Psycho-correction of post-stress psychologic maladaptation in combatants with vision injuries: rationale, content, effectiveness

Abstract

Background. Frequency eye injuries occupy a significant place in the structure of modern combat trauma. In a situation of partial loss of vision due to injury in battle, there is an effect on the mental sphere of several powerful stressful factors that affect the formation of specific manifestations of post-stress psychological maladaptation.
 Objective – to develop and determine the effectiveness of a short-term program of psycho-corrective measures in the system of medical and psychological support of combatants with eye trauma and partial vision loss in conjunction with post-stress psychological maladaptation (PPM).
 Materials and methods. With informed consent, 91 combatants were surveyed. Of these, 49 were with eye trauma and partial vision loss with PPD; 42 – PPM phenomena. We used such research methods as clinical-psychopathological, psychodiagnostic, psychometric and statistical.
 Results. The study found that the application of the developed program of psycho-corrective measures to participants with eye trauma and partial loss of vision against the background of PPM phenomena can achieve a significant improvement in their mental status. This is confirmed by changes in the indicator indicators of the relevance of manifestations of maladaptation, coping strategies and the structure of psychological protection, frustration response and the level of quality of life.
 Conclusions. The changes achieved in the process of psychocorrection in participants with eye trauma and partial loss of vision against the background of PPM phenomena were significantly significant compared with the participants, who are characterized by manifestations of PPM without an eye injury. Changes achieved by the use of psychocorrection did not reach for some indicators of the normative levels. This indicates the presence of manifestations associated with the consequences of somatic trauma and for their correction, the restructuring of life experience in the face of changes in personal capabilities is necessary.