a section of general prevention, including a set of measures to ensure mental health and prevent the occurrence and spread of mental illnesses. Psychoprophylaxis is also a branch of practical psychology related to the development of preventive measures. The purpose of psychoprophylaxis is the timely identification and elimination of factors that can lead to mental health disorders. The tasks of psychoprophylaxis are: prevention of the development of deviations through timely diagnosis; elimination of pathological effects on the personality or body; carrying out measures to prevent relapses.