Health Management Institute (HMI) is an institution that studies humans: how they endure the complexity of the world and how they find a path to recovery.

Those who heal, rescue, lead, and serve need special support. The mental resilience of the people who hold society together determines its future.

How we work

We explore mental health at three levels: individual, societal, and scientific. This approach allows us to move from individual symptoms to systemic solutions.

HMI Researches

The presented research reflects the key areas of scientific work of the Health Management Institute.

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Psychology and psychiatry of stress, trauma and adaptation

We explore how the psyche responds to stress, crisis, and loss — and what mechanisms help a person adapt without devastating consequences.

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Neuroscience and cognitive mechanisms of resilience

We study the brain as an organ of adaptation: how stress alters attention, memory, and decision-making—and what supports the recovery of cognitive function.

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Trauma, moral injury and paths to recovery

We explore trauma, moral trauma, and recovery trajectories in war and protracted crises—with a focus on ethical, effective, and scalable models of aid.

Areas of work

We explore how the psyche responds to stress, loss, and traumatic experiences, and how adaptation, disorders, and paths to recovery are formed.

We study how the brain changes under the influence of stress and overload and what mechanisms support attention, memory, and the ability to adapt.

We analyze the psychological consequences of traumatic events and moral conflicts and develop ethical and effective recovery models.

We explore how mental states, stress, and lifestyle affect brain aging and the quality of long life.

We study how social conditions, institutions, and systemic crises shape the mental health of individuals and professional communities.

We explore how change, loss, and crisis affect a person's sense of meaning, self-identity, and life trajectories.

We analyze how technology, war, the digital environment, and global transformations are changing the psyche, behavior, and vision of the future.