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About the Journal : 2010 : vol. 19, No. 2 : Psychophysiological aspects in the clinical picture of disease in patients who received local radiation injury

Psychophysiological aspects in the clinical picture of disease in patients who received local radiation injury

«Radiation and Risk», 2010, vol. 19, no. 2, pp.36-45

Authors

Metlyaeva N.A.1 – Leading Researcher, D.Sc., Med. A.I.Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysics Center, FMBA of Russia, Moscow.
Lartsev M.A.2 – Head of Laboratory, D.Sc. Med. FGI "All-Russian Center of Disaster Medicine "Protection", Ministry Health of Russia, Moscow.
Shcherbatykh O.V.1 – Research Assistant. Med. A.I.Burnazyan Federal Medical Biophysics Center, FMBA of Russia, Moscow. Contacts: 46 Zhivopisnaya str., Moscow, Russia, 123182. Tel. (499) 190-94-37; e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Abstract

The purpose of the given work is the estimation of psychophysiological adaptation of two patients who have received local radiation injuries of various localisation and severity level. The obtained data specifies that infringement of mental adaptation is an integral part of a clinical picture of local radiation injuries, and reveals a severe need not only specific treatment of a radiation injury, but also psychotropic pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy.

Key words
Local radiation injury, psychophysiological examination, Infringement of mental adaptation.

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