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International Journal of Science Annals

LIFE SCIENCES. Health Care Sciences

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Program of Psychological Rehabilitation of the National Guard
of Ukraine Military Personnel Participated in Combat Actions

Author’s Contribution: Prykhodko І. І. 1 АВСDEFG
A – Study design;
B – Data collection; 1 National Academy of National Guard of Ukraine, Ukraine
C – Statistical analysis;
D – Data interpretation;
E – Manuscript preparation;
F – Literature search;
G – Funds collection Received: 23.10.2018; Accepted: 15.11.2018; Published: 30.11.2018
Abstract
Background and Combat actions that have taken place over the past f our years in eastern Ukraine have
Aim of Study: a negative impact on the physical and mental health of the combatants. Under these
conditions, the psyche of military personnel operates on the brink of its own resources,
and prolonged participation in hostilities can lead to the development of post-traumatic
stress disorder. Therefore, timely measures of prevention and control of combat stress,
psychological rehabilitation of military personnel after engagement in combat will
significantly reduce psychogenic injuries, prevent the emergence of mental disorders
from combatants.
The aim of the study: to develop, scientific ally substantiate and to test a program of
psychological rehabilitation of combatants.

Material and Methods: To determine the effectiveness of the program of psychological rehabilitation at the
beginning and at the end was used by authorial diagnostic of mental disorders
methodology “Psychological Safety of Personality”, as well as “The Questionnaire
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Psychological Training” after completing the
psychological training . In total, 70 military men of the National Guard of Ukraine from
all regions of Ukraine participated in the program of Psychological rehabilitation, and
the practical implementation and testing of the program took place in 2017.

Results: The program of psychological rehabilitation of combatants based on psychological
training for restoring the psychological safety of a military man’s personality has been
developed and scientifically substantiated. The practical implementation of the program
of the psychological rehabilitation of the combatants proved its effectiveness: the results
of the dynamics of the components of psychological safety of a person increased on
average by 16%.

Conclusions: Proposed program of psychological rehabilitation of combatants helped to improve the
mental condition of military personnel, to restore psychological resources of a person
and to prevent the development of mental disorders.

Keywords: prevention of mental disorders, psychological rehabilitation psychological training,
military personnel, combat actions, combatants.

Copyright: © 2018 Prykhodko І. І. Published by Archives of International Journal of Science
Annals

DOI and UDC DOI 10.26697/ijsa.2018.1-2.05; UDC 159.9.072(477)

Conflict of interests: The author declares that there is no conflict of interests

Peer review: Double-blind review

Source of support: Departmental sources

Information about Prykhodko Ihor Ivanovich (Corresponding Author) – https://оrsid.оrg/0000-0002-
the author: 4484-9781; [email protected]; Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Professor,
Chief of the Scientific and Research Center for Service and Combat Activities of the
National Guard of Ukraine, National Academy of National Guard of Ukraine; Kharkiv,
Ukraine.

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