title: [The characteristics of borderline mental disorders in veterans of the war in Afghanistan].
abstract: 243 veterans of war in Afghanistan (1979-1989) were observed during 1990-1993. Mean age was 28 +/- 4.9 years (21-48 years). Period of return to conditions of peaceful existence was 2-11 years (mean value-6.3 +/- 2.5 years). The borderline mental disorders were found in 29.6% of cases where neuroses dominated (47.2%). The affective pathological manifestations prevailed on syndromological level (53.8%). Deformations in personality features termed as "combatant accentuation" and "combatant psychopathization" preceded above-mentioned alterations. The former disorder was revealed during the war and had common features in all the soldiers. Alcoholic abuse was observed in half of the veterans (125 individuals -51.5%). Somatic pathology was found in 60.5% (diseases of digestive and cardiovascular systems prevailed).
authors.forename: P I
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Sidorov
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Lukmanov
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000346:Afghanistan; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003130:Combat Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011593:Psychology, Social; D011599:Psychopathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014586:USSR; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*; D014857:Warfare
vernacular_title: Osobennosti pogranichnykh psikhicheskikh rasstroĭstv u veteranov voĭny v Afganistane.