The ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict has caused a significant displacement of individuals, with an estimated five million Ukrainians seeking temporary refuge in other countries. We conducted a survey among Ukrainians in various countries worldwide using a convenience sample and analyzed 144 responses. The participants were divided into two groups: group 1, consisting of 92 Ukrainian refugees who were forced to leave their country due to the conflict, and group 2, comprising 52 individuals who did not change their place of residence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA molecular clock in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the anterior hypothalamus, which is entrained by the dark-light cycle and controls the sleep-wake cycle, regulates circadian rhythms. The risk of developing mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, has long been linked to sleep abnormalities. Additionally, a common aspect of mental disorders is sleep disturbance, which has a direct impact on the intensity of the symptoms and the quality of life of the patient.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The course of the postoperative period in patients who underwent surgical interventions is often complicated by cerebral disorders. The aim of the research was to examine the clinical and psychopathological, pathopsychological, clinical and dynamic features of psychotic disorders, occurring after surgical interventions conducted using general anesthesia in patients of senile age with concomitant psychiatric pathology of the defect and organ register.
Subjects And Methods: The study relied on examination of 67 subjects who had psychotic disorders after surgical interventions conducted using inhalation anesthesia.
A complex pathogenesis involving several physiological systems is theorized to underline the development of depressive disorders. Depression is accompanied by circadian regulation disruption and interaction with the functioning of both central and peripheral oscillators. Many aspects of melatonin function unite these systems.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn 2020, the world gained dramatic experience of the development of the 2019 coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Recent researches notice an increasing prevalence of anxiety and circadian rhythm disorders during COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the study was describing clinical features of circadian rhythm disorders and the level of anxiety in persons who have had COVID-19.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The aim: Study of psychological factors and consequences of psychosocial stress which is formed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: In the research, we used methods: developed a common, assessment of psychosocial stress L. Reeder scale, assessment of distress R.
Schizophr Res
September 2019