Analysis of dissertations submitted to dissertation boards of the USSR and Russia by specialty 19.00.04 - Medical psychology in 1990-2011
Analysis of 968 author's abstracts by specialty 19.00.04 - Medical psychology (1980-2011) is presented. Annually, (30 ± 2) dissertations were submitted to dissertation boards of the USSR and Russia. There were 29.8 % of medical dissertations and 70.2 % of psychological ones. Doctoral dissertations comprised 13.5 %, and doctoral/candidate ratio was 1 : 6.4. Polynomial model of dissertations over the time under study shows increase in dissertation quantity. 32.2 % dissertations were multidisciplinary (two specialties). Among total number of dissertations, there were 1.2 % dissertations on history and methodology, 20.0 % on pathopsychology, 9.4 % on neuropsychology, 17.4 % on psychosomatics and corporal psychology, 16.3 % on development disorder and deviant behaviour psychology, 15.5 % on psychological intervention (psychotherapy, counseling and psychocorrection), 3.3 % on psychology of therapeutic process, 11.6 % on psychohygiene, psychoprevention, social rehabilitation and quality of life of patients, 5.3 % on health and professional health psychology.