Radiation psychosomatic illness in liquidators of Chernobyl NPP disaster
https://doi.org/10.25016/2541-7487-2016-0-1-21-33
Abstract
Due to the Chernobyl accident, a lot of persons were exposed to «low»-dose radiation followed by various neuropsychiatric and psychosomatic disorders in the long term. Further, disability and mortality rates in them increased. The article describes mental effects of radiation disaster, stages of formation and clinical manifestations of radiation psychosomatic illness, its diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
About the Authors
V. K. Shamrej
The Kirov Military Medical Academy
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dr. Med. Sci. Prof., Head of Psychiatry Department, Kirov Military Medical Academy (Russia, 194044, St. Petersburg, Academica Lebedeva Str., 6)
E. I. Chistyakova
The Nikiforov Russian Center of Emergency and Radiation Medicine, EMERCOM of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
medical psychologist, Clinical Psychology Department, Nikiforov Russian Center of Emergency and Radiation Medicine, EMERCOM of Russia (Russia, 194044, St. Petersburg, Academica Lebedeva Str., 4/2)
E. N. Matycina
The Nikiforov Russian Center of Emergency and Radiation Medicine, EMERCOM of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
PhD Psychol. Sci., medical psychologist, Clinical Psychology Department, Nikiforov Russian Center of Emergency and Radiation Medicine, EMERCOM of Russia (Russia, 194044, St. Petersburg, Academica Lebedeva Str., 4/2)
V. V. Nechiporenko
The Kirov Military Medical Academy
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dr. Med. Sci. Prof., Psychiatry Department, Kirov Military Medical Academy (Russia, 194044, St. Petersburg, Academica Lebedeva Str., 6)
I. S. Rudoj
The Nikiforov Russian Center of Emergency and Radiation Medicine, EMERCOM of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dr. Med. Sci. Associative Prof., Clinical Psychology Department, Nikiforov Russian Center of Emergency and Radiation Medicine, EMERCOM of Russia (Russia, 194044, St. Petersburg, Academica Lebedeva Str., 4/2)
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Shamrej V.K., Chistyakova E.I., Matycina E.N., Nechiporenko V.V., Rudoj I.S. Radiation psychosomatic illness in liquidators of Chernobyl NPP disaster. Medicо-Biological and Socio-Psychological Problems of Safety in Emergency Situations. 2016;(1):21-33. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25016/2541-7487-2016-0-1-21-33
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