MENTAL STATUS OF THE CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT LIQUIDATORS
The article is devoted to the investigation ofpeculiarities of the mental status structure of Chernobyl accident liquidators. Changes in the mental status revealed among them may be qualified as the micromegaly symptoms. Presumably it may be connected both directly with radiation exposure and high s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Saint-Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev
2016-04-01
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| Series: | Радиационная гигиена |
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| Online Access: | https://www.radhyg.ru/jour/article/view/353 |
| Summary: | The article is devoted to the investigation ofpeculiarities of the mental status structure of Chernobyl accident liquidators. Changes in the mental status revealed among them may be qualified as the micromegaly symptoms. Presumably it may be connected both directly with radiation exposure and high stress and anxiety level of liquidators. Early detection of changes in mental status and individual approach to the therapy program development, psychological correction and rehabilitation of liquidators has particular significance. |
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| ISSN: | 1998-426X |