Department of Research & Academic Development
Key tasks and activities of the R&D Department
- Study of Etiopathogenetic Mechanisms and Epidemiology: Investigating etiopathogenetic mechanisms, the biophysiosocial pathomorphosis, and key epidemiological indicators of major socially significant mental and behavioral disorders (e.g., affective disorders, cognitive impairments, and psychotic conditions), as well as identifying vulnerable population groups through regional and multicenter research projects.
- Development of Clinical-Linguistic Research: Advancing a clinical-linguistic scientific direction within a multidisciplinary team (psychiatrist, philologist, mathematician) to study language diagnostic markers and develop language-based therapeutic targets for the treatment and psychosocial rehabilitation (language remediation) of socially significant mental and behavioral disorders (e.g. affective disorders, cognitive impairments, and psychotic conditions).
- Innovative Psychotechnologies and Therapeutic Approaches: Developing new and enhancing existing approaches, methods, and psychotechnologies for diagnosing, treating, and rehabilitating major socially significant mental and behavioral disorders (e.g. affective disorders, cognitive impairments, and psychotic conditions).
- Evaluation of Therapeutic Methods and Rehabilitation Approaches: Assessing the efficacy and safety of existing pharmaceutical interventions (clinical trials of modern pharmacological agents) and non-pharmacological treatments, such as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, language remediation, physiotherapy, kinesiotherapy, phytotherapy, balneotherapy, and etc.
- Development of Web-versions of the Diagnostic Tools and Research Platforms: Creating new screening diagnostic programs, web-based psychometric tools, software applications, electronic research protocols, and databases to enhance the quality of diagnostic processes, therapeutic approaches, and research activities.
- Improvement of Scientific and Intellectual Output: Strengthening scientific publication metrics and advancing the university’s intellectual property registration indicators.
- Community Engagement and Psychoeducation: Participating in psychoeducational programs to disseminate and popularize the findings of scientific research among the general population.
Key staff of the R&D Department
Alisa Andryushchenko
MD, PhD, DMedSc, Russia
- Head of the Department of Research & Academic Development, Moscow Institute of Mental Health, Moscow Medical Univeristy «Reaviz», Moscow, Russia
- Professor of the Department of Mental Health and Clinical Psychiatry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Daria Smirnova
MD (Hons), PhD (Psychiatry), Russia
- Head, Institute of Mental Health, University “Reaviz”, Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Director, Samara Institute of Mental Health, Medical University “Reaviz”, Samara, Russia
- World Psychiatric Association, Evidence-based Psychiatry Section & Women’s Mental Health Section Member
- European Depression Association, National Representative of Russia
- International Association of Women’s Mental Health Member
- Association of University Teachers of Psychiatry Member
- Argentinian Association of Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychiatry Section Member
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Anna Spikina
- Deputy Head, Institute of Mental Health, University “Reaviz”, Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Deputy Chief Medical Officer, St. Petersburg Psychoneurology Dispansery N2, Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Anna Khomenko
PhD (Linguistics), Russia
- Chief Expert of the Department of Research & Academic Development, Institute of Mental Health, University “Reaviz”, Saint Petersburg, Russia</li>
- Senior Researcher of the Language and Brain Centre, Faculty of Humanitarian Sciences, National Research University “Higher School of Economics” (HSE) in Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
- Researcher of the Laboratory of Theory and Practice of Decision Support Systems, Faculty of Informatics, Mathematics, and Computer Science, National Research University “Higher School of Economics” (HSE) in Nizhny Novgorod
Elena Sloeva
PhD (Linguistics), Associate Professor, Russia
- Chief Expert of the Department of Research & Academic Development, Samara Institute of Mental Health, Medical University “Reaviz”, Samara, Russia
- Associate Professor, Department of Pedagogy and Digital Didactics, Samara State Medical University
Eva Asatryan
Russia
- Research Laboratory Assistant of the Department of Research & Academic Development, Samara Institute of Mental Health, Medical University “Reaviz”, Samara, Russia</li>
- Chairperson of the Students Academic Group (SAGA), Samara Institute of Mental Health, Medical University “Reaviz”
