Association of neurologists, psychiatrists and narcologists of Ukraine

The Association of neurologists, psychiatrists and narcologists of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Асоціація неврологів, психіатрів і наркологів України) is an all-Ukrainian public organization that brings together healthcare professionals engaged in research, teaching and practical work in neurology, psychiatry, psychology, narcology and related disciplines. It operates under the Constitution of Ukraine, the Law of Ukraine "On Public Associations" and other legislation regulating non-profit organizations, and its activities cover the entire territory of Ukraine. Its headquarters are located at the State Institution "Institute of Neurology, Psychiatry and Narcology of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine" in Kharkiv. The Association has 14 regional branches and a large number of individual members across Ukraine. Its main activities include comprehensive study of nervous, mental and narcological diseases, development of treatment approaches and standards, their implementation in practical healthcare, professional development of specialists, educational activities for society, support of young scientists, reform of the psychiatric care system in the country, and protection of the rights of patients and healthcare professionals. The Association actively participates in the development of medical care protocols, regulatory documents and new legislative acts concerning mental health. The Association has extensive international connections and is a collective member of several leading global and European professional associations, including the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), the European Psychiatric Association (EPA), the European Academy of Neurology (EAN), the Psychiatric Association of Eastern Europe and the Balkans (PAEEB), and the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP). It conducts long-term joint projects, both scientific-practical and educational, in neurology, psychiatry and narcology with leading specialists from foreign countries, in particular Switzerland, the USA, Poland, the United Kingdom and others. Every year the Association gathers representatives from all regions of Ukraine, as well as foreign specialists, at its symposia and scientific-practical conferences devoted to the most pressing problems of modern psychoneurology, and every 5 years it organizes the National Congress of Neurologists, Psychiatrists and Narcologists of Ukraine.

The Association was founded in 1934 at the First Ukrainian Congress of Neurologists and Psychiatrists under the name "Scientific-Medical Society of Neurologists and Psychiatrists of Ukraine". At the Second Congress of Neurologists and Psychiatrists of Ukraine in 1984, the organization was renamed to "Scientific-Practical Society of Neurologists, Psychiatrists and Narcologists of Ukraine". At the Fifth Congress of the Scientific-Practical Society of Neurologists, Psychiatrists and Narcologists of Ukraine in 2017, the organization was renamed to the public organization "Association of Neurologists, Psychiatrists and Narcologists of Ukraine". Over the years, the organization was led by prominent Ukrainian scientists in neurology, psychiatry and narcology: Rokhlin L. D. (1934–1948); Mankovskyi B. M. (1948–1965); Panchenko D. I. (1966–1984); Voloshyn P. V. (1984–2021). Since September 1993, the Association, together with the "Institute of Neurology, Psychiatry and Narcology of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine", has published the quarterly scientific journal "Ukrainian Herald of Psychoneurology". A very important feature of the Association is its comprehensive structure, which allows maintaining close interdisciplinary cooperation between neurologists, psychiatrists, narcologists, neurophysiologists, medical psychologists and other specialists, as well as between research institutes, relevant departments of higher educational institutions and practical healthcare institutions. The main directions of the Association's activities are the comprehensive study of nervous, mental and narcological diseases, development of treatment approaches and standards, their implementation in practical healthcare, professional development of specialists and educational activities for society, support of young scientists, reform of the system of psychiatric care in the country, protection of the rights of patients and healthcare professionals. The Association actively participates in the development of medical care protocols, regulatory documents, as well as new legislative acts concerning mental health. The Association has extensive international connections and is a collective member of several leading global and European professional associations, including: the World Psychiatric Association (WPA); the European Psychiatric Association (EPA); the European Academy of Neurology (EAN); the Psychiatric Association of Eastern Europe and the Balkans (PAEEB); the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP). The Association conducts long-term joint projects, both scientific-practical and educational, in the field of neurology, psychiatry and narcology with leading specialists from foreign countries, in particular Switzerland, the USA, Poland, the United Kingdom and others. Every year the Association gathers representatives from all regions of Ukraine, as well as foreign specialists, at its symposia and scientific-practical conferences devoted to the most pressing problems of modern psychoneurology, and every 5 years it organizes the National Congress of Neurologists, Psychiatrists and Narcologists of Ukraine.

• 2017

  Renamed to public organization "Association of Neurologists, Psychiatrists and Narcologists of Ukraine" at the Fifth Congress.

• 1993

  Started publishing the quarterly scientific journal "Ukrainian Herald of Psychoneurology" together with the Institute of Neurology, Psychiatry and Narcology of NAMS of Ukraine.

• 1984

  Renamed to Scientific-Practical Society of Neurologists, Psychiatrists and Narcologists of Ukraine at the Second Congress.

• 1934

  Founded at the First Ukrainian Congress of Neurologists and Psychiatrists as the Scientific-Medical Society of Neurologists and Psychiatrists of Ukraine.

A national professional association for neurology, psychiatry and narcology in Ukraine, fostering interdisciplinary cooperation and international integration.

Product categories. Professional membership and networking · Scientific-practical conferences and symposia · National Congress of Neurologists, Psychiatrists and Narcologists of Ukraine (every 5 years) · Educational activities and professional development · Development of medical care protocols and regulatory documents · Publication of the quarterly scientific journal "Ukrainian Herald of Psychoneurology"

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