The history of organization of care for psychiatric patients in Kazan and in Kazan province from the establishment and to the end of the XIX century

Abstract

Present was the historical data, dedicated to the establishment of psychiatric care in Kazan province.

Bioethical differences between drug addiction treatment professionals inside and outside the Russian Federation

“…This can probably be seen as stemming from the very different attitudes doctors have toward mental illness and the disease of drug addiction and, as a consequence, toward observing standard bioethical principles. According to sociological research [ 5 ], a large number (almost half) of Russian psychiatrists working in the area of narcology unequivocally believe that drug dependence and alcoholism are not mental disorders or diseases but are rather caused by "dissoluteness." Probably for this reason 54.5% of experts in drug addiction treatment identify religion as "the most effective method for treating drug addiction."…”