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Scientific Research Activities

Scientific Research Activities

The scientific research activities of the Institute provide for carrying out scientific, scientific-pedagogical and practical activities in the field of forensic psychiatric and forensic psychological examination, scientific-methodological, organizational and managerial support of forensic psychiatric and forensic psychological expert activities. The scientific-oriented work is closely linked with other key activities of the Institute, namely, educational activities and forensic expertise.

Main scientific research areas:

  • research and development of highly effective medical technologies, methods of diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and prevention of mental disorders
  • research and development on the problems of etiology and pathogenesis of mental disorders, their biological, social factors, and effects
  • clinical and epidemiological studies of the prevalence of mental disorders
  • development and implementation of comprehensive interventions and programs for the prevention and treatment of mental and behavioral disorders, which have the greatest negative sociodemographic impact and severe economic effects
  • study and scientific proof of risk assessment of mental health worsening, setting up and optimizing the risk management system
  • conducting scientific expertise and ensuring scientific proof of priority areas of science development, research programs and projects, determination of research activities, analysis and assessment of the efficiency of scientific potential and research results
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Research works in progress:

  • To develop preventive measures on the suicidal behavior of combatants, based on clinical and psychological studies of completed and failed suicides.
  • To develop therapeutic interventions for the complicated course of pervasive disorders by means of investigating the relationship of genetic polymorphism with clinical manifestations.
  • To develop an algorithm of medical and psychological care for patients with anxiety-phobic disorders, given an epidemic danger.
  • To develop organizational and methodological approaches to forensic psychiatric expert evaluation of combatants’ adaptation disorders.

Research works under approval:

  • Forensic psychiatric evaluation of war crime victims’ mental disorders.
  • Optimization of diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of acute mental disorders, self-damaging and suicidal behavior of children and adolescents affected by the war.
  • Development of a set of medical and social interventions for pathological gambling (ludo mania).

Library of research papers

Statutory documents of the Institute

Recent news

Institute’s Functions Changed

The Institute will focus on forensic psychiatry issues after its renaming The Ministry of Health of Ukraine transfers the drug monitoring function from the state institution “Institute of Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatric Examination and Drug Monitoring of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine” to the state institution “Center for Public Health of the Ministry of Health […]

Announcement on Updated Edition of the Statute

State Agency «Institute of Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatric Examination and Drug Monitoring of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine» informs that the Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine #2065 of 27 September 2021 approved the Statute of the Institute of Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatric Examination and Drug Monitoring of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine» […]

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