Alexander Romanovich Dovzhenko was a Soviet and Ukrainian physician, psychiatrist and psychotherapist. He is most famous for great services in the development of public health. Dovzhenko Alexander Romanovich was a psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and substance abuse counselor. USSR People's therapist, Meritorious Soviet Ukraine therapist, Neurology and Psychiatry V.P. Protopopov Scientific Research Institute Senior scientist, a head of MZ Soviet Ukraine First Republican psychoneurological Medical Centre. Graduated from Crimea State Medical University. The author of the unique alcohol addiction therapy that won a universal recognition. The approbation of Dovzhenko's approach, its theoretical and scientific foundation was held in 1979 – 1980 – ties in Clinical and Experimental Neurology and Psychiatry V.P. Protopopov Scientific Research Institute.
Scientific works
In 1984 A.R. Dovzhenko's method of therapy was recognized as an invention and registered by State Committee on Inventions and Discoveries titled as “The Treatment of Сhronic Alcoholism based on Dovzhenko's method ” and approved by Department for Implementing of Medication and Medical Equipment of USSR Ministry of Health. Authorized by USSR and Soviet Ukraine Ministry of Health. Professor I.N. Pyatnitskaya is a prominent scientist and clinical therapist who has become a co – founder of modern Russian narcology, author of classical monographs and guides and has highly assessed doctor Dovzhenko's method of therapy.
In 1980 – 1990 – ties the number of science – fiction films created at Moscow and Kiev film studios appeared on the screens exposing the works of Republic Psychotherapy and Narcology Centre. In the premises of the centre there is an educational program and internship based on Dovzhenko's method and aimed at psychotherapists specialised in narcology from almost all regions of Post – USSR. The total number of graduates comprises 150 students, among which 80 of them were prepared by the author of the method. Presently, this number includes Meritorious professors of the Russian Federation, Ukraine, the Republic of Tatarstan doctors and candidates of Medical Science. Annually, since 1999 in the city ofKharkov conventional scientific -practical conferences are arranged with an international participation and named as “Dovzheko's readings”.
The institutions that organize this event include: Ukrainian Medical Science Academy, Ministry of Health, Governmental Institute “Neurology, Psychiatry and Narcology of Ukraine AMN”, Kharkov Post – graduate Medical Academy, Ukrainian scientific – practical neurology, psychiatrist and narcologist community. The collection of scientific works based on conference results are published.
Dovzhenko education charity was created in Moscow. MOZ Crimean Republic Narcology and Psychotherapy Centre has the name of A.R. Dovzhenko.
Alexander Romanovich was buried at Novoe Kladbishe in Feodosia, where his marble bust was installed. At present, there is a monument constructed in his honour and located in the centre of Feodosia.
A. R. Dovzhenko Meadl Of Honour. Following the decision of Ukraine Ministry of Health as well as Russia Ministry of Health, a USSR People's Therapist medal was issued to A.R. Dovzhenko:
