Mental disorders caused by battle stress: prevention

Sokolov E.Y., Parshin A.N. (Moscow)

	Sokolov Evgeny Yuryevich –  is a candidate of medical sciences, assistant worker of Moscow Scientific Institute of Psychiatry. E-mail: jane_123@list.ru
	Parshin Alexey Nikolaevich –  is a candidate of medical sciences, assistant worker of Moscow Scientific Institute of Psychiatry. E-mail: alexey_parshin@umail.ru

Abstract. The article deals with long-term psycho-somatic complications in the military, which experienced battle stress. For prevention and treatment of the under-mentioned kinds of post-stress disorders, both in peace and war times, crisis psycho-therapy has been offered to reveal and stimulate natural reserve facilities. The latter appear to create a barrier, preventing post-stress disorders in people, involved in dangerous professional activities. The article also describes some efficient psycho-therapeutic approaches to be employed in peace time, before an emergency, in war time, after fulfilling a military mission.

Key words: post-stress disorders, emergency, accommodation, exhaustion, self-adjustment.