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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders Study Reveals Critical Insights

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Research presented in a recent report on post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) in military personnel highlights the evolving understanding of the condition. According to the study, the concept of PTSD has been documented since ancient times, with Herodotus describing cases of psychogenic losses in his "History." The research focuses on the Special Military Operation (SMO) in Ukraine, where classic "shell shock" has been supplemented by dronephobia and its psychological consequences.

Key Takeaways:

  • The history of PTSD development in military personnel spans from ancient times, with the first cases described by Herodotus in "History," to the present day, including the Special Military Operation (SMO) in Ukraine.
  • The study reveals the necessity of incorporating psychological knowledge, skills, and abilities into training programs for command staff of the Russian Armed Forces to prevent psychogenic losses.
  • Psychorehabilitation measures for PTSD in military personnel must take into account the specifics of psycho-traumatic experience and "shell shock" and dronephobia.
  • Improving the organization of PTSD prevention and psychorehabilitation measures is crucial for reducing psychogenic losses in combat operations and increasing combat readiness of the Russian Armed Forces.
  • The study emphasizes the importance of considering the peculiarities of "shell shock" and dronephobia in the psychological training of soldiers.
  • The research aims to improve the organization of PTSD prevention and psychorehabilitation measures in the work of a psychologist with SMO participants.
  • The study's findings can help reduce psychogenic losses in combat operations and increase the combat readiness of the Russian Armed Forces.

Statistics:

  • The study was conducted based on the analysis of real cases of PTSD in military personnel described in the media in the public domain.
  • The research design aimed to identify psychological difficulties in solving combat missions, as well as problems of preparing military personnel for the conditions of SMO and providing them with psychorehabilitation assistance.
  • The research concluded that implementing psychorehabilitation measures with consideration for the specifics of the psycho-traumatic experience of SMO fighters will help reduce psychogenic losses and increase combat readiness.

Sources:

  • Ekstremal'naa psihologia i bezopasnost' licnosti, 2025, 2(1):26-39
  • https://doi-org.sdpl.idm.oclc.org/10.17759/epps.2025020103

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