This study assesses the complex impact of risk and protective factors on suicide mortality in the Ukrainian general population. Data on suicide rates and socioeconomic and medical factors were obtained from the Ukrainian State Statistical Office, WHO, and the European Social Survey. Structural equation modeling was used for data analysis. Religion and education were negatively associated with suicide. The relationship between drug addiction/alcoholism and suicide was positive. The association between urbanization and suicide mortality was negative. The relationship between gross regional product (GRP) and female suicide was slightly negative. Religiosity was the protective factor most strongly linked with suicide mortality followed by urbanization. The harmful role of drug addiction and alcoholism was confirmed. The role of education and GRP is controversial. No striking gender differences were found.

No abstract

The problematic article is devoted to the issues of psychological well-being and mental health in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The sociopsychological effects of pandemics that potentiate mental health disorders have been analyzed. The effect of the influence of the media and social networks on the mental state is considered. Quarantine, social distance and social exclusion have a negative impact on mental health and physical well-being. The growth of deviant forms of behavior, stigmatization, excessive mental stress on medical workers who are in the focus of a pandemic, and the non-standard state of medical institutions have been noted among the main factors that worsen mental health. The peculiarities of anxious and phobic disorders in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic have been described and analyzed in detail. It has been established that organic anxiety predominates in patients with COVID-19, having a number of clinical peculiarities (the predominance of somatic anxiety with an asthenic radical, high comorbidity with depression and hypochondria, cognitive deficit and the severity of vegetative manifestations). Pharmacogenic anxious and depressive effects have been described with the use of antiviral agents. The peculiarities of the treatment of patients with anxious and phobic disorders in the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic are the use of Internet technologies (psychoeducation, psychotherapy) and the discussion of specific problems and fears at psychotherapy sessions. Timely diagnosis, therapy and prevention of mental and behavioral disorders that occur during an outbreak of infectious diseases is a priority for successfully overcoming both the immediate and longterm effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the mental health of all segments of the population. Keywords: COVID-19, pandemic, risk, psychological well-being, mental health, anxiety, phobias

The purpose of this review is to explore the dynamics of suicide mortality rates in Ukraine during an ongoing armed conflict between 2014 and 2015. Suicide mortality data were obtained by reviewing annual analytical releases from the State Service for Emergent Situations of Ukraine and annual release of Russian Federal Service of State Statistics. Suicide mortality in mainland Ukraine and in the Crimea region demonstrated a mild decrease, whereas suicide mortality in the regions directly involved in the armed conflict demonstrated a prominent decrease. The results of this review support Durkheim theory. The limitation of this review includes general concern about quality of data at time of armed conflict in the country.

The aim: Study of psychological factors and consequences of psychosocial stress which is formed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and methods: In the research, we used methods: developed a common, assessment of psychosocial stress L. Reeder scale, assessment of distress R.Kessler, assessment of the presence of manifestations of anxiety-depressive response GAD-7, depression self-assessment scale PHQ-9, method of assessing neuropsychological adaptation I. Gurvich, assessment of psychosocial support D. Ziemet, the scale of assessment of family anxiety E. Eidemiller, W. Justickis, strategies for stress-coping behavior E. Heim, methods of assessing the quality of life A.A. Pushkarev, N.G. Arinchina (2000). The current factors of the impact of coronavirus on the mental state of the population have been investigated. The study involved 823 citizens of Ukraine, who filled out the developed Google form. Results: Threats of coronavirus disease, violation of the usual life stereotype, restriction of leisure activity, harmful interest in news about the pandemic, usage of tobacco plays an important role in the mechanisms of distress formation. These conditions raise the risk of increased stress, anxiety and depression. Conclusions: The investigations carried out suggested that the quarantine restrictions could be predisposing factors for mental health impairments. Under these conditions, risks of increased stress pressure, anxiety, and depression are rising. Measures on psycho-prevention should be performed on the base of the regularities identified.