Peculiarities of mental disorders in patients with rheumatic arthritis

Authors
Tsivilko, MA Melentiev, AS Korkina, MV Lopes, M Kirsanova, GF Burdo, KA
Citation
Ma. Tsivilko et al., Peculiarities of mental disorders in patients with rheumatic arthritis, ZH NEVR PS, 99(2), 1999, pp. 9-11
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Neurology
Journal title
ZHURNAL NEVROPATOLOGII I PSIKHIATRII IMENI S S KORSAKOVA
ISSN journal
00444588 → ACNP
Volume
99
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
9 - 11
Database
ISI
SICI code
0044-4588(1999)99:2<9:POMDIP>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Peculiarities of mental disorders in patients with rheumatic arthritis were studied in 70 patients aged 20-60 years. The most typical mental disorders were: asthenic symptomatology, depressive phenomena with anxiety, fears, i deas of self-accusation, a peculiar variation of the syndrome of dysmorphop hobia due to defects of appearance, stable disorders of sleep, psychopathic -like disorders and, quite frequently, manifestations of psychoorganic synd rome.