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Georgiy MorozovAcademician of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor
Date of Birth: 08.02.1920
Country:  Russia |
Content:
- Biography of Georgiy Morozov
- Education and Early Career
- Directorship and Contributions
- Contributions to Psychiatry
- Publications and Awards
- Later Years and Personal Life
Biography of Georgiy Morozov
Georgiy Vasilievich Morozov is one of the leading psychiatrists in the country. Born on February 8, 1920, in Orenburg, he comes from a merchant family. His father, Vasily Timofeevich Morozov (1887-1956), and his mother, Alexandra Pavlovna Morozova (1900-1983), played a significant role in his upbringing. He is married to Galina Anatolyevna Strookova (born 1930) and has a son named Sergey Georgievich Morozov (born 1967).
Education and Early Career
In 1938, Morozov enrolled in the Medical Faculty of the 2nd Moscow Medical Institute named after I.V. Stalin. In 1941, he transferred to the Military Faculty and completed his studies in 1942. During the Great Patriotic War, he served as the senior physician of a Komsomol aviation regiment.
From 1946 to 1949, Morozov worked as a research fellow at the Institute of Psychiatry of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences (AMN). He conducted scientific research on schizophrenia in adolescence. In 1950, he defended his candidate dissertation under the guidance of his mentor, Professor V.A. Gilyarovskiy. In 1965, he defended his doctoral dissertation on stuporous states in schizophrenia and reactive psychoses.
Throughout his career, Morozov worked as a junior research fellow at the Institute of Psychiatry of the AMN (1949-1950), an assistant at the Psychiatry Department of the 2nd Moscow State Medical Institute named after I.V. Stalin (1950-1952), and an associate professor at the Psychiatry Department of the 1st Moscow Medical Institute named after I.M. Sechenov (1952-1959). From 1953 to 1957, he also served as the head of the Psychiatry Department of the Medical-Sanitary Administration of the Kremlin. His research focused on clinical psychiatry, particularly the problem of schizophrenia, as well as the pathophysiological basis of mental illnesses.
Directorship and Contributions
From 1957 to 1990, Morozov served as the director of the All-Union Research Institute of General and Forensic Psychiatry named after V.P. Serbsky. Under his leadership, the institute became a scientific and methodological center for forensic psychiatry in the country. He made significant contributions to the development of forensic psychiatry, including the development of criteria for sanity and insanity, the establishment of a forensic psychiatric service, and research in the field of narcology and biological psychiatry.
From 1990 to 1992, Morozov held the honorary position of director at the All-Russian Research Institute of General and Forensic Psychiatry named after V.P. Serbsky. Since 1992, he has been a leading scientific consultant at the State Research Center for Social and Forensic Psychiatry named after V.P. Serbsky.
Contributions to Psychiatry
Morozov's works have made a significant contribution to the development of theoretical and practical aspects of psychiatry. He has conducted extensive research in the field of forensic and social psychiatry, particularly in clinical, therapeutic, and organizational aspects. He played a key role in the development of diagnostic and expert assessments for various forms of mental illnesses, including reactive psychoses, schizophrenia, and psychopathy.
He has also made significant contributions to the study of motor disorders in schizophrenia and reactive states, the permeability of the blood-brain barrier in nervous and mental illnesses, and the pathophysiological basis of critical psychotic conditions. His research in the field of narcology has led to the establishment of a separate narcology service in the country and the development of pathogenetically justified treatments for chronic alcoholism.
Publications and Awards
Morozov has authored around 300 scientific publications, including 10 monographs. His most important works include "Stuporous States (Psychogenic and Catatonic)" (1968), "Differential Diagnosis of Simple and Pathological Intoxication" (1973), "The Main Stages of the Development of Domestic Forensic Psychiatry" (1976), "Ethical and Psychological Problems of Medicine" (1978), "Morphinism" (1984), "Nervous Diseases" (1987), "Handbook of Psychiatry in 2 Volumes" (1988), "Forensic Psychiatry: A Guide for Physicians" (1988), "Introduction to Clinical Psychiatry" (1998), and "Forensic Psychiatry: A Textbook for Universities" (2003).
He has received numerous awards and honors, including the Order of the October Revolution (1980), the Order of the Red Banner of Labor (1971), the Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class (1944), the Order of the Red Star (1944), and various medals. He was awarded the M.K. Yangel Academic Medal in 1985. Morozov also holds 23 patents for inventions related to the diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and biological essence of mental illnesses.
Throughout his career, Morozov has supervised 46 doctoral and 50 candidate dissertations. Many of his students now lead psychiatric institutions in various regions of the country and in CIS countries.
Later Years and Personal Life
Morozov was elected a Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences in 1969 and a Full Member in 1975. He is also an academician of the Russian Academy of Medical and Technical Sciences (1996) and the International Slavic Academy of Sciences, Education, Arts, and Culture. He served as the chairman of the All-Union Society of Neurologists and Psychiatrists from 1975 to 1988.
In his free time, Morozov enjoys spending time at his dacha and listening to classical music. He currently resides and works in Moscow.
