[Psychology and psychopathology of information warfare].

Tension of information warfare as a form of modern war has a global character nowadays. Topicality of research of psychological reaction peculiarities and psychopathology phenomena developing during information warfare is determined by necessity of scientific development of the effective means of diagnosis and prophylaxis of these phenomena. The article is devoted to analytical review of modern articles about aim, goals and methods of information warfare, covering some signs of manipulative influence on people's mind. Authors set forward opinion about possible psychological peculiarities and psychopathological consequences of targeted aggressive information influence and also suggest some methods against this influence.

[Modem technologies in the express diagnosis of alcohol and drug intoxication].

Presented domestic and foreign data of the methodological, organizational and legal aspects of express diagnosis of alcohol and drug intoxication. Shown that methods, which are in use for that in different countries, are basically identical. Differ significantly only the holding organizing, coverage breadth of population research, and used legal and material basis. To identify persons which are prone to addictive behavior it is important direction in modern screening surveys. For early detection of solders abusing alcohol or using drugs and psychotropic substances, the most informative scheduled and unexpected surveys using primarily immunochrmmatographic test systems and portable hardware systems.

[Prophylaxis of substance abuse in the Armed Forces: organization and performance of screening. Problem of substance dependence disorders is the actual for many countries in the world and affects on health of servicemen].

Due to this fact specialists underline the necessity of implementation of constant drug testing system of servicemen. The most effective researches individuals suffering from substance abuse are sample and control survey. Promising areas of prevention of addictive disease include the use of modem technologies for early detection of drug narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, using the psychophysiological and laboratory techniques. The most common rapid laboratory procedure is the use of test strips (tablets) based immunoassay analysis. To facilitate the evaluation of the results is increasingly incorporated hardware and software systems based on photometric detection. The work done on the testing of such complexes allowed us to determine the algorithm of screening soldiers to assess the effectiveness of various hardware and software systems and identify promising technologies to identify individuals with addictive disorders.

[Stages of formation and development of the national military neurology and psychiatry].

The article is devoted to the stages of formation and development of military neurology and psychiatry in Russia. Scholars of anxiety and mental disorders department of the Medical and Surgical Academy (Military Medical) made great contribution to development of scientific and organizational peculiarities of these medical disciplines and many other allied studies. Authors analyze the contribution of military psychiatrists and neurologists to the modern concept of mental care delivery in peace and wartime, research focus ares and prospects of its development.

[Servicemen mental health monitoring in different stages of military service].

The effectiveness of psychoprophylactic work on each of military service basic stages and how to optimize it have been presented. The universal system of mental health monitoring in whole period of military service has been developed. A possibility of differentiated rapid assessment of mental status for effective monitoring of mental health has been analyzed. Some practical recommendations for the unit doctors in the principles of servicemen distribution by group of mental health level and taking the appropriate organizational decisions have been advised.