all scales of PTSD; excessive signs of stress disorder, severe or moderate depressive and anxiety episodes on the Hamilton scale. Keywords: PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, adjustment disorder, combat stress.