Modern pathopsychology and psychopathology at the stage of revision of the mental disorders classification: understanding the logic of interaction, problems and development prospects

AIM. Analyze the problems and prospects of the development of modern pathopsychology in the era of a new revision of the classifications of mental disorders, overcoming the categorical approach and achieving progress in the treatment and psychotherapy of psychotic disorders. The most important role of psychological theory and psychological experiment based on it in determining the patterns of mental activity disorders is comprehended, the problem of typicity and specificity of individual symptoms of mental disorders to a particular mental disorder, the role of psychological mechanisms and conditions for the occurrence of psychopathological symptoms is considered. In the conditions of modern progress in medicine and psychotherapy, pathopsychology needs an incentive to actively rethink the rich experimental experience and further development. An obstacle on this path is the historical narrowing of the professional framework of the pathopsychologist to the level of “nosological service” (Bratus B.S.), overdiagnosis of individual nosological headings to the detriment of others.

CONCLUSIONS. In the context of the progress made in the treatment and psychotherapy of mental disorders, and against the background of current changes in the classifications of mental disorders, the problems and trajectories of the development of modern pathopsychology are identified. The importance of methodological renovation in understanding the basic provisions and problematic niches of pathopsychology, rethinking experimental experience and implementing modern experiments in compliance with the rules of scientific research, correlation with modern scientific knowledge, as well as the importance of reflection on the professional tasks of a pathopsychologist is shown. The inclusion of psychological intervention in the active arsenal of tasks of a pathopsychologist can transform his professional activity.