Mental Health of a Personality: Diagnostics and Prevention of Mental Disorders
Author`s Contribution:
- National Academy of the National Guard of Ukraine, Ukraine
- Kharkiv Regional Public Organization “Culture of Health”, Ukraine
Background and aim of study:
In post-Soviet countries mental health problem was
long beyond researchers’ attention and scientific
works, as it was unacceptable to speak openly about
mental disorders. In 2017 the World Bank team
assessed Ukrainian population mental health.
According to this research data, in Ukraine there is one
of the highest rates of suicides in the world (24-32 for
100 thousand of population).
The aim of the study – to research modern approaches
to the study of a personality’s mental health, to develop
and test a complex of medical and psychological
methods for diagnosing a personality’s mental health,
as well as to identify measures for prevention of
psycho-adaptative and psycho-maladaptative disorders
in military-man in modern conditions.
Research methods:
For studying modern approaches to research a
personality’s mental health, a set of methods was used:
information gathering, systematizing, analyzing and
interpreting the results. Theoretical development and
practical testing of a complex psychological and
medical methods for diagnosing a personality’s mental
health allowed revealing psychological peculiarities of
military-men; carrying out qualitative clinical checkup, which enabled revealing clinical groups: with
psycho-adaptative and psycho-maladaptative disorders
as well as with other disorders which were classified by
ICD-10 (Chapter ХХІ). The research was conducted on
the basis of National Academy of the National Guard
of Ukraine in 2015-2017.
Results:
The complex of psychological and medical methods for
diagnosing a personality’s mental health is developed.
This complex can be used for research of psychoadaptative and psycho-maladaptative disorders. It
consists of psychological research of motivational,
cognitive, affective, behavioral personality’s spheres
and medical examination.
It was found that by all forms of psycho-maladaptative
disorders on military-men, performing military duties
is afflicted. However critics as for personal state is
retained and a clear reason for it is explained by overfatigue. After full or additional rest the state is
determined to improve significantly which can become
worse again before the end of the week. Physical and
mental state makes military-men quite often address a
doctor for help, exaggerating symptoms and
seriousness of their state (aggravation) in order to be
freed from performing military duties. At the same
time these military-men more often address сommandofficers with various problems, on purpose hiding
ailments symptoms (dissimulation).
Comprehensive study of military-men allowed
determining effective measures for prevention of
psycho-adaptative and psycho-maladaptative disorders
in military-man in modern conditions: autogenic
training to support and strengthen the personal
resources of psychics (prevention of fatigue, getting rid
of bad habits, reducing negative influence of official
activity, family relationships, information
environment); increasing the efficiency of mental work
and creative activity; involvement in a healthy lifestyle
and development of a person’s health culture; creating
comfortable living conditions and some others.
Conclusion:
The developed complex psychological and medical
methods for diagnosing a personality’s mental health
allowed carrying out qualitative diagnostics of
military-man’s mental health, studying psychoadaptative and psycho-maladaptative disorders. On the
basis of the obtained research results, the most
effective measures for improving a personality’s
mental health and prevention of mental disorders in
military activities were determined.
DOI and UDC:
DOI: 10.26697/ijes.2018.3-4.37, UDC: 364.622-057.212+[616-07+616-084]159.972
Information about the authors:
Pedagogy, Associate Professor; Professor of the
Department of Psychology and Pedagogy, National
Academy of the National Guard of Ukraine, Kharkiv,
Ukraine; Founder and Chairman of the Board, Kharkiv
Regional Public Organization “Culture of Health”,
Kharkiv, Ukraine.
Stadnik Anatoliy Volodymyrovych – Doctor of
Philosophy in Medicine, MD (Psychiatry), Associate
Professor at the Department of Psychology and
Pedagogy, National Academy of National Guard of
Ukraine; National Academy of National Guard of
Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine.