FEATURES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPERIENCES IN SEVERE QUARANTINE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: THE ROLE OF TOLERANCE FOR UNCERTAINTY.

Objective: The aim: To examine the features of experiences during quarantine relating to the tolerance for uncertainty.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: 306 volunteers aged 18-65 years participated in this study. All participants were tested during strict quarantine in April 2020.

ALEXITHYMIA FORMATION AS AN ADAPTATION TO EVERYDAY STRESS IS DETERMINED BY THE PROPERTIES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.

Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the psychological nature and mechanisms of alexithymia formation by way of the analysis of its relation to the properties of the nervous system, mental states, and characteristics of the emotional sphere of the personality.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: In the process of the study, for the diagnostics of alexithymia, we used the 26-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-26) developed by G.J.

Outcome of antiretroviral treatment in patients with AIDS monoinfection and those co-infected with hepatitis B and C viruses and tuberculosis in Ukraine.

Antiretroviral therapy reduces AIDS morbidity and mortality as well as decreases HIV transmission by reducing the viral load (VL). We aimed to determine the rate of immunological and virological failure that reflects antiretroviral treatment (ART) effectiveness among the patients of the Kyiv City AIDS Centre and may lead to ART switch in the future. In 59% of patients the prescribed ATR regimen was regarded as successful, in 37% as unsuccessful and 4% of patients were excluded for lacking sufficient follow-up time.