Mental health in military staff on combat duty
https://doi.org/10.25016/2541-7487-2014-0-1-93-97
Abstract
This article is devoted to the mental health of military staff on combat duty command posts of the Russian Air Force (AF). The study included 554 military men of the AF central command post and 150 military men of command control centers for special purposes in the course of combat duty in special facilities. Adverse environmental factors included closed space, low light, the excess of atmospheric pressure, high ambient temperature, vibration and noise, a wide spectrum of electromagnetic radiation generated by the equipment. The leading untoward mental health features in the military are accentuation signs, hypothymia, increased state and trait anxiety and poor quality of life. Despite the fact that high-ranking command centers perform more responsible social and professional tasks and, therefore, the operating personnel is exposed to more pronounced emotional stress, servicemen of these command posts is more satisfied action with their quality of life. The data obtained allow optimization of further psychoprophylaxis among the military at the AF command posts on combat duty.
About the Authors
I. J. Zhovnerchuk
Branch N1 of N.N. Burdenko Main Military Clinical Hospital
Russian Federation
psychiatrist
Russian Federation
psychiatrist
I. V. Eremitsky
Branch N1 of N.N. Burdenko Main Military Clinical Hospital
Russian Federation
deputy head
Russian Federation
deputy head
E. V. Zhovnerchuk
Central Clinical Hospital of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs
Russian Federation
Head of Psychiatry Department
Russian Federation
Head of Psychiatry Department
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Zhovnerchuk I.J., Eremitsky I.V., Zhovnerchuk E.V. Mental health in military staff on combat duty. Medicо-Biological and Socio-Psychological Problems of Safety in Emergency Situations. 2014;(1):93-97. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25016/2541-7487-2014-0-1-93-97
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