Publications by authors named "N Petrova"

Amine antioxidants (ANs) are emerging organic pollutants that are widely used in industrial products. The extensive use of ANs has polluted the environments. At present, there is no report on the pollution situation of ANs in wetland environment.

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The review article discusses the relationship of metabolic disorders with schizophrenia and antipsychotic therapy, the importance of metabolic syndrome for the health of patients with schizophrenia. Risk factors for the development of metabolic syndrome are considered. The metabolic side effects of various antipsychotics are characterized.

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The literature review is devoted to the problem of the relationship between dementia and depression, the role of depression as a risk factor for dementia and the place of depression in the structure of neurocognitive disorders in dementia. Epidemiological data are presented and the mechanisms of interrelation of disorders are considered. The search for sources included only qualitative research, meta-analyses, full-text articles and was conducted in the PubMed, Google system using the keywords «dementia, depression».

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Objectives: This study aimed to compare mental healthcare services for older adults aged ≥65 years among countries in World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Zone 10.

Methods: A culturally sensitive questionnaire was developed and sent to the presidents of national psychiatric associations of the eight countries in WPA Zone 10 (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, and Uzbekistan).

Results: Psychiatric associations of six countries responded to the questionnaire (Armenia and Moldova did not respond).

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Background: Schizoaffective disorder (SAD) is one of the most complex and controversial diagnoses in clinical psychiatry. Despite the significant changes that have occurred in the conceptualization of SAD in modern classifications and the publications of recent years, many unresolved issues remain regarding the disease, from the point of view of clinical psychiatry and basic neuroscience.

Aim: The purpose of this paper is to summarize published data on the concept of SAD, its clinical characteristics, cognitive profile, potential biomarkers, as well as the place of the disease in the following modern international classifications: the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 9, 10 and 11 revisions, and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5 edition (DSM-5).

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