Socio-psychological aspects of prevention of the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among the participants of combat actions

Authors

  • SVITLANA MITINA PhD of Psychology, Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of Psychology, Social Work and Pedagogy; V. I. Vernadsky Tavrida National University, Kyiv, Ukraine http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9520-0272
  • OLHA ORLOVSKA Lecturer of the Department of Psychology, Social Work and Pedagogy, V. I. Vernadsky Tavrida National University, Kyiv, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.38014/ehs-ss.2020.4.04

Keywords:

combatants, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), social and psychological assistance, rehabilitation

Abstract

The article presents an analysis of the problem of post-traumatic stress disorder in combatants after their return to peaceful living conditions. It is established that the participants of hostilities experience moral and psychological, physical stress, which destroys the usual perception of the environment and life in general. Attention is focused on the fact that traumatic experience can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder, the adverse effect of which further leads to persistent personality changes. On the basis of theoretical analysis, it was established the physiological, emotional, behavioral symptoms of PTSD and the main directions of social and psychological assistance to overcome it. Recommendations have been developed for family members of combatants to improve their psycho-emotional state. It is concluded that as to overcom the development of post-traumatic stress disorder and to the success of rehabilitation and adaptation to peaceful living conditions of combatants, it is necessary to provide the complex social and psychological assistance to both militaries and their families.

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2020-12-23

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MITINA, S. ., & ORLOVSKA, O. (2020). Socio-psychological aspects of prevention of the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among the participants of combat actions. EUROPEAN HUMANITIES STUDIES: State and Society, (4), 48–62. https://doi.org/10.38014/ehs-ss.2020.4.04

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No. 4 (2020): EUROPEAN HUMANITIES STUDIES: State and Society

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PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH: SCIENCE AND PRACTICE

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