Manifestations of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Different Generations of Meskhetian Turks Families after deportation

In June 1989, in the Fergana region, Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, there were mass riots and clashes, known as «Fergana events». In the course of these events have been attacked Meskhetian Turks. Authorities evacuated Turks from Fergana, and then within a year almost all Turkish Uzbek population fled to other Soviet republics. In our study attended Meskhetian Turks who took part in the Fergana's events of 1989 and their children (the younger generation). In the work took part two groups: experimental group (30 patients, who were born before 1989 and were deportees) and control group (20 patients, who were born in the Rostov region in the period after 1989). The purpose of the article – theoretical and empirical investigation of the PTSD manifestations among different generations of Meskhetian Turks families after the Fergana's events of 1989. We evaluated the manifestations of PTSD by Mississippi scale and the profile of lateral organization in participants of study. The tragic events associated with deportation are reflected in post-traumatic stress reactions till now are manifested in persons who were exposed to deportation. Significant relationships between left features in profile of lateral organization and negative changes in beliefs and feelings, such as feelings of guilt and a tendency to suicidal behaviour, was found.