Individual-psychological characteristics and the state of psychosocial adaptation of combatants with non-psychotic mental disorders who have experienced COVID-19
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.61751/bmbr.2706-6290.2023.2.8Keywords:
combatants, neurotic disorders, pathocharacterological traits, coping behaviour, psychosocial maladaptationAbstract
Abstract. The relevance of the studied subject lies in the importance of investigating the individual-psychological
characteristics, coping behaviour, and the state of psychosocial adaptation of combatants who have recovered from
COVID-19, to develop personalised therapeutic and rehabilitation measures The purpose of the study was to determine
the pathocharacterological characteristics, coping repertoire features, and psychosocial maladaptation in individuals
who participated in combat operations, have non-psychotic mental disorders, and have experienced the coronavirus
infection, in a comparative aspect. A total of 132 male combatants with non-psychotic mental disorders who did not have
COVID-19 and 120 military personnel with the same mental disorders who had experienced the coronavirus infection
were examined using Standardised Multifactor Personality Inventory, questionnaire “Methods of coping behavior”, and
the Social-Psychological Adaptation Diagnostic Method. It was found that combatants who had experienced COVID-19
exhibited specific personality characteristics that can be considered pathocharacterological transformations and signs of
neuroticism. The core pathocharacterological changes included stable anxious-depressive and hyposthenic traits, while
the auxiliary psychopathological constructs included stable emotionally labile, asthenic, hypochondriacal, and dysphoric
manifestations. They also exhibited changes in coping repertoire with a predominance of non-constructive strategies
of escape-avoidance and confrontation, along with a deactualisation of constructive coping strategies such as problemsolving planning, seeking social support, self-control, and positive reappraisal. Furthermore, pronounced manifestations
of psychosocial maladaptation were observed in all key domains. COVID-19 acts as a complicating factor, exacerbating
psychopathological symptoms, contributing to the formation of pathocharacterological traits, and deepening the
psychosocial maladaptation of combatants with non-psychotic mental disorders. The obtained data provide an opportunity
to personalise therapeutic, rehabilitation, and preventive measures, considering the pathocharacterological individualpsychological characteristics and coping behaviour, and to improve existing programmes of social-psychological
adaptation for combatants
Received: 20.03.2023 | Revised: 01.06.2023 | Accepted: 26.06.2023
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