[Prospects for using dermatoglyphics for evaluating the mental status of service members]

The authors discuss the perspectives of practical use of morphological method for investigation of psychical diseases and predisposition to them. The method is based on the analysis of picture of finger and palm papillary pattern dermatoglyphs. This marker doesn't change during the life and the authors attribute it to one of the most important directions in professional selection of specialists of military professions.