[The mental health of surgical patients with combat wounds]
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[The mental health of surgical patients with combat wounds]
Abstract
Under analysis were results of examination of 119 servicemen who had got wounds of different degree during military operations. The authors come to a conclusion that mental disorders are a component in semiology of traumatic disease in the wounded. Clinical manifestations were found to correlate with the view of the injuring factor, localization, degree of the injuries combination as well as with specific personal reactions to stress.
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