[Psychiatry of the future: multidimensionality of the problems of modern psychiatry and development of classification systems].

The success and achievements in the area of neurosciences due to the development of neuroimaging, neurochemical and genome studies provide tasks for psychiatry determined by the necessity to develop new classifications of mental diseases, primarily ICD-11, specify clinical diagnostic criteria and rethink the essence of some mental disorders. In spite of the multiple direction of scientific opinions on the discussed issues, the development of modern psychiatry is characterized by intensive search of biological background of psychiatric disorders and elaboration of effective approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of mental diseases, including medical rehabilitation of patients.

[Psychiatry of the future: an overview of foreign scientists opinions of the position of psychiatry in the modern world].

First part of this review (Chapter 1) demonstrates an ambiguous attitude toward psychiatry among professionals and in society in recent decades. The articles of supporters and opponents of psychiatry are also quoted. The authors describe the dynamics of the reflection of psychopathology in the main widely accepted classifications and manuals.

[Prepulse modification of acoustic startle reaction in patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls].

Prepulse modification of acoustic startle reaction (ASR) was studied in patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls according to the protocol recommended by the Consortium on the genetics of schizophrenia. Patients displayed the reduced ASR magnitude of prepulse inhibition (PPI) and increased startle latency prepulse facilitation (PPF) at 60 ms lead interval. The ASR amplitude PPF at 2500 ms lead interval was also impaired in patients.

[Peculiarities of mental disorders caused by stressful events in combatants who committed criminal actions].

An aim of the study was to find symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that had an effect on aggressive behavior in combatants and to elaborate rehabilitation measures for such behavior. One hundred and seventy-four veterans, aged 22-43 years who committed criminal actions, were examined. Aggressive criminal behavior was noted in veterans with long-term combat experience, especially in conditions of particular intensity (extreme severity) of combat stress.

[Characteristics of combat disorders in war veterans committed illegal aggressive actions].

peculiarities of battle posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and personal grounds to criminal aggression of 174 veterans of local wars and armed conflicts. It's shown, that the highest probability of accomplishment of socially dangerous actions is at the term of first 3 years after the influence of stress battle factors. More over different PTSD symptoms.