More than 300 participants in the Afghanistani and Chechen wars, and victims of the consequences of Chernobyl and of another large catastrophes were studied for early diagnosis PTSD, the development and evaluation of new diagnostic and rehabilitation programs.
Early diagnosis is necessary to begin early medical rehabilitation programs.
The examination indicated a correlation between clinical symptoms and hormone level concentrations. In this connection, the efficiency of new diagnostic and treatment strategies for PTSD was evaluated with persons who suffered the consequences of Chernobyl. Eighty-one participants in the Chernobyl event were examined. All of the patients were categorized into one of two groups. The second aspect of this investigation was a study of the efficiency of the new programs for medical rehabilitation.