[Life quality parameters in prenosologic evaluation of health state in residents of protective measures area near objects of storage and destruction of chemical weapons].

The article presents results of life quality assessment and subjective evaluation data on health state, used for prenosologic evaluation of health state in residents of protective measures area near objects of storage and destruction of chemical weapons. Considering specific features of residence near potentially dangerous objects, the authors conducted qualitative evaluation of satisfaction with various life facets, with taking into account the objects specificity, established correlation between life quality and self-evaluation of health with factors influencing public health state.

[Managerial, scientific, and practical measures for health protection of the population living and working in the protective actions zone of chemical weapons storage and destruction facilities].

The results of health assessment of the population living and working in the protective actions zone by the evidence obtained during general and special meadical examinations are summarized.

[Results of study concerning possible influence of rocket space activities on public health].

Using special medical examination results and specified criteria of objective evaluation, the authors summarized results of studies concerning health state of population dwelling in area possibly influenced by rocket space activities factors.

[Registers of health for workers exposed to extremely dangerous toxic chemicals--basis for early diagnosis and prevention of occupational intoxications].

The article deals with results of specification and functioning of a register of health for workers exposed to extremely dangerous toxic chemicals. The authors demonstrated patterns of diseases development in workers according to length of work with toxic chemicals and to work conditions. The identified cause-effect relationships of the diseases development necessitate health registers to minimize negative consequences in work conditions, for early diagnosis and occupational diseases prevention.

[Use of pupillometry in the diagnosis of neurologic disorders caused by organophosphorus compound poisoning]. / Ispol'zovanie pupillometrii dlia diagnostiki neiropatologii pri otravleniiakh fosfororganicheskimi soedineniiami.

By means of pupillometry the authors evaluated pupil functions in subjects exposed to organophosphorus compounds at work. Revealed pupillometric features are helpful in detection of poisoning with organophosphorus compounds.

[Mental disorders in workers exposed to chemicals at work]. / Psikhicheskie narusheniia u rabotaiushchikh s khimicheskimi veshchestvami.

The article considers data on boundary psychic disorders in subjects exposed to chemicals of I-II jeopardy classes. Chemical factor appears to increase risk of psychiatric diseases. The authors suggest periodic psychiatric examination of workers engaged into hazardous chemical production for better occupational selection, early diagnosis and treatment of boundary psychic disorders.

[Clinical and psychological criteria of early detection of hazardous effects of components of synthetic hydrocarbon fuel]. / Klinicheskie i psikhologicheskie kriterii rannego vyiavleniia vrednogo deistviia komponentov sinteticheskikh uglevodorodnykh topliv.

The article shows increasing degree of psychic disorders in workers exposed to highly toxic chemicals. The symptoms develop from mild emotional disturbances in apparently healthy individuals then through premorbid psychotic manifestations to complete psychiatric syndrome of chronic occupational poisoning. The authors necessitate early diagnosis of the chronic occupational poisoning.

[Epidemiological evaluation of long-term effects of hazardous substances]. / Epidemiologicheskaia otsenka otdalennykh posledstvii vozdeistviia vrednykh khimicheskikh veshchestv.

The article deals with epidemiologic evaluation of long-term chemical effects. The authors stress difficulties in setting the "cause-effect" relationships and define some typical mistakes in such research.

[Chronic poisoning by organophosphoric VX]. / Khronicheskie intoksikatsii fosfororganicheskim veshchestvom Vi-Iks.

Long-term observation of workers engaged into production of VX chemical diagnosed slow progressing manifestation of chronic occupational poisoning with the chemical. The characteristic nervous, digestive, locomotory, visual and cardiovascular symptoms were revealed. The authors presented laboratory and instrumental data on the cases. As the treatment appeared ineffective, further adjustment and improvement of the therapy is required. The article demonstrated the main underlying metabolic disorders that could be addressed by the pathogenetic therapy.

[Borderline mental disorders in workers exposed to poisons and their prevention]. / Pogranichnye psikhicheskie rasstroistva u rabotaiushchikh s otravliaiushchimi veshchestvami i ikh profilaktika.

Studies covered psychic state in workers exposed to poisons. The authors represent clinical and epidemiologic principles of the disorders formation, the prevalence and structure of the disorders caused by various hazards. The article necessitates up-to-date data-processing system for occupational selection, clinical, psychophysiologic, biochemical and experimental psychologic evaluation of current state in workers engaged into liquidation of chemical weapons.

[Characteristics of affect in chronic intoxication by non-symmetrical dimethylhydrazine, hydrocarbons and nitroglycols]. / Osobennosti émotsional'noi sfery pri khronicheskikh intoksikatsiiakh nesimmetrichnym dimetilgidrazinom, uglevodorodami i nitroglikoliami.

The authors analyze emotional features in workers with occupational exposure to hydrazines, hydrocarbons and nitroglycols. Chronic occupational poisoning with those chemicals induce numerous emotional symptoms that are specific and varying in severity. The materials presented by authors could be interesting for occupational therapist, internist and psychiatrist for early diagnosis of chronic occupational intoxications, treatment of emotional disorders in workers and better occupational safety.

[Disease characteristics of the population on the territory of the city of Kirovo-Chepetsk]. / Kharakteristika zabolivaemosti naseleniia na territorii g. Kirovo- Chepetska.

Medical and ecologic evaluation of ecologic situation in Kirovo-Tchepetsk (Kirov region) included study of morbidity in the town and referent territories. Levels and dynamics of morbidity, prevalence, number of pathologic processes in children and other parameters could characterize the town as an ecologically unfavorable territory.

[Ecological psychiatry--a current problem of contemporary preventive medicine]. / Ekologicheskaia psikhiatriia--aktual'naia problema sovremennoi profilakticheskoi meditsiny.

The conception of the integrated approach to study the state of population mental health has been worked out. It serves to reveal the essence of ecology-induced pathology and to develop a new trend of investigations-an ecological psychiatry.

[Methodological approaches to complex assessment of health impairment due to unfavorable factors in the environment]. / Metodicheskie podkhody k kompleksnoi otsenke ushcherba zdorov'iu , nastupivshego pod vliianiem neblagopriiatnykh faktorov sredy obitaniia.

The paper is devoted to an urgent problem of estimating human health damage as a result of violating hygienic regulations. The problem should be solved by using multifactor evaluation of physical, mental and social health of population and by creating National Safety (Risk) Register.