The article presents the prevalence of mental disorders in Ukraine and the factors affecting their distribution, considers the features of the development and prevention of mental disorders in the context of national characteristics of attitudes towards psychiatry. The necessity of using the methods of non-drug therapy is presented, using the example of the method of biological feedback (BFB), both, in combination with psychopharmacotherapy, and as a separate use. The description of the essence of the biofeedback method and its neurophysiological mechanisms is given. The data of the main forms of biofeedback therapy and the possibilities of their effective application in psychiatric practice are presented.
