UKRAINS'KYI VISNYK PSYKHONEVROLOHII

The Scientific and Practical Journal of Medicine
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Home » Archive of numbers » 2025 » Vol. 33, Issue 1 (122) » PECULIARITIES OF PSYCHOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF COMBATANTS WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER COMBINED WITH ALCOHOL ADDICTION

PECULIARITIES OF PSYCHOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF COMBATANTS WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER COMBINED WITH ALCOHOL ADDICTION

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  • DIAGNOSTICS AND THERAPY OF MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS

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Abstract

The complex of emotional and somatic reactions in combatants is the background for the development of addictive behavior, which primarily belongs to alcohol addiction. comorbid and addictive conditions, which determines the expediency and relevance of our research.

Post-traumatic stress disorders associated with combat actions cause the most profound changes in a person's consciousness, emotions and behavior and last for decades or a lifetime and often provoke a number of negative mental states (anxiety disorders, depression), post-traumatic stress disorder, social maladjustment, antisocial behavior, alcohol addiction.

The purpose of the study is to assess the qualitative psychometric characteristics of combatants. with post-traumatic stress disorder combined with alcohol addiction.

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  • 64-68

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