Dynamic estimation of mental health in native and newcomer population of the Siberian North
Semke, V.I.
Vestnik Rossiiskoi Akademii Meditsinskikh Nauk 7: 39-43
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0869-6047 PMID: 7524851 Document Number: 433359
Clinical and epidemiological studies of the population (the indigenous, the aliens, the migrants) in the Siberian North have shown it promising to develop a regional aspect of modern psychiatry and narcology. There is a high prevalence of borderline states and alcoholism among the natives and migrants. Specific features of the clinical picture of many types of borderline abnormalities have been found. The traditional criteria are of relative significance in the determination of the mental health and it is essential to revise the existing strategy of specialized psychiatric and narcological care.