IMPACT OF REMOTE CONSEQUENCES OF CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT ON MENTAL STATE OF LIQUIDATORS AND THEIR TREATMENT

This lecture analyzes the impact of the remote consequences of the Chernobyl accident on the mental state of the liquidators and the population of the affected regions and also considers possible therapeutic approaches to help medical practitioners. Studies of mental health of liquidators revealed that these patients are characterized by mild non-dementia forms of the psychoorganic syndrome caused by a combination of various factors leading to early cerebrovascular pathology and affective pathology.