The state of physical and mental health of children from the anti-terrorist operation zone

• Main Authors: N.M. Korenev (Author), I.S. Lebets (Author), S.R. Tolmachova (Author), V.V. Nikonova (Author), Т.Yu. Proskurina (Author), Т.N. Matkovska (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Zaslavsky O.Yu., 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

The aim of the study was the assessment of physical and mental health of school-age children from the war zone in the Eastern Ukraine. Materials and methods. Clinical and instrumental examination was performed in 286 children aged 7-18 years, of which 209 were from the zone of the antiterrorist operation, and 77 - children of migrants from the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. The comparison group consisted of 672 children of the same age of the Kharkiv region and Kharkiv. To determine the characteristics of violations of children's mental health, there was conducted a clinical and psychological examination by fil­ling a special form. Results. It was found that most of the children from the war zone in the Eastern Ukraine and migrants had somatic and psychosomatic complaints. The data were obtained on polymorphism of clinical symptoms regarding psychopathological disorders in this cohort, with predominance in the clinical structure of fatigue, emotional instability, stress, and increased physical fatigue, recurrent headaches, dizziness. Conclusions. It was found that in terms of the incidence of most clinical entities with respect to somatic and psychiatric pathologies, the differences between the study group and population controls are absent. One of the priorities of maintaining and strengthening the health of children during the military conflict in the East of Ukraine is the need to develop and put into practice active psychoprophylactic activities regarding adaptation disorders.

Item Description

2224-0551
2307-1168
10.22141/2224-0551.12.1.2017.95016