A psychological study of patients with multiple sclerosis
Reznikova, T.N.; Terent'eva, I.I.; Seliverstova, N.A.; Khomenko, I.G.
Zhurnal Nevrologii i Psikhiatrii Imeni S.S. Korsakova 107(7): 36-42
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 1997-7298 PMID: 18379480 Document Number: 608121
The article is devoted to the study of psychological characteristics in patients with multiple sclerosis and their role in treatment and rehabilitation. The polymorphic fluctuating psychological disorders (cognitive and personality disorders, neuropsychological symptoms and inadequate "internal picture of disease") were found. The characteristics of unconscious psychic activity were specified. It was supposed that not only psychological factors but also functional state of the brain underlie the peculiarity of psychological disorders in patients with multiple sclerosis. The interdependence of psychological and cerebral factors influences the interference between clinical and psychological presentations in patients and must be taken into consideration in the treatment and rehabilitation of multiple sclerosis.