[Etiopathogenesis of information disease]

On the basis of the results of animal experiments and observations of people the concept of the information disease was formulated. It is understood as a form of psychoneural pathology characterized by special causes bringing it about, as well as by a number of peculiarities of its manifestation and pathogenesis. Besides, the information diseases, as any nosological form, is characterized by distinct protection mechanisms. The methods of prophylaxis and treatment, based on the specifics of its pathogenesis, were developed in animal experiments and effectively tested on humans. The information disease (ID) is understood as various disturbances of the higher functions of the nervous system, as well as resulting from it, disturbances of the functioning of the other systems of the organisms, occurring because of the brain being for a long time in the conditions of unfavorable combinations of the three following factors, i. e. certain volume of information to be processed for an important decision to be made, the factor of time assigned for the brain work and the level of motivation determining the importance of information and necessity of its being processed. The combination of these three factors can be unfavourable if: 1) it is necessary to process a large volume of information, including the function of decision making, in the conditions of prolonged deficit of time assigned for such work of the brain with the high level of behavioral motivation, or 2) there is information deficit during a long period of time, and the behavioral motivation is also high.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)