Ņikita Bezborodovs

Work experience

2017 - Present	Assistant Riga Stradins University, Department of Psychiatry and Narcology
2017 - Present	Head of the Residency Training Program in Child Psychiatry Riga Stradins University, Faculty of Continuing Education
2016 - Present	Acting head of the clinic Children’s clinical university hospital, Child psychiatry clinic
2015 - 2018	Psychiatrist Private practice, Health centre "Vivendi"
2016 - 2017	Teacher (Study course “Psychiaty” ) Riga Stradins University, Department of Psychiatry and Narcology
2015 - 2016	Child and adolescent psychiatrist Children’s clinical university hospital, Child psychiatry clinic
2015 - 2016	Psychiatrist Long-term social care institution “Rīga”
2014 - 2015	Lecturer (course “Introduction to forensic psychiatry”) State Police-college
2013 - 2016	Lecturer (course “Psychiatry”) Latvian University P.Stradin’s medical college
2013 - 2015	Resident Clinician in Child and adolescent Psychiatry Children’s clinical university hospital
2012 - 2013	Visiting researcher Health Service and Population Research Department, King’s College London, Institute of Psychiatry
2012 - 2013	Clinical Attachment South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Lambeth Early Onset (LEO) Community Mental Health Team
2009 - 2013	Resident Clinician in Psychiatry Riga Centre of Psychiatry and Addiction Disorders
2007 - 2008	Research fellow Institute of Innovative Biomedical Technology
2004 - 2005	Undergraduate research assistant Latvian Children's Hearing Centre

Education and training

2017 - Present	Doctoral study programme in Medicine Riga Stradins University
2014 - 2017	Master’s degree of Health Science in Public Health (MPH) Riga Stradins University, Faculty of Public Health and Social Welfare
2014 - 2015	International dipolma in Mental Health, Human Rights and Law Indian Law Society & World Health Organization, Centre for Mental Health Law and Policy
2013 - 2015	Residency Program in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Riga Stradins University, Faculty of Continuing Education
2009 - 2013	Residency Program in Psychiatry Riga Stradins University, Faculty of Continuing Education
2003 - 2009	Medical diploma Riga Stradins University, Faculty of Medicine
1992 - 2003	Secondary school diploma Riga 40th secondary school

Achievements

Continuing education a.o. qualification upgrade

2019. International workshop “Practice in Work with Early Life Trauma”, Minsk, Belarus.

2018. Professional educational program "AVEKKI model - professional collaboration and safety standards working with persons with developmental disabilities", Riiga, Latvia.

2018. International Summer School “Economic Modeling in Healthcare”, Riga, Latvia.

2018. Donald J. Cohen Fellowship Program (DJCFP) for international Scholars in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Prague, Czech Republic.

2018. UEMS-CAP seminar for CAP Trainers, Budapest, Hungary.

2018. ASDEU Conference on future policies for autism, Madrid, Spain.

2017. European Hospital and Healthcare Federation (HOPE) Exchange Programme, Tampere, Finland.

2017. Wales Autism Research Centre, observership, Cardiff, Wales.

2014. European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) Child and Adolescent psychiatry Summer School, ECNP, Venice, Italy.

2012. King's College London Institute of Psychiatry, Summer School on Development of Community Mental Health Services, London, UK.

2012. European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) Summer School, ECNP, Oxford, UK.

2012. Lundbeck Institute Seminar "Evidence Based Medicine in Schizophrenia", Lundbeck Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark

2011. All-Rusian Summers School for Young scientists in the field of mental health, Russian Psychiatric Association, Suzdal, Russia.

2011. Summer-conference "Actualities of Forensic psychiatry and Psychosomatics", Daugavpils Psychoneurologic Hospital, Daugavpils, Latvia

2011. EPA Academia Summer School on "Comorbidity between mental and physical disorders", European Psychiatric Association, Nice, France

2011. Course on Leadership and Professional Skills by Prof. Norman Sartorius, Riga, Latvia

2010. Salzburg Weill Cornell Seminar in Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College & Open Medical Institute, Salzburg, Austria

2010. Summer-conference "Actualities of Geriopsychiatry", Daugavpils Psychoneurologic Hospital, Daugavpils, Latvia

Field of research

Child and adolescent psychiatry
Social psychiatry, psychiatric stigma
Health service research
Public health and epidemiology

Memberships

2013 - present. Latvian society of child psychiatrists. Member of the board (2016 - present)

2012 - present. Nordic Society for Phenomenology, Member

2012 - present. European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP), Associate Member

2012 - 2016. European Psychiatric Association Early Career Psychiatrists Committee (EPA ECPC). Member of the Task Force on Meetings and Associations

2011 - present. World Psychiatric Association: Section on Education in Psychiatry

2010 - 2015. Young Psychiatrists Network (YP network). Member of the organizing commitee for 2^nd, 3^d and 4^th YP network meetings. Treasurer (since 2012).

2009 - 2013 European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees (EFPT). Chairman of EFPT Working group on "Organization of scientific meetings" (2011-2012). Official Latvian delegate to EFPT annual forum (2010, 2011)

2009 - present. Young Psychiatrists section of Latvian Psychiatric Association. Chairman of the section (2010 - 2012)

2009 - present Latvian Psychiatric Association. Member of the board (2013 - present).

2006 - 2010 RSU Psychiatry student interest group. Chairman of the group (2008 - 2010)

Awards and recognitions

2017. Latvian Autism Society honorary award for improving the recognition of autism in Latvia.

2013. Riga Stradins University Resident of the year award

Publications

Research articles

Krupchanka D., Khalifeh H., Abdulmalik J., Ardila-Gómez S., Armiya'u A.Y., Banjac V., Baranov A., Bezborodovs N., Čavajda Z., Girolamo G., Denisenko M., Dickens A., Dujmovic J., Ergovic-Novotny D., Fedotov I., Fernández M.A., Frankova I., Gasparovic M., Giurgi-Oncu C., Grahovac T., James B.O., Jomli J., Kekin I., Knez R., Lanfredi M., Lassman F., Mehta N., Nacef F., Nawka A., Nemirovsky M., Ola B.A., Oshodi Y., Ouali U., Peharda T., Razic Pavicic A., Rojnic Kuzman M., Shamenov R., Smirnova D., Smoljanic D., Spikina A., Thornicroft A., Tomicevic M., Vidovic D., Williams P., Yakovleva Y., Zhabenko O., Zhilyaeva T., Zivkovic M., Thornicroft G., Sartorius N., 2017, Satisfaction with psychiatric in-patient care as rated by patients at discharge from hospitals in 11 low, middle and high income countries. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 2017 Aug;52(8):989-1003.
D.Krupchanka, N.Kruk, J.Murray, S.Davey, N.Bezborodovs, P.Winkler, L.Bukelskis, N.Sartorius, 2016, Experience of stigma in private life of relatives of people diagnosed with schizophrenia in the Republic of Belarus. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 2016 May;51(5):757-65
S. Kramina, L. Kevere, N. Bezborodovs, S. Purvina, G. Rozentals, J. Strautmanis, Z. Viksna, 2015, Acute psychosis due to non-paraneoplastic Anti-NMDA-receptor encephalitis in a teenage girl: case report. Psych J. 2015 Dec;4(4):226-30
N.Mehta, S.Clement, E.Marcus, A.C.Stona, N.Bezborodovs, S.Evans-Lacko, J.Palacios, M.Docherty, E.Barley, D.Rose, M.Koschorke, R.Shidhaye, C.Henderson, G.Thornicroft, 2015, Evidence for effective interventions to reduce mental health-related stigma and discrimination in the medium and long term: systematic review. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 207(5):377-84.
S.Clement, O.Schauman, T.Graham, F.Maggioni, S.Evans-Lacko, N.Bezborodovs, C.Morgan, N.Rusch, J.Brown, G.Thornicroft, 2013, What is the impact of mental health-related stigma on help-seeking? A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies. Psychological Medicine. 26:1-17
N.Bezborodovs, G.Thornicroft, 2013, Stigmatisation of mental illness in the workplace: evidence and consequences. Die Psychiatrie. 10:102-107
S.K.Sinha, N.Bezborodovs, D.Krupchanka, O.Paravaya, M.bendix, D.Smirnova, 2013, Asian Federation of Early Career Psychiatrists: Building bridges and expanding horizons. Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 6:93-94

Books and brochures

Karīna Konstantinova, Evija Strankale, Ņ.Bezborodovs, 2017, Pusaudžu depresija. Latvijas Ārsts, 2017/8:41-45.
Ņ.Bezborodovs, 2016, Uzmanības deficīta un hiperaktivitātes sindroms pieaugušajiem. Medicus Bonus, 2016/3:58-60.
E.Tērauds, E.Rancāns, R.Andrēziņa, B.Kupča, G.Ancāne, I.Ķiece, Ņ.Bezborodovs, 2015, Depresijas diagnostikas un ārstēšanas vadlīnijas. Latvijas Ārsts, 9:40-47.
A.Bandati, O.Kazakova, S.Polshkova, A.Kuzmanovic, P.Marinova, I.Viltrakyte, N.Bezborodovs, A.Milshtein, Inatient Psychiatric Care in Eastern Europe, 2015, European Psychiatry, Volume 30, Supplement 1, 28–31 March 2015, Pages 1958
E.Tērauds, E.Rancāns, R.Andrēziņa, B.Kupča, G.Ancāne, I.Ķiece, Ņ.Bezborodovs, 2015, Depresijas diagnostikas un ārstēšanas vadlīnijas. 3. izdevums. Latvijas Psihiatru Asociācija.
Ņ.Bezborodovs, L.Ķevere, E.Tērauds, R.Andrēziņa, 2015, Uzmanības deficīta un hiperaktivitātes sindroma (UDHS) diagnostikas un korekcijas rekomendācijas bērniem un pusaudžiem. Latvijas Ārsts, 1:44-49.
E.Tērauds, E.Rancāns, R.Andrēziņa, B.Kupča, I.Ķiece, I.Zārde, Ņ.Bezborodovs, 2014, Šizofrēnijas diagnostikas un ārstēšanas vadlīnijas. 3. izdevums. Latvijas Psihiatru Asociācija.
R.Andrēziņa, E.Tērauds, L.Ķevere, Ņ.Bezborodovs, 2014, Uzmanības deficīta un hiperaktivitātes sindroma (UDHS) diagnostikas un korekcijas vadlīnijas bērniem un pusaudžiem. BKUS Bērnu psihiatrijas klīnika, RSU Psihiatrijas un narkoloģijas katedra.
I.Zarde, N.Bezborodovs, E.Terauds, 2013. Sezonālie afektīvi traucējumi. Doctus, 11:10-13 pp.
N.Bezborodovs, E.Terauds, 2012, Clinical guidelines in Latvia – an ongoing struggle. The Nordic Psychiatrist, 2-2012, 22 pp.
N.Bezborodovs, D.Krupchanka, A.Butwicka, M.Bendix, F.Baessler, O.Paravaya, J.Hanson, 2012, Bridging the gap between Eastern and Western Psychiatry. The Nordic Psychiatrist, 2-2012, 30 pp.
O.Paravaya, D.Krupchanka, N.Bezborodovs, M.Dias, M.Navadvorskaya, M.Bendix, A.Butwicka, 2013, Discovering new horizons. International Psychiatry, 10(1):23-24.
D.Krupchanka, O.Paravaya, N.Kruk, N.Bezborodovs, 2012, 3rd Young Psychiatrists' Network Meeting. Psychiatry, psychotherapy and clinical psychology, 4(10), 6-16 pp.
D.Eraslan, J.Albrecht, N.Bezborodovs, D.Caretta, T.LaFerla, D.Papanti, C.Reggianini, M.Ribolsi, G. Sampogna, A. Fiorillo, 2012, Evidence-based medicine in schizophrenia seminar: the experience of EPA early career psychiatrists. European Psychiatry. Free communication.
M.Bendix, S.Jauhar, D.Smirnova, N.Bezborodovs, F.Baessler, J.Hanson, M.Rusaka, 2011, Svensk psykiatrisk förening i europeiskt samarbete "Moving together towards new horizons – 2nd Young Psychiatrists' Network Meeting" Riga 2011. Swed. Med. Assoc. Actualities, 2011:3:35.

Abstracts

N.Bezborodovs, E.Rancans, A.Villerusa, 2019, Screening for symptoms of psychological distress in adolescent populations. Rīga Stradiņš University International Conference on Medical and Health Care Sciences "Knowledge for Use in Practice". 291 pp.
I.Muizniece, N.Bezborodovs, 2019, Menstrual psychosis in an adolescent girl. International student conference “Health and Social sciences”. 324 pp.
J.Avdotina, A.Mezecka, N.Bezborodovs, 2018, Depression symptoms prevalence among children with specific learning disorders from 7-17 yars old. The 60th International Scientific Conference of Daugavpils University. 50 pp.
A.Mezecka, J.Avdotina, S.Borisane, N.Bezborodovs, N.Sitnika, 2018, Socioeconomic status, age, gender, children number in the family differences on the children’s depression inventory in children (7-17 years old) with psychiatric disorders in Latvia. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference of Daugavpils University. 383 pp.
N.Bezborodovs, A.Villerusa, 2018, Psycho-emotional determinants of multiple risk behaviour among 15-year-old adolescents in Latvia. 23^rd World Congress of the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions. Abstract, e-publication.
N.Bezborodovs, A.Villerusa, 2018, Prevalence and socio-demographic determinants of high-risk behaviours among 15-year-old adolescents in Latvia. 32^nd Nordic Congress of Psychiatry. Abstract, e-publication.
N.Bezborodovs, A.Villerusa, 2018, Psycho-emotional determinants of binge drinking among 15-year-old adolescents in Latvia. 26^th European Congress of Psychiatry. Abstract, e-publication.
Ņ.Bezborodovs, I.Pudule, A.Villeruša, 2018, Augsta riska uzvedības psihoemocionālās determinantes 15 gadu veciem pusaudžiem Latvijā. RSU Scientific conference 2018. Abstracts,135 pp.
N.Bezborodovs, 2014, Problems of psychiatric training in post-Soviet states. 16^th World Congress of Psychiatry. Abstract, e-publication.
N.Bezborodovs, F.Lassman, G.Thornicroft, N.Sartorius, The IDEA Project Group, 2014, Users' experiences of psychiatric in-patient treatment in low and middle income countries: The IDEA Project. 16^th World Congress of Psychiatry. Abstract, e-publication.
N.Bezborodovs, 2013, Latvian psychiatry in the years of independence, 2013 DGPPN Congress, Abstract, e-publication.
N.Bezborodovs, D.Krupchanka, A.Butwicka, F.Baessler, M.Bendix, 2013, Young Psychiatrists' Network: development of a forum for international collaboration. 21^st European Congress of Psychiatry. Abstract, e-publication.
O.Paravaya, D. Krupchanka, M. Navadvorskaya, F.Baessler, M.Bendix, N.Bezborodovs, A.Butwicka, S.Jauhar, D.Smirnova, 2012, How to organize an international meeting. 2012 DGPPN Congress, Abstract, e-publication.
N.Bezborodovs, L.Grinvalde, A.Rizevs, R.Andrezina, 2012, Atypical antipsychotics in child and adolescnt psychiatry practice in Latvia. International conference "3^d Young Psychiatrists' Network Meeting". September 27-29 2012. Minsk, Belarus. Abstract booklet, 49-50 pp.
I.Zarde, N.Bezborodovs, L.Stane, J.Margolina, M.Taube, 2012, Stigma related work in Latvia. International conference "3^d Young Psychiatrists' Network Meeting". September 27-29 2012. Minsk, Belarus. Abstract booklet, 44-45 pp.
N.Bezborodovs, L.Grinvalde, A.Rizevs, R.Andrezina, 2012, Side effects of atypical antipsychotic therapy in children and adolescents with schizophrenia spectrum disorders in Latvia: A retrospective chart review. 30^th Nordic Congress of Psychiatry. Abstract, 61 pp.
N.Bezborodovs, L.Grinvalde, A.Rizevs, R.Andrezina, 2012, Use of atypical antipsychotics in children with schizophrenia spectrum disorders in Latvia. 29^th European Congress of Psychiatry. Abstract, e-publication.
N.Bezborodovs, L.Stane, E.Rancans, 2011, Quality of psychiatric training in Latvia – results of the Resident Satisfaction Survey. Turkish Journal of Psychiatry, 22-2(1):56.
M.Bendix, A.Butwicka, O.Paravaya, F.Baessler, S.Jauhar, D.Smirnova, N. Bezborodovs, J.Hanson, M.Rusaka, 2011, Young Psychiatrists' Network Meeting: Moving Together Towards New Horizons. 2011 DGPPN Congress, Abstract, e-publication.
N.Bezborodovs, E.Rancans, 2011, Dynamics of the suicide rate and its socioeconomic correlates in Latvia in the first decade of the XXth century. RSU 10th Scientific conference. Abstracts, 146 pp. 2. E.Rancans,
N.Bezborodovs, 2011, Self-reported suicidal behaviors in the general population in Latvia in the year 2010. RSU 10th Scientific conference. Abstracts, 76 pp. 3.
N.Bezborodovs, E.Rancans, 2011, Gender-specific trends in self-reported suicidal behavior in Latvia in the year 2010. International conference "2^nd Young Psychiatrists' Network Meeting". April 6-8 2011. Riga, Latvia. Abstract booklet, 32-33 pp. 4.
M.Losevica, N.Bezborodovs, 2011, Two psychiatric disorders: comorbidity or differential diagnosis? International conference "2^nd Young Psychiatrists' Network Meeting". April 6-8 2011. Riga, Latvia. Abstract booklet, 42-44 pp.