Mental health in the structure of professionally important formations of future pharmacists

The results of the analysis of scientific sources on theoretical and methodological and applied aspects of the problem are presented. It is noted that mental health is one of the conditions for the effective professional activities of the future pharmacist. It makes up the main, relatively non-specific dynamic basis for performance of all aspects of its professional activities and the achievement of the peaks of professionalism. Mental health is a state of equilibrium between the personality and the environment, adequate to human behavior regulation, ability to resist difficulties without negative consequences for the health. The essence and specificity of psychological aspects of pharmacists’ professional activities are determined, their personal and communicative qualities and psychological characteristics that shape the communicative competence of the future pharmaceutical worker and impede his professional activities are characterized. The communicative competence of future pharmacists as a factor of their mental health preservation is determined. It is noted that the professional communication abilities of future pharmacists can include interpersonal, perceptual, psycho-technical, subject-cognitive and interactive abilities. Each communicative ability involves the presence of specialists’ professional communicative qualities and individual psychological characteristics. The professional communicative qualities of future pharmacists characterize the psychological and individual orientation, constitute a psychological portrait of future pharmacists, which includes a complex of professional-oriented, individual psychological and moral qualities. The psychological factors of future pharmacists’ emotional burnout are investigated. It has been determined that pharmacists are a special category of professionals who are at high risk of emotional burnout due to their specifics of professional activities. The causes and symptoms of emotional burnout of pharmaceutical workers are determined.