Psychological consequences of war and socio-psychological readaptation of combatants

This research examines basic psychological traumas of military operations and their consequences for military men. Some aspects of human behaviour in emergency situations are differentiated from the ones during military operations. The article examines positive, neutral, and negative influence of psychological traumas of war on combatants and discloses their nature. Adaptive (for purposes of war) and desadaptive (for peace conditions) nature of comatants’ psychological qualities during war is described. Return home from war to peace conditions is carefully examined from the psychological point of view and the need for specific rehabilitation events is proved and decribed. American approach and experience in rehabilitation of combat veterans are alloted. Current problems of psychological diagnostics of military postraumatic stress disorder, psychopharmacological and psychological correction of its symptoms in the USA are described. The importance of cognitive-semantic aspects of psychological help to combat veterans is highlighted.