title: [Psychology and psychopathology of information warfare].
abstract: Tension of information warfare as a form of modern war has a global character nowadays. Topicality of research of psychological reaction peculiarities and psychopathology phenomena developing during information warfare is determined by necessity of scientific development of the effective means of diagnosis and prophylaxis of these phenomena. The article is devoted to analytical review of modern articles about aim, goals and methods of information warfare, covering some signs of manipulative influence on people's mind. Authors set forward opinion about possible psychological peculiarities and psychopathological consequences of targeted aggressive information influence and also suggest some methods against this influence.
authors.forename: A Ia
authors.initials: AIa
authors.lastname: Fisun
authors.lastname: Shamreĭ
authors.forename: A Iu
authors.initials: AIu
authors.lastname: Goncharenko
authors.forename: B V
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Ovchinnikov
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Chermianin
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D008890:Military Psychiatry / Q000379:methods*; D011583:Psychological Warfare; D011592:Psychology, Military / Q000379:methods*; D011599:Psychopathology / Q000379:methods*