XVII Congress of Russian Psychiatrists (Together with Regional Congress of World Psychiatric Association) “Interdisciplinary Approach to Comorbidity of Mental Disorders on the Way to Integrative Treatment”, 2021 May 15–18, Saint Petersburg

The aim of the paper was to provide an overview of the reports presented at the congress on the main problems of clinical and biological psychiatry. Discussion and conclusion: A representative forum of domestic psychiatrists and narcologists, psychotherapists and psychologists, organizers of psychiatric care and the leading scientists in the fi eld of clinical and biological psychiatry was held together with the Regional Congress of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). The thematic diversity of the reports corresponded to the main problem, refl ected in the title of the congress. The opportunity to review and discuss achievements in scientifi c and practical activities of colleagues and to present their own data was the basis for summing up and identifying the prospects for protecting the mental health of the population at the current level of knowledge and using effective technologies.

Cancer Care Ayurvedic perspective-A Review

The classical literature of Ayurveda explains the clinical entities of Arbuda and Granthi mentioned in Sushrutha Samhita that resemble Cancer. Anticancer activities of various herbs are known. Effective integrative treatment modality in Cancer still exists as a research question. The multidimensional Ayurvedic approach can be effective in cancer care which includes preventive, curative, and restorative aspects. This article is a review regarding the potential of Ayurvedic aspects of Cancer management.

Complementary and integrative medicines methods used by internal medicine and surgical clinic nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic

Purpose: This study is a descriptive study conducted to investigate the use of Complementary and Integrative Medicines (CIM) among internal medicine and surgical clinic nurses in the COVID-19 pandemic period. Materials and methods: The study sample consisted of 1112 nurses working at the internal medicine and surgical clinics of a hospital in eastern Turkey. The data were collected between November 2020 and February 2021 by using a Nurse Identification Form and a Questionnaire Form for Complementary/Integrative Treatment. Ethics board approval and institutional permission were obtained. Results: It was determined that 55.2% of the participants used at least one of the CIM methods, the most frequently used method was herbal treatment-phytotherapy (96.7%), and the least frequently used method was homeopathy (3.1%). On CIM usage, the having received CIM training (β=0.395), high levels of perceived danger regarding the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on health (β=0.321), high levels of perceived infection probability (β=0.249), high levels of concern about being in crowded places (β=0.187), high levels of concern about getting the infection in oneself and/or family members (β=0.262) and being at the ages of 40-50 (β=0.116) had predictive effects. Conclusions: It was determined that the majority of the nurses used CIM methods in the COVID-19 pandemic process, and they preferred herbal treatment most. To prevent a negative outcome that may potentially be caused by a CIM method that is used, it is recommended to provide nurses with training on CIM use for the COVID-19 pandemic.

CCPP’s contribution to the maturing of the DMM

Over a decade, CCPP published many articles, a special issue and two special sections that enabled the DMM to become established as an alternative to both attachment disorganization and psychiatric diagnoses. New clinical authors from many countries contributed to an empirical set of assessment validity studies and findings regarding troubled and highrisk children and families. The outcome was a validated life-span series of assessments of attachment, a coherent body of important clinical findings, especially regarding school-aged children, and family functional formulations as laying the basis for DMM Integrative Treatment.