Clinical Research Directory

1. Adults suffering from schizophrenia requiring permanent institutional care, N=40 Inclusion criteria: * women and men aged ≥ 18 years, * consent of the patient or legal guardian to participate in the study, * schizophrenia clinically confirmed for at least 5 years, with predominance of negative symptoms, * stable drug therapy (treatment unchanged for at least 3 months) * ability to understand and follow the therapist's instructions, * functional ability of everyday life on the Barthel scale below 40 points, Exclusion criteria: * lack of consent to participate in the study; * pregnancy; * general contraindications (acute inflammatory and febrile diseases, venous thrombosis, unstable arterial hypertension, early condition after contrast computed tomography, early condition after lumbar puncture, general serious condition of the patient); * unstable or untreated epilepsy, based on EEG; * exacerbation of the main disease (acute psychosis, severe anxiety, tendency to active aggression, etc.); * active cancer disease; * diseases of the nervous system (neuropathies, stroke, damage to the cerebellum, labyrinth, Parkinson's disease) causing altered sensitivity to stimuli; * diseases and illnesses of the musculoskeletal system that disturb the body's balance and the mobility of the limbs. 2. Adults (men) suffering from schizophrenia, N=40 Inclusion criteria: * men aged ≥ 18 years, * consent of the patient or legal guardian to participate in the study, * clinically confirmed schizophrenia with predominance of negative symptoms, * stable drug therapy (treatment unchanged for at least 1 month), * ability to understand and follow the therapist's instructions, * functional ability of everyday life on the Barthel scale above 40 points, Exclusion criteria: * lack of consent to participate in the study; * general contraindications (acute inflammatory and febrile diseases, venous thrombosis, unstable arterial hypertension, early condition after contrast computed tomography, early condition after lumbar puncture, general serious condition of the patient); * unstable or untreated epilepsy, based on EEG; * exacerbation of the main disease (acute psychosis, severe anxiety, tendency to active aggression, etc.); * active cancer disease; * diseases of the nervous system (neuropathies, stroke, damage to the cerebellum, labyrinth, Parkinson's disease) causing altered sensitivity to stimuli; diseases and illnesses of the musculoskeletal system disturbing body balance and limb mobility. 3. Adults (women) addicted to alcohol, N= 60 Inclusion criteria: * female gender; * age ≥ 18 years; * consent of the patient or legal guardian to participate in the study; * alcohol dependence syndrome (F10.2 according to ICD-10); * history of depressive and anxiety symptoms; * ability to understand and follow the therapist's instructions; * functional ability of everyday life on the Barthel scale above 40 points. Exclusion criteria: * lack of consent to participate in the study; * pregnancy; * psychoactive substances other than alcohol; * exacerbation of the main disease (acute psychosis, severe anxiety, tendency to active aggression, etc.); * mental illnesses other than depression and anxiety disorders; * psychotic diseases (F20- schizophrenia and other schizophrenic disorders); * general contraindications (acute inflammatory and febrile diseases, venous thrombosis, unstable arterial hypertension, early condition after contrast computed tomography, early condition after lumbar puncture, general serious condition of the patient); * unstable or untreated epilepsy, based on EEG; * active cancer disease; * diseases of the nervous system (neuropathies, stroke, damage to the cerebellum, labyrinth, Parkinson's disease) causing altered sensitivity to stimuli; * severe cognitive impairment; * diagnosis of autism and ADHD; * PTSD; * intellectual disability (diagnosis F70 - F79); * diseases and illnesses of the musculoskeletal system that disturb the body's balance and the mobility of the limbs.