INTRODUCTION Humans are exposed to various auditory stimuli from the environment, ranging from the sounds of nature (sounds made by plants, animals, wind, thunder, rain) to sounds made by other humans and society in general, which include music, mechanical and electrical equipment, traffic,...

INTRODUCTION Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease which affects the central nervous system and is characterized by the loss of motor and sensory function resulting from immune-mediated inflammation, demyelination, and subsequent axonal damage [1]. Although the onset of MS can...

INTRODUCTION The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many problems and challenges to the medical profession, including psychiatry. These include the emergence of de novo disorders in the population, the worsening of the condition in previously diagnosed patients, but also problems in the mental...

INTRODUCTION According to demographic and social changes in contemporary societies, the number of individuals requiring intensive home health care due to oncological diseases, neurodegenerative disorders such as dementia, or consequences of ischemic cerebrovascular incident (stroke) is...

INTRODUCTION At present, all countries in the world are stricken by the pandemic caused by the new corona virus named SARS-CoV-2 [1]. The first cases of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus were registered at the end of 2019, in the Hubei province of the People’s Republic of China and were...

INTRODUCTION Depressive disorders are among the most common diseases today, with more than 350 million patients and an annual prevalence of 4.7% globally [1,2]. They are the most common mental disorders in the general population, with an incidence twice as high among women as among men....

INTRODUCTION The frequency of psychosocial crises can significantly vary based on the definitions employed, the population under study (for instance, the general population compared to individuals with chronic illness or a history of trauma), and the context or environment (such as low-income...

Authors: Nađa P. Marić, Milutin Kostić, Janko Samardžić, Slobodanka Pejović- Nikolić, Olivera VukovićPublisher: Institute of Mental Health, Belgrade, 2020. ISBN 978-86-82277-69-9 Recommendations for the responsible use of benzodiazepines in mental health care in Serbia, written by Marić NP,...

Dear Editors, The national survey on psychiatric disorders at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia (acronym - Cov2Soul.RS; funded by the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia - www.cov2soul.rs), which is carried out by researchers from the University of Belgrade and the University of...

INTRODUCTION Depression is one of the leading causes of decreased quality of life and significantly contributes to the global economic burden of diseases. It is estimated that depression affects more than 300 million people worldwide [1]. Recent epidemiological studies in the Republic of...