[Sources of energy values and contribution of various products to maintenance of chemical contents of the diet of an unorganized population of Moscow]. / Istochniki énergeticheskoi tsennosti i vklad razlichnykh produktov v obespechenie khimicheskogo sostava ratsiona neorganizovannoi populiatsii Moskvy.

With use of a method of daily reproduction at representative sample of an unorganized population of inhabitants of Moscow the sources of energy value and contribution of various products to supply organism by the basic food substances (protein, fats, carbohydrates and cholesterol) are investigated. Is established that the nutrition structure is obviously debalanced. More quarters of daily diet energy is provided for consumption of animal fats and simple sugars. Is shown that the main part of fat (2/3) enters in organism as the "latent" fats of animal products, the fats "in the pure form" half consist from butters. The main source of the saturated fats and cholesterol for men are meat, and for women--the dairy products. 12% researched refuse purified sugars.

[Suicides in the Russian Federation as a sociopsychiatric problem]. / Samoubiistva v Rossiiskoi Federatsii kak sotsiopsikhiatricheskaia problema.

The analysis of suicide situation in Russia in 1989-1993 is presented. Unfavourable trends have been identified: growth of suicides prevalence and younger age of their committing. The differentiation of Russian regions according to suicide rates is also presented. While suicide prevalence was 37.9 per 100,000 among general Russian population it was more than twice as high among mentally ill, in outpatient clinic, that is 78.2. 1738 mentally ill suicide cases have been considered. Most of these suicides have been committed by patients at the age of 30-59 years. Schizophrenic patients prevailed--55.6% of cases. It was found that unlike general population age-sex structure of the population considered was more stable and wasn't changed under the influence of social factors. The changes in the nosological structure of the above population depended on the changes of the psychiatric registration procedure.