Medical consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station

The gravity extent of the effect of radiation factors of the accident on population is analysed. The unfavourable demographic situation on the territories contaminated by radionucleoids, death rate and sickness rate of population are practically identical with the corresponding indicators in these regions which are not contaminated by the accident discharge products. The psychical deadaptation of 50% of the population as a result of radiophobia belongs to the medical consequences of the accident. The establishing psychotherapeutic service is bound to protect from this factor offect. Particular emphasis is placed upon the rate increase of endocrinie and oncologic diseases with short latent period undoubtedly associated with the rise of the collective irradiation dose.