Viktor Pavlovych Protopopov (; 22 October 1880, Yurky,

Kobelyaksky Uyezd Kobelyaksky Uyezd (''Кобелякский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Poltava Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Kobelyaki (Kobeliaky). De ...

– 30 November 1957,

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) was a Soviet and Ukrainian psychiatrist and academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR. Being a pupil of

Vladimir Bekhterev Vladimir Mikhailovich Bekhterev ( rus, Влади́мир Миха́йлович Бе́хтерев, p=ˈbʲextʲɪrʲɪf; 20 January 1857 – 24 December 1927) was a Russian neurologist and the father of objective psychology. He is best known fo ...

, Protopopov founded his own pathophysiological school of thought in the Soviet psychiatry. Protopopov authored more than 110 articles. He is also known for the "Protopopov's syndrome", or "Protopopov's triad", which consists of the

tachycardia Tachycardia, also called tachyarrhythmia, is a heart rate that exceeds the normal resting rate. In general, a resting heart rate over 100 beats per minute is accepted as tachycardia in adults. Heart rates above the resting rate may be normal ...

, dilatated pupils and obstipation in

bipolar disorder Bipolar disorder (BD), previously known as manic depression, is a mental disorder characterized by periods of Depression (mood), depression and periods of abnormally elevated Mood (psychology), mood that each last from days to weeks, and in ...

(then known as manic-depressive psychosis).

Awards

* Two

Orders of Lenin The Order of Lenin (, ) was an award named after Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the October Revolution. It was established by the Central Executive Committee on 6 April 1930. The order was the highest civilian decoration bestowed by the Soviet ...

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour () was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to the Soviet state and society in the fields of production, science, culture, literature, the arts, education, sports ...

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*http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/2247.html 1880 births 1957 deaths People from Kobelyaksky Uyezd Academic staff of Perm State University Academic staff of the S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy alumni Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Bipolar disorder researchers Soviet psychiatrists Ukrainian psychiatrists {{psychiatrist-stub

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