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Acta biomedica scientifica, 2018

Background. Russia has one of the highest levels of alcohol consumption in the world and increasi... more Background. Russia has one of the highest levels of alcohol consumption in the world and increasingly hazardous drinking in young women. Prenatal alcohol exposure is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) in children. Data on women's alcohol consumption and risk for alcohol-exposed pregnancies necessary for developing prevention of FASD in Russia are limited. Aims: to estimate the prevalence of alcohol use and hazardous drinking and risk for alcohol-exposed pregnancies in women of childbearing age. Materials and methods. Women were recruited at public women's clinics in two regions in Russia. Women of childbearing age (n = 648) completed a face-to-face structured interview which assessed alcohol consumption and contraception use. Results. Among non-pregnant women, 89 % reported consuming alcohol and 65 % reported binge drinking in the last three months; 70 % of women in Nizhny Novgorod Region and 44 % in Saint-Petersburg may become pregnant, including 12 % in Nizhny Novgorod Region and 9 % in Saint-Petersburg who were trying to conceive. These women consumed alcohol at similar rates and amounts as women who were not at-risk for pregnancy. Among currently non-pregnant women, 32 % in Saint-Petersburg and 54 % in Nizhny Novgorod Region reported not using contraception consistently and at-risk drinking; therefore, they were at risk for alcohol-exposed pregnancy. After pregnancy identification: 20 % reported continued drinking. Significant differences in drinking and risk for alcohol-exposed pregnancy between women in Saint-Petersburg and Nizhny Novgorod Region were identified. Conclusions. Although the majority of Russian women decrease alcohol consumption after pregnancy identification, high levels of drinking were reported around conceptions and prior to pregnancy identification.

Psikhologicheskii zhurnal, 2021

An article that attempted to systematize V.N. Myasishchev's psychological concept of relations an... more An article that attempted to systematize V.N. Myasishchev's psychological concept of relations and show its high potential for theoretical and practical psychology was published in the Psikhologicheskiy zhurnal [Psychological Journal] in 2020 [11]. In the most explicit and finished form the ideas put forward in the theory of relations were translated into reality by its author, his students and followers in clinical psychology and medicine. V.N. Myasishchev's personality theory as a system of relations was the methodological basis for the formation of the psychological concept of the origin of neurotic disorders and the psychotherapeutic system (the pathogenetic neurosis concept and psychotherapy). All three concepts form a theoretical unity which is a distinctive feature of the main directions of psychotherapy, which have received practical application and empirically confirmed their effectiveness [3; 5; 6; 10]. The problem of the theoretical validity of psychotherapeutic interventions is extremely relevant since the methods of psychotherapy widely used in practice do not always have in their basis distinct theoretical ideas of norm and pathology, the presence of which is a necessary condition for the formation of any therapeutic system. The theoretical validity of various directions of psychotherapy consists in their interrelation with psychological theories, first of all, the concepts of personality, which, along with ideas about the structure, motivation and development of personality, contain ideas about psychological well-being and mental health,

Medicо-Biological and Socio-Psychological Problems of Safety in Emergency Situations, 2021

Relevance. The relevance is determined by the need to study quality of life over time in patients... more Relevance. The relevance is determined by the need to study quality of life over time in patients with spinal tumors during surgical treatment, as well as to study relationships between quality of life and psychological characteristics, including those responsible for adaptation to a disease, i.e. coping mechanisms (coping strategies and resources).Intention. To study the dynamics of the main quality-of-life parameters in patients with spinal tumors in the perioperative period, as well as to assess relationships between quality-of-life parameters and the psychological mechanisms of disease-related stress coping.Methodology. Quality-of-life parameters were studied over time (before and after surgery) in 62 patients with various spinal tumors (average age 55 years; 22 males [35.5 %]) treated at the Department of Vertebral Surgery of N.N. Blokhin National Research Center of Oncology. The relationships were studied between patients’ quality of life in the early postoperative period and ...

Bone and soft tissue sarcomas, tumors of the skin, 2020

The article is devoted to description of psychological assistance program in oncoorthopedic clini... more The article is devoted to description of psychological assistance program in oncoorthopedic clinic, based on the results of studying psychological characteristics and dynamics of the main parameters of quality of life in patients with oncoorthopedic pathology.The main stages of complex psychological assistance are presented, approaches to psychodiagnostics in oncoorthopedic clinic are proposed. The main directions of psychological assistance for patients with bone tumors are identified and substantiated.

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 2017

Addictive Behaviors, 2015

Introduction-Low rates of contraception and at-risk drinking place many Russian women at risk of ... more Introduction-Low rates of contraception and at-risk drinking place many Russian women at risk of an alcohol-exposed pregnancy (AEP). The only realistic way to determine when women are at risk of AEP is by self-reports. A U.S. study found that a single binge-drinking question (SBD) effectively identified nearly all women whose drinking placed them at risk of AEP. Methods-The present study replicated the U.S. study. Participants were 689 non-pregnant Russian women of childbearing age who were at AEP risk. Their answers to SBD, "During the previous three months, how often did you have four or more drinks on one occasion", were compared with their reports of binge drinking on a 90-day Timeline Followback (TLFB) calendar.

Substance use & misuse, 2007

Fetal alcohol syndrome is a severe outcome of alcohol use during pregnancy, and the rates may be ... more Fetal alcohol syndrome is a severe outcome of alcohol use during pregnancy, and the rates may be higher in countries with greater use of alcohol. To obtain information from Russian physicians (N = 23), women (N = 23), and male partners (N = 5), focus groups were conducted with 51 participants in St. Petersburg, Russia. The main objective was to determine the participants' knowledge, attitudes, and behavior related to drinking during pregnancy. Data were analyzed using ATLAS-ti 5.0. The results will be used to develop a survey of Russian professionals and women leading to FAS prevention programming. The study's limitations are described.

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2012

Balachova et al.: Brief intervention to prevent fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: Russian physici... more Balachova et al.: Brief intervention to prevent fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: Russian physicians' skills demonstrated in an educational and a clinical trial in Russia. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2012 7(Suppl 1):A71.

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2013

Addiction, 2011

Aims-Alcohol-exposed pregnancies (AEP) are the direct cause of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (... more Aims-Alcohol-exposed pregnancies (AEP) are the direct cause of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). This study examines drinking patterns among pregnant and non-pregnant women of childbearing age in Russia, a country with one of the highest levels of alcohol consumption in the world. Design-Cross-sectional survey. Setting-7 public women's clinics in two locations: St. Petersburg (SPB) and the Nizhny Novgorod region (NNR). Participants-648 pregnant and non-pregnant childbearing age women. Measurements-A face-to-face structured interview assessed alcohol consumption, pregnancy status/possibility of becoming pregnant and consumption before and after pregnancy recognition. Findings-89% of non-pregnant women reported consuming alcohol and 65% reported binge drinking in the past three months. 47% in NNR and 28% in SPB reported binges at least monthly. Women who might become pregnant consumed alcohol similarly to women who were not likely to become pregnant, and 32% of women in SPB and 54% in NNR were categorized as at-risk for AEP. There was a significant decline in drinking after pregnancy identification. 20% of pregnant women reported consuming alcohol and 6% in SBP (none in NNR) reported binge drinking; however, a high prevalence of binge drinking was found among women who might become pregnant or who were trying to conceive. Conclusions-Russian women substantially reduce drinking after pregnancy recognition compared to pre-pregnancy levels. No reductions were found prior to pregnancy recognition, either when a woman might become pregnant or when she was trying to conceive. The preconception period presents a risk window and, therefore, a prevention opportunity.

Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, 2021

This article represents the results of the study aimed at the research of psychological effects o... more This article represents the results of the study aimed at the research of psychological effects of a dual-focused brief intervention for prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome and alcohol-exposed pregnancy among childbearing age women in Russia. 280 women took part in the research. The study used the following methods: screening, «Audit», Calendar method, baseline interview, follow-up interviews at 3, 6 and 12 months, the Big Five questionnaire, the method of motivational induction, the method of assessing the level of subjective control. The study measured women’s knowledge about FAS and FASD, their attitudes towards alcohol consumption and in particular alcohol use during pregnancy, their real alcohol consumption level, use of contraception, the risk of alcohol-exposed pregnancy and possibly FAS or FASD, the socio-demographical characteristics and psychological features of women. The results of the study showed the effectiveness of dual-focused brief intervention and passive informi...

Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy

The article presents the first application of the "Neurotic Personality Questionnaire KON-2006" m... more The article presents the first application of the "Neurotic Personality Questionnaire KON-2006" method, de-veloped by the Polish scientist J. Aleksandrowicz, in Russia. This study is approved by the Ethics Committee of St. Petersburg State University. At subsequent stages, the project was carried out with the financial support of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grant№ 17-06-00956). It describes the adaptation procedure of the questionnaire, and the results obtained from the study of his construct and convergent validity. The paper outlines the results of an empirical study, conducted with 423 participants (201 patients with neurotic disorders, and 222 healthy persons), which demonstrate the psychodiagnostic possibilities of the method. It shows that, in the Russian sample, "KON-2006" clearly demarcates the clinical group from the healthy group, revealing significant differences in almost all indicators. The questionnaire describes a wide range of personality traits (personality dysfunctions) inherent in patients with neurotic disorders, and reveals their high level of manifestation. Along with the "KON-2006", the present study also uses methods for studying the level of social frustration: the "Neurotic personality traits" questionnaire, the "Level of neuroticism" questionnaire, the Symptoms Check List -90 method, for studying the severity of psychopathological symptoms, and a method for studying intrapersonal conflicts. Our study revealed the personality traits that show the highest correlation with clinically validated neurotic disorders. Based on these observations, an attempt was made to identify and describe certain "personality types" typical of patients with neurotic disorders. As a result, we have designed a methodical complex for the positive diagnosis of neurosis, which main tool is the "Neurotic Personality Questionnaire KON-2006". neurotic disorder, positive diagnosis of neurotic disorders, neurotic conflict, social frustration, personality types

AIDS and behavior, 2017

The number of HIV cases attributed to heterosexual contact and the proportion of women among HIV ... more The number of HIV cases attributed to heterosexual contact and the proportion of women among HIV positive individuals has increased worldwide. Russia is a country with the highest rates of newly diagnosed HIV infections in the region, and the infection spreads beyond traditional risk groups. While young women are affected disproportionately, knowledge of HIV risk behaviors in women in the general population remains limited. The objectives of this study were to identify patterns of behaviors that place women of childbearing age at high risk for HIV transmission and determine whether socio-demographic characteristics and alcohol use are predictive of the risk pattern. A total of 708 non-pregnant women, aged between 18 and 44 years, who were at risk for an alcohol-exposed pregnancy were enrolled in two regions in Russia. Participants completed a structured interview focused on HIV risk behaviors, including risky sexual behavior and alcohol and drug use. Latent class analysis was utiliz...

The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse, May 13, 2016

Drinking patterns among Russian women indicate substantial risk for alcohol-exposed pregnancies. ... more Drinking patterns among Russian women indicate substantial risk for alcohol-exposed pregnancies. Data about women's knowledge and attitudes related to alcohol consumption during pregnancy and the extent to which women's knowledge and attitudes affect their alcohol use remain limited. To describe Russian women's knowledge and attitudes and assess whether women's knowledge and attitudes were associated with their risky drinking. A cross-sectional survey was administered to women of childbearing age (n = 648). Participants were recruited at women's health clinics and asked about their alcohol consumption, pregnancy status, attitudes, and knowledge about effects of alcohol and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). 40% of the women surveyed believed or were uncertain whether alcohol consumption during pregnancy was acceptable. Although 34% had heard of FAS, only 8% possessed accurate knowledge. Correct knowledge was associated with decreased alcohol consumption among pregnant...

Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Psychology