Amina Ruhulla Aliyeva

PSYCHOPATHOLOGICAL DISORDERS ARISING IN VETERANS IN THE POST-WAR PERIOD

Abstract. War, in addition to being one of the disasters experienced by a number of societies, is a traumatic event that leaves lasting negative effects on the mental state of veterans. Veterans, unlike other groups, experience more profound traumatic effects as a result of their active participation in combat and the constant fear of death. Veterans are particularly at risk as individuals who have directly experienced multiple aspects of war. The main purpose of this article is to analyze the psychopathological disorders that arise in veterans and to study the strategies that are effective in combating these disorders.

Key words: posttraumatic stress disorder, comorbidity, relapse, emotional freezing