Yu.A. KALMYKOV^{1, 2}

¹ Republic Clinical Psychiatric Hospital named after Academician V.M. Bekhterev, Kazan, Russian Federation

² Kazan State Medical University, Kazan, Russian Federation

Contact details:

Kalmykov Yu.A. – Ph. D. (medicine), Head of the Office of Social and Psychological Aid, Associate Professor of the Department of Psychiatry

Address: 49 Ershov St., Kazan, Russian Federation, 420061, e-mail: kalmiykov1@rambler.ru

The article analyzes some topical issues in the work of medical psychologists. The increasing role of medical psychologists in medical institutions and its causes are noted. The problems associated with the training of medical psychologists and ways to solve them are described. The author analyzes the problem of suicidal behavior of the under-aged and highlights the main methods of its prevention; the preventive work of the suicide service of the Republic Clinical Psychiatric Hospital is described. The problem of the weak legislative framework defining the status of a medical psychologist is also noted.

Key words: medical psychology, professional development, suicides of the under-aged, normative documents.

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