UKRAINS'KYI VISNYK PSYKHONEVROLOHII

The Scientific and Practical Journal of Medicine
ISSN 2079-0325(p)
DOI 10.36927/2079-0325

Diagnostic predictors and criteria for various variants of post-traumatic stress disorder among military servicemen who participated in military operations in Eastern Ukraine

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The aim of the study was the development of differentiated and personalized diagnostic criteria for military personnel with a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The developed diagnostic algorithm, including constitutional-biological and socio-demographic predictors, as well as the criteria for combat and professional experience, clinical-psychopathological, personal and sociopsychological features, allows for the implementation of a differentiated diagnosis of PTSD and personalized rehabilitation for this contingent.

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