New opportunities for using the test “Prognoz”

Background. For the detection of violations of mental responses in military offices, use the “Prognoz” test. At the total score of this test, experts make a decision on limiting the service in the troops. However, not all questions of the test are equally important for the diagnosis of mental disorders of the psychotic level. By the amount of points should be not recognize the beginning of a psychotic disorder. Therefore, the “Prognoz” questionnaire has an additional reserve for the detection of psychotic disorders, if the psychologist and /or psychiatrist pay special attention to the specific questions of this test. Material and methods. According to the expert estimation method, the “Prognoz” test was worked out to determine the risk of psychotic disorder in the military. The basis of the evaluation was a comparison of diagnostic criteria for ICD-10 with test questions. Results. Qualified psychiatric experts have selected the most informative questions for identifying psychotic disorders, namely 16 out of 84 questions for the “Prognoz” test. If there are positive answers to 6 or more questions from selected 16, special attention should be paid to this and send respondents an additional psychiatric examination. Approval of this screening test on 18 patients with psychotic level disorders confirmed its diagnostic capabilities. Conclusions. According to the expert estimation method, an express method for the screening of psychotic disorders in soldiers has been approved. The testing confirmed its diagnostic capabilities.