DIAGNOSTICS OF ADDICTIVE AND SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR IN MILITARY SERVICES WITH BORDERLINE MENTAL DISORDERS
Introduction. The problem of improving the efficiency of diagnostics of addictive behavior among military personnel currently remains one of the most urgent in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Purpose of the study. To identify the groups of military personnel most vulnerable to the formation of pre-nosological forms of addictive disorders and the types of character accentuations corresponding to them. Material and methods. A screening examination of servicemen with borderline mental disorders at the age of 19.3 ± 2.5 years was carried out. The individual psychological characteristics of servicemen with addictive and suicidal behavior have been studied. Results and discussion. The paper analyzes the structure of borderline mental disorders and individual psychological characteristics in servicemen with addictive behavior. Conclusions. Signs of addictive behavior in military personnel with suicidal behavior and borderline mental disorders are determined significantly more often than in military personnel without suicidal tendencies.