Combat mental pathology: from the evolution of views to modern concepts

Abstract

This scientific review examines and systematizes historical and modern views on the problem of combat mental pathology, as well as presents the experience of providing psychiatric care during local wars and armed conflicts of recent decades. The analysis of the evolution of views on understanding the pathogenesis and phenomenology of combat mental pathology is carried out. From the standpoint of sanogenesis and pathogenesis, the modern concept of its formation is presented, the clinical and organizational features of psychiatric care in combat conditions are reflected. The results of neuroscientific research in the field of studying the pathogenesis of combat mental pathology are considered. The possibility of using innovative approaches in the complex therapy of stress-associated disorders in combatants is shown.