MODERN APPROACHES TO COMPLEX TREATMENT PTSD IN PARTICIPANTS OF LOCAL COMBAT ACTIONS

Chernenko I. A. MODERN APPROACHES TO COMPLEX TREATMENT PTSD IN PARTICIPANTS OF LOCAL COMBAT ACTIONS. Актуальні проблеми транспортної медицини / Actual problems of transport medicine / 2018;4(54):101-108. ISSN 1818-9385

DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2525810

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MODERN APPROACHES TO COMPLEX TREATMENT PTSD IN PARTICIPANTS OF LOCAL COMBAT ACTIONS

I. A. Chernenko

Doctor of the Psychiatric Clinic (with rooms for drug-addicted) of NMMCC "MMCH" of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Captain of medical service, Kiev, Ukraine

The author analyzes global modern approaches to the integrated treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder among participants in local hostilities. A comprehensive analysis of clinical protocols (guidelines, guidelines) developed by the American Psychiatric Association (APA), the United Kingdom National Institute for Health and Clinical Quality (NICE), the International Society for Traumatic Stress Research (ISTSS), the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the Australian Health and Medical Research (ACPMH) and the Department of Veterans Affairs and the US Department of Defense (VA, DoD). Thanks to the use of the AGREE II method [23] to assess the suitability of using modern clinical protocols for the treatment of PTSD, in particular among military personnel, as well as a theoretical information analysis of scientific data from meta-analyzes and systematic reviews of research on PTSD therapy. The author has developed and disclosed some recommendations for the introduction in Ukraine of complex treatment of PTSD among participants in local hostilities.

Key words: post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), psychotherapy, psychopharmacotherapy, effectiveness, cognitive-behavioral therapy.