V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University School of Medicine 61022, Kharkiv, Svobody Sq. 4, Tel.: 8-057-7020455, 8-057-7075450 Fax: 8-057-7020455 Е-mail: ffm@univer.kharkov.ua WEB: http://med.univer.kharkov.ua/ INFORMATION LETTER Dear colleagues, We invite you to participate in the international scientific conference “Actual problems of modern psychiatry, narcology and neurology” that is to be held on 7 – 9 October, 2015. The conference has been included in the Register of scientific and technical symposia, congresses, conferences, seminars and meetings in Ukraine – UkrISTEI (Certificate No. 560 of August 4, 2014). The problems to be discussed at the conference: 1. The problem of comorbidity in modern psychiatry, narcology and neurology. 2. Diagnosis, therapy and prevention of multimorbid disorders of neuropsychiatric nature. 3. Optimization of approaches to the provision of psychiatric, neurological and medical and psychological assistance, in accordance with the contemporary needs of combatants and internally displaced persons. 4. Epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of post-traumatic syndrome in children. 5. Prevention, intervention and postvention of suicides. 6. Mental health of students. Models of medico-social assistance to young people. 7. Pain in the practice of neurologist and psychiatrist. 8. Acute and chronic disorders of cerebral circulation. Some issues of modern diagnosis and therapy. 9. Paroxysmal states in neurology and psychiatry. 10. Cognitive and psychoemotional disorders in psychiatry and neurology. 11. Neuropsychiatric aspects of old age. 12. Theoretical and applied issues of neuroparasitology. 13. Medical aspects of tolerance. 14. Epidemiology, pathogenesis, phenomenology, clinical evaluation, diagnosis and prevention of non-chemical dependency in different age and social groups. 15. Rehabilitation and habilitation of patients in psychiatry and neurology. 16. Organizational and legal aspects of psychiatric, narcological and neurological care. 17. Modern trends in pharmacotherapy in psychiatry and neurology. OFFICIAL PARTNERS OF THE CONFERENCE: • V.N. KARAZIN KHARKIV NATIONAL UNIVERSITY • UKRAINIAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL AND FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY, MINISTRY OF HEALTHCARE OF UKRAINE • KHARKIV MEDICAL ACADEMY OF POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION, MINISTRY OF HEALTHCARE OF UKRAINE • MENTAL HEALTH CARE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF UKRAINE • SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY OF NEUROPATHOLOGISTS, PSYCHIATRISTS AND NARCOLOGISTS OF UKRAINE • THE ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRISTS OF UKRAINE • ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHOTHERAPISTS AND PSYCHOANALYSTS OF UKRAINE • ALL-UKRAINIAN ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCHERS OF ADDICTIONS • «LASER AND HEALTH» RESEARCH-AND-PRODUCTION BIOMEDICAL CORPORATION • INTERNATIONAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION «OLEKSANDR FELDMAN FOUNDATION» • KHARKIV REGIONAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION OF EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC INITIATIVES • ROTSHILD ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Delegates: psychiatrists, neuropathologists, narcologists, psychotherapists, clinical psychologists, sex therapists, family doctors, organizers of the health care system, psychologists. Official languages: Ukrainian, Russian, English. The opening of the Conference will be held at 10:00 am on Monday, 7 October, 2015 in the conference hall of V.N. Kharkiv National University (61022 Kharkiv, Svobody Sq. 4). Registration of the participants in the lobby: 09:00–10:00. The Conference program will be posted on the website: http://psychodep.univer.kharkov.ua Forms of participation: 1. Report at the meeting. 2. Poster presentation. 3. Publication of abstracts. 4. Master classes. 5. Participation without publication. A collection of conference proceedings will be published based on the results of the conference. Publication of materials is free of charge. Conference participants will receive certificates. Requirements for oral reports: Duration of the report must not exceed 15 minutes. Presentation of the report must be issued in MS Power Point 2003, 2007. Requirements for poster presentations: The speaker presents the results of his/her research on a 1 × 1.5 m poster. Prerequisites: title, authors’ names, research supervisors of the institution. The report must contain information on relevance, goals, objectives, materials and methods of the research, as well as obtained results and conclusions. Requirements for abstracts: 1. Only previously unpublished absracts are accepted. 2. One author can publish only one independent work and one work in collaboration. 3. The text is to be typed in Microsoft Word text editor, Times New Roman font, 14 pt font size, 1 interval, margins 2 cm, up to 3 pages, without hyphenation, A4 format. Abbreviations may be used only after mentioning of the full title. 4. The structure of the abstracts must be the following: UDC, title of the publication containing the given name(s), middle name(s) and surname(s) of the author(s); full official name of the organization represented by each of the authors; country; city; main text (relevance, purpose, material and methods, results of the research and their discussion, conclusions, bibliography). At the end of the work, the information from the title is specified again, plus a brief summary and key words in English. 7. The organizing committee is not responsible for the presence of spelling and stylistic errors. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the information presented. 8. The file name must contain the English name of the first author and the city. 9. Abstracts must be submitted in electronic form only and sent to the organizing committee (email: psychodep.kh@gmail.com) with the application form attached. The last date for submission of the documents is 1 August, 2015. Materials submitted after the deadline will not be considered. ABSTRACT STRUCTURE (SAMPLE) UDC INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HIV-INFECTED PATIENTS I. A. Ivanov, N. S. Petrov V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine, Kharkiv Abstract Relevance. Purpose. Material and methods of the research. Results of the research and their discussion. Conclusions. Bibliography. INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HIV-INFECTED PATIENTS Summary Key words: Information for conference participants: Since 2014 the Department of Psychiatry, Narcology, Neurology and Medical Psychology of medical faculty of Kharkiv Karazin National University has been publishing international scientificpractical journal Psychiatry, Neurology and Medical Psychology. The requirements for the articles are available on the Department website or the web site of the journal (www.psychiatryneurology.org). The registration form of a participant can be found at the department web site: http://psychodep.univer.kharkov.ua. The form must be filled in Ukrainian, Russian or English and sent to the e-mail: psychodep.kh@gmail.com. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: Ukraine, Kharkiv, 61022 Svobody Sq. 6, Department of Psychiatry, Narcology, Neurology and Medical Psychology at V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT: Department Telephone: (057) 705-11-71 Head of the Chair: Full Professor Vladimir Ponomaryov, M.D. (mob.: 050-872-88-23, 098-544-22-06) Associate Professor: Victoria I. Vovk, PhD (mob.: 050-593-76-01) Assistant Professor: Anna A. Koudriavtseva (моб. тел.: 050-501-36-01). E-mail: psychodep.kh@gmail.com Department web site: http://psychodep.univer.kharkov.ua Web site of the journal: www.psychiatry-neurology.org We look forward to your participation in the conference! Best regards, Organizing Committee