Publications by authors named "I A Arkusha"

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  • Breastfeeding has benefits for both mothers and babies, and this study looks at how it might affect mental health for both.
  • The researchers gathered and examined 21 studies about breastfeeding and mental health, focusing mainly on kids but also considering moms.
  • They found mixed results—some studies suggested breastfeeding could help with depression and anxiety, but overall, the evidence isn't very strong or clear.
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  • The article reviews historical and modern perspectives on negative symptoms, exploring how views have evolved over time.
  • It highlights recent research, including clinical studies and neuroimaging findings, that provide insight into these symptoms.
  • The author suggests a transdiagnostic approach to understanding negative symptoms, bridging gaps across different mental health disorders.
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Objective: To study clinical manifestations of separation anxiety disorder (SAD) in adults with nonpsychotic mental disorders.

Material And Methods: Fifty outpatients over 18 years of age with SAD and comorbid non-psychotic mental disorders were assessed for diagnosis by MINI and the Structured Clinical Interview for Separation Anxiety Symptoms (SCI-SAS), the Adult Separation Anxiety Self-Report Checklist (ASA-27), HARS, the Experiences in Close Relationship Scale (ECR), the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 (PID-5), the Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (Q-LES-Q).

Results And Conclusion: Two clinical variants of the disorder: affective and cognitive-behavioral as well as two variants of the course: with onset in childhood and in adults are identified.

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Anxiety separation disorder (SAD) became the subject of increased attention of researchers in recent decades. DSM-5 and project of ICD-11 allow us to treat this disorder as an independent nosological unit without attachment to age. The review provides information on the prevalence, clinical manifestations and diagnosis of SAD in adults, summarizes information on the etiopathogenesis, relations to other psychiatric disorders, and highlights the lack of modern therapeutic approaches to SAD.

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Aim: To study apathetic depression first diagnosed at late age and identify its relation to cognitive and social dysfunction as well as to morphological and functional changes in the brain.

Material And Methods: Thirty-two patients at the age above 60 years with newly diagnosed depressive episode and 15 healthy age-matched volunteers were included in the study. All patients were divided into two groups by the score on the Apathy scale (AS): >14 - depression with apathy (n=21), <14 - depression without apathy (n=11).

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