PSYCHOLOGICAL PREDICTORS OF PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS IN MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS DURING ACCIDENTS AND DISASTERS
https://doi.org/10.25016/2541-7487-2013-0-4-82-87
Abstract
Psychological state of 23 medical psychologists who are members rescue teams and provide psychological aid in accidents and disasters is described. Control group comprised 32 medical (clinical) psychologists of the same age who work at health institutions but have no experience of rescue and other emergency activities. It is shown that after a sufficiently long time since emergencies medical psychologists develop symptoms and signs of the post-traumatic stress syndrome. Professionally important qualities are identified that define a successful career of medical psychologists in extreme conditions. A number of measures are proposed to preserve mental health and career longevity in medical psychologists who are members of the rescue teams and participate in rescue and other operations in emergency situations.
About the Authors
V. I. Popov
Kirov Military Medical Academy, Saint-Petersburg
Russian Federation
Popov Vyacheslav Igorevich - MD, senior lecturer, Professor of Social Health and military health care economy Department
Russian Federation
Popov Vyacheslav Igorevich - MD, senior lecturer, Professor of Social Health and military health care economy Department
Y. I. Listopadov
Kirov Military Medical Academy, Saint-Petersburg
Russian Federation
Listopadov Yuriy Ivanovich - Ph, senior lecturer of Aviation and Space Medicine Department
Russian Federation
Listopadov Yuriy Ivanovich - Ph, senior lecturer of Aviation and Space Medicine Department
S. V. Chermyanin
Leningrad State A.S. Pushkin University, Committee of General and Professional Education in Leningrad region
Russian Federation
Chermyanin Sergei Viktorovich - MD, Prof., Head of Psychophysiology and Clinical psychology Department
Russian Federation
Chermyanin Sergei Viktorovich - MD, Prof., Head of Psychophysiology and Clinical psychology Department
A. S. Skorokhod
Leningrad State A.S. Pushkin University, Committee of General and Professional Education in Leningrad region
Russian Federation
Skorokhod Alexandra Sergeevna - рost-graduate woman-student of Psychophysiology and Clinical psychology Department
Russian Federation
Skorokhod Alexandra Sergeevna - рost-graduate woman-student of Psychophysiology and Clinical psychology Department
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Popov V.I., Listopadov Y.I., Chermyanin S.V., Skorokhod A.S. PSYCHOLOGICAL PREDICTORS OF PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS IN MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS DURING ACCIDENTS AND DISASTERS. Medicо-Biological and Socio-Psychological Problems of Safety in Emergency Situations. 2013;(4):82-87. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25016/2541-7487-2013-0-4-82-87
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