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Psychiatry in the Republic of Belarus

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Natallia Golubeva ,
Kris Naudts ,
Ayana Gibbs ,
Roman Evsegneev  and
Siarhei Holubeu
Natallia Golubeva
Affiliation:
Department of Forensic Psychiatry, State Medical Forensic Service, Minsk, Belarus, email [email protected]
Kris Naudts
Affiliation:
Forensic Psychiatry Teaching Unit, Department of Forensic Mental Health Science, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK
Ayana Gibbs
Affiliation:
Section of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, Division of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK
Roman Evsegneev
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Belarusian Medical Academy for Postgraduate Training, Minsk, Belarus
Siarhei Holubeu
Affiliation:
Department of Forensic Psychiatry, State Medical Forensic Service, Minsk, Belarus
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The Republic of Belarus (ROB) covers 207 600 km2 and has a population of about 10 million (Ministry of Statistics and Analysis, 2005). It was a member state of the former Soviet Union until it gained independence in 1991. Belarus is located between Poland, Lithuania and Latvia in the west, Russia in the east, and Ukraine in the south. Seventy-two per cent of the population live in an urban environment and 28% in rural areas. The average life span for men is 63 years and for women 75 years (Ministry of Public Health, 2005).

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International Psychiatry , Volume 3 , Issue 3 , July 2006 , pp. 11 - 13
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