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THE PSYCHIATRY

DEPARTMENT HISTORY

 

The department of psychiatry of  Vinnitsa medical institute was founded in 1935.

Then it was headed by O. K. Sudomir. He was a graduate from Kiev medical institute. Since the first years of the medical activity O. K. Sudomir devoted himself to psychiatry. He had delivered lectures and taught practical classes a skillful. His activity as a scientist covered a large circle of problems – mainly questions of general psychopathology and judicial psychiatry, to which he devoted 25 publications, touched upon both theoretical and practical problems. He wrote the textbook on judicial psychiatry. O. K. Sudomir voluntarily joined the army in 1941. Since 1946 on a direction of the Ministry of public health services Ukrainian SSR   O. K. Sudomir headed the department of psychiatry of Stanislav (Ivano-Frankivsk) medical institute.

After liberating Vinnitsa from the German occupation in 1944 professor O. A. Zaitsev was engaged in reorganization and restoration of the department and the psycho-neurology hospital. Prof. O. A. Zaitsev  was a graduate from Leningrad medical institute. Before that for 14 years prof. O. A. Zaitsev  had headed the psychiatric department of Yerevan medical institute and the Republican psychiatric hospital in Yerevan (Armenia).

Prof. O. A. Zaitsev  was a talented organizer and scientist, which possessed a priority in the description of a “symptom of a mirror” in mentally patients (1952). At that time the basic direction of his activity was the study of the schizophrenia problems (the report „The clinical study about a schizoid” at the All-Union congress of neuropathologists and psychiatrists in Moscow), a progressive paralysis in mental patients (the report at the All-Ukrainian congress of psychiatrists, and also the articles in the Parisian medical and psychological journal). The known works by prof. O. A. Zaitsev  were the monographies „To the study of a suicidal phenomenon in mental patients and psychopaths” and „The clinic of an acute and chronic poisoning with tetra-ethyl-lead”. For the work on the development of psychiatry in Vinnitsa prof. O. A. Zaitsev  was awarded to the medal „For the valiant labour” and to the Gratitude of the Ministry of the public health of the Ukrainian SSR „For the restoration of Vinnitsa psychiatric hospital”.

From 1955 to 1960 and from 1963 to 1971 the department was headed by professor A. A. Mizruhin – the man of a talent and a rich soul. He was the scientific chief not only for the teachers of department, but also for all doctors-psychiatrists of the regional centre. The central place in the scientific heritage of prof. A. A. Mizruhin belongs to the problems of the geriatric psychiatry, mental changes at the physiological and pathological old age, the atherosclerosis vessels of the brain. There were defended the candidate dissertations devoted to the atherosclerotic psychoses problems (G. A. Vievska, A. K. Rimsha, P. P. Timoschuk, A. M. Milimovka), the problems of the presenile psychoses (O. V. Chernish and E. V. Stolarchuk). At that time the department and practical doctors conducted a large work on studying the spreading of mental diseases among the inhabitants of Vinnitsa area (R. L. Marianchik, V. E. Buzanova, R. I. Veretinska, Z. G. Lifshits, I. I. Gumeniuk, I. S. Olkhova, M. M. Ikhteiman, O. P. Giritch, N. M. Stupnitska, I. O. Obukhova). Under the guidance of prof. A. A. Mizruhin the subject of the combined treatment schizophrenia was developed as well. To this problem were devoted the candidate and doctor's dissertations of O. T. Danilenko. He was the chief of the psychiatry department in Lviv medical institute. Prof. A. A. Mizruhin wrote the works „Treatment by sleeping” and „Psychohygiene of the intellectual work”, also four collections of scientific works were issued, five republican scientific conferences were held. Under his management there were defended six candidate dissertations and one doctor's dissertation.

From 1960 to 1963 the department of psychiatry was headed by the senior lecturer B. V. Sharov, which for the first time in Ukraine organized the EEG-laboratory in the psychiatric clinic and widely applied this method of research in practice. His candidate dissertation was devoted to EEG-researches at the circular psychosis, and his publications – to EEG-researches in the atherosclerosis of the brain vessels, traumatic psychoses, dementias, the progressive paralysis in insane, the convulsive syndromes.

From 1972 to 1985 the main direction of the scientific work of the department under the guidance of its chief professor G. A. Viyevska was the research of the alcoholic psychoses  course in inhabitants of countryside, contacted with pesticides. At that time the teachers of the department were the senior lecturer A. K. Rimsha, assistants V. E. Buzanova, P. P. Timoschuk, A. M. Milimovka, L. M. Guchenko, N. S. Markhovska, M. I. Tonkal. In 1979 at the department the courses of improvement of qualification of the doctors were created, which were transformed into a separate department of upgrade doctor’s skills in 1987.

From 1985 to 1994 under the guidance of a senior lecturer V. E. Buzanova, the teachers of the department were engaged into the development of the problem of applying enterosorbents in treatment of mental diseases. For that period  the doctor's dissertation by S. V. Rimsha, both candidate and doctor's dissertations by an assistant N. G. Pshuk were defended.

 In 1995, the Department has been headed by doctor of medical sciences, Professor Rymsha Sofiya Vitaliyevna. Since that time, the main direction of scientific work of the Department under the supervision of the head of Department is the study of clinic, course and treatment of mood disorders of exogenous origin. During this time, dissertations defended Serebrennikova O.A.,  Krivonos T.G., Stucan S.V., Teklyuk L.V.

In 2008, with the formation of the new Department of medical psychology and Psychiatry» base Department was renamed the "Department of Psychiatry and Narcology. currently, employees of the Department of Psychiatry and Narcology are conducting research in the field of solving urgent problems of modern psychiatry and narcology, and most academic work marked by transition to teaching on European credit-module system of education (ECTS).

 

Staff

Rymsha Sofiia


Head of Department, Professor, MD

She graduated from the Medical Faculty of Pirogov Vinnytsia Medical Institute in 1979, and internship in psychiatry.
By the decision of the council at the 1st MMI named by Sechenov (Moscow) and approved by the Supreme Attestation Commission of the USSR in October 20, 1988, got Phd.
Since 1996 she has been an associate professor at the Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology.
By decision of the Higher Attestation Commission of the Russian Federation dated 08.07.1994 MD.
The defense took place in the specialized scientific council of the Moscow Medical Academy named by Sechenov.
Experience of pedagogical work since September 11, 1988 at the Department of Psychiatry and Addiction of PVNMU.
The main stages of pedagogical and scientific-pedagogical activity:
From September 11, 1989 to March 1, 1995 - Associate Professor of Psychiatry;
From 01.03.1995 to 01.09.2009 - Head of the Department of Psychiatry, General and Medical Psychology;
From 01.09.2009 to the present - Head of the Department of Psychiatry, Addictology and Psychotherapy with postgraduate course

Marunkevych Yaroslavа


Associate Professor of Psychiatry, PhD

In 2011, graduated from the National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya.
From 2011 to 2013 she was trained in an internship on the basis of O.I. Yuschenko Vinnitsa Regional Psycho-Neurological Hospital and VRPH №2. 2013, graduated from training in an internship in "Psychiatry".
After internship she worked as a psychiatrist in department №2 of the O.I. Yuschenko Vinnitsa Regional Psycho-Neurological Hospital.
Since September 2013 she is working as an assistant of the Department of Psychiatry and Narcology.
In 2015 she got PhD (specialty "Psychiatry") in Ukrainian Scientific and Research Institute of Social and Forensic Psychiatry and Narcology of the Ministry of Public Health of Ukraine, the theme: "Pecularities of treatment and rehabilitation of patients with schizophrenia taking into account the somatic pathology". From March 30, 2018 - to the present - associate professor of the Department of Psychiatry, Narcology and Psychotherapy with the course of Postgraduate education.
Passed training in the field of "Pedagogy and psychology of teaching in higher education in English-speaking groups of students" in 2018.
In 2018 she passed a scientific internship at the University of Rzeszow The Faculty of Medicine.
Since September 2019, she has been working as a consultant at the University Hospital of National Pirogov Memorial Medical University. Research interests: endogenous and exogenous organic psychotic and nonpsychotic mental disorders, neuroses, psychopharmacology.
She has 40 publications (including in Scopus and Web of Science).
She had received a certificate in 2018, which confirms a high level of foreign language proficiency (B2).
Experience of practical work in the specialty - 10 years. She has the first qualification category in psychiatry.

Ratsyborynska-Poliakova Nataliia


head of educational part of the department, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, PhD

A graduate of the medical faculty of Vinnytsia Medical Institute. Pirogov in 1988 in specialty Medicine with honors; special faculty of psychology of Vinnytsia regional institute of postgraduate education of pedagogical lawyers in 1998 on a specialty practical psychologist; Master's degree from the National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine, majoring in social development management in 2018.
On December 25, 1981 she defended her dissertation and received the degree of Candidate of Medical Sciences. 12/27/1995 was awarded the academic title of associate professor. Psychotherapist, psychiatrist, narcologist.
195 scientific works. Among them is the monograph "The system of specialized medical and psychosocial care as a mechanism and means of resocialization of combatants" (2019), a textbook for doctors (interns, general practice - family medicine), psychologists, rehabilitation specialists, specialists in rehabilitation medicine, social workers, volunteers, servicemen researchers, medical insurance companies, managers "Propaedeutics of psychiatry with the basics of general psychology, pathopsychology and psychopathology" (2020) co-authored with Rymsha SV, articles in scientific journals (professional, Scopus, WOS).
Experience of scientific and pedagogical work at the Department of Psychiatry, Addiction and Psychotherapy with a course of postgraduate education, National Pirogov Memorial Medical University from September 1, 2013.
The main stages of scientific and pedagogical and clinical activities: from 01.08.1988 to 01.09.1999 - Vinnytsia State Pedagogical Institute. M.M. Kotsyubynsky; from 02.09.1999 to 19.11.2013 - Military Medical Center of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (since 19.01.2007 Military Medical Clinical Center of the Central Region of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine) - Head of the Department of Aerospace Psychophysiology and Psychology, Leading Psychophysiologist of the Air Force of the Armed Forces; since 1999 VI IAPM, since 2004 head of the department of medical psychology and psychocorrection; from 01.09.2013 to the present - Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Addiction and Psychotherapy with a course of postgraduate education.
Since September 2014, the head of the Center for psychodiagnostics and psychocorrection of crisis and maladaptive states of the Department of Psychiatry, Addiction and Psychotherapy with a course of postgraduate education, National Pirogov Memorial Medical University.
Since 2014, the head of the student research group on psychotherapy.
Since 2016, the head of educational part of the Department of Psychiatry, Addiction and Psychotherapy with a course, National Pirogov Memorial Medical University.

Teklyuk Sergiy


Associate Professor of Psychiatry, PhD

In 2001 he graduated with honors from the medical faculty of Pirogov Vinnitsa Medical Institute.
In 2002 he graduated with honors from Masters and earned a Master of Medicine in "Psychiatry".
In 2002, on a competitive basis was enrolled in graduate school at the present form of education. Since 2003, he worked part-time physician-therapist in Vinnitsa city clinic number 2 and psychiatrist in O.I. Yuschenko Vinnitsa Regional Psycho-Neurological Hospital. In 2006 he defended his thesis on "Improved methods of diagnosis and treatment of comorbid depressive disorders among patients of general medical network" and received the scientific degree of Phd in "Psychiatry".
Since 2007 - assistant of the department of psychiatry, general and medical psychology.
Since 2009 till 2016 elected as the head teacher of the Department of Psychiatry and Addiction.
Psychiatrist first category.
Since 2012 Associate Professor of Psychiatry.
Board member of Vinnitsa regional office Society "Knowledge" of Ukraine.
Total number of publications - 36, including 25 scientific.

Mruh Olena


Associate Professor of Psychiatry, PhD

Graduated from the National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya in 2010. After completing the internship received a full higher education and was qualified as a doctor in the specialty "Psychiatry". In 2012 she obtained a master's degree in psychiatry, defended her master's scientific work on "Diagnosis and prevalence of dementia in primary degenerative diseases of brain with cognitive impairment in the Podolskiy region." From 2010 to 2012 she was trained in an internship on the basis of O.I. Yuschenko Vinnitsa Regional Psycho-Neurological Hospital (VRPNL) and VRPH №2. In 2012 graduated from training in an internship in "Psychiatry". After internship she worked as a psychiatrist in department №7 of VRPNL, as co-therapist in group psychotherapy in the departments №7 and №14 of VRPNL. From 2012 to 2016 she was Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Council of VRPNL. In 2013 she worked as an assistant of the department of Psychiatry and Narcology.
In 2016 she got PhD, defended her dissertation on "Clinical features of the formation and therapeutic support of remissions in patients with schizophrenia on the initial stage of the disease" in Ukrainian Scientific and Research Institute of Social and Forensic Psychiatry and Narcology of the Ministry of Public Health of Ukraine.
She is a member of the Ukrainian Association of Transactional Analysis. In 2019 she received the academic title of associate professor. From 2019 to the present she works as an associate professor of the Department of Psychiatry, Narcology and Psychotherapy with the course of Postgraduate education.
Passed training in the field of "Pedagogy and psychology of teaching in higher education in English-speaking groups of students" from 10/12/2018 to 11/11/2018. Passed training in the curriculum of transactional analysis in the educational process of MITA (International Institute of Transactional Analysis). In 2019 she passed a scientific internship at the Krakow Pedagogical University under the program: "Innovative technologies in science and education:" European experience ". In 2018, she completed a course in English, which confirms a high level of foreign language proficiency (B2).
Experience of practical work in the specialty - 10 years, has the highest qualification category in the specialties "Psychiatry" and "Psychotherapy".
She has 34 publications (including in Scopus and Web of Science).

Lukianovych Igor


assistant

In 1986 graduated the Medical Faculty of Pirogov Vinnytsia Medical Institute. From 1986 to 1994 worked as the doctor-psychiatrist in O.I. Yuschenko Vinnitsa Regional Psycho-Neurological Hospital.
From 1994 till 1998 worked as the director of medical center.
From 1998 - a main doctor of Center of psychiatric help and professional psychophysiological selection of police of Ukraine in Vinnitsya region.
From 2004 is an assistant of department of psychiatry, general and medical psychology.
From 2008 assistant of department of Psychiatry, Addictology and Psychotherapy with postgraduate course.

Masik Oleh


assistant, Phd

Was graduated from Vinnitsa National Pirogov Memorial Medical University in 2009. In 2011-2013 he studied in residenship at the Department of Psychiatry and Narcology VNMU Pirogov by name. Since 2013 has worked as an assistant of the Department of Psychiatry, Narcology and Psychotherapy with the course of Postgraduate education. In 2019 he defended his thesis on "Clinical aspects and treatment of mental disorders in adolescents with somatic diseases".

Chorna Tetyana


assistant, PhD

In 2004, graduated from the National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnitsa. In 2005 completed internship in Psychiatry. After the internship she worked as a psychiatrist in the mixed psychiatric department №18 of the O.I.Yushchenko Vinnitsa Regional Psycho-Neurological Hospital.
In 2016 received a specialization in "Psychotherapy" (Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education).
In 2017 she got PhD (specialty "Psychiatry") in Institute of Neurology, of Psychiatry and Narcology of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, the theme: "Peculiarities of emotional disorders in patients with anxiety disorders". 
Since 2018 she has been working as an assistant at the Department of Psychiatry, Narcology and Psychotherapy with the course of Postgraduate education. She has 28 publications, including 6, in Scopus and Web of Science. 
She has the highest qualification category in psychiatry.

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Science activity

 

Research work of the department: "Scientific substantiation and development of diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive means of mental health care", 13.05.2022 registered in the department of registration of scientific activity of UkrINTEI under No. 0122U002549.
Applied NDR in the field of application: medicine, psychiatry, psychotherapy, addiction, rehabilitation.
Strategic priority direction of innovative activity: introduction of new technologies and equipment for high-quality medical care, treatment, pharmaceuticals.
Expected results: development of materials, methods, theories, normative documents, methodical documents, analytical materials.
Higher education institutions in the field of medicine, medical centers of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine of various forms of ownership.
The purpose of the work: to increase the effectiveness of treatment, correction, diagnostic, preventive processes and their methods of support and scientific justification.

Research work of the department: "Scientific substantiation and development of diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive means of mental health care", 13.05.2022 registered in the department of registration of scientific activity under No. 0122U002549.
Applied research work in the field of application: medicine, psychiatry, psychotherapy, addiction, rehabilitation.
Strategic priority direction of innovative activity: introduction of new technologies and equipment for high-quality medical care, treatment, pharmaceuticals.
Expected results: development of materials, methods, theories, normative documents, methodical documents, analytical materials.
Higher education institutions in the field of medicine, medical centers of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine of various forms of ownership.
The purpose of the work: to increase the effectiveness of treatment, correction, diagnostic, preventive processes and their methods of support and scientific justification.

Literature published by department

Contacts

Address: 21037, Ukraine, Vinnytsya, Pyrogov Street, 109

E-mail: psychiatry@vnmu.edu.ua

Tel.: (0432) 507947