Victor Skumin

Victor Skumin, born on August 30, 1948, is a distinguished Russian and Soviet scientist, psychiatrist, philosopher, and writer. He graduated from the Kharkiv National Medical University in 1973, embarking on a career that would see him make significant contributions to the fields of psychotherapy and mental health.

In 1978, Skumin made headlines by describing a new disease known as the Skumin syndrome. His innovative approach to psychotherapy, which emphasized optimistic autosuggestion, was particularly aimed at aiding the psychological rehabilitation of cardiosurgical patients, a method he introduced in 1979.

From 1980 to 1990, he served as a professor of psychotherapy at the Kharkiv Medical Academy of Post-graduate Education, where he made groundbreaking discoveries, including the