Psychosomatic Aspects and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Pathology.

The frequency of instances of diseases of the digestive system has increased in recent years. The pattern of diseases changes: the pathology of the upper gastrointestinal tract (gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastritis, duodenitis) is the most prevalent. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most common, recurrent and comorbid gastroenterological diseases, with a prevalence of 30% in Western Europe and 10% in East Asia in the adult population.

Impaired Mental Age Self-Consciousness in Latent Schizophrenia.

Background: The topic of research was phenomenon of impaired age self-consciousness in non-psychotic latent schizophrenia patients defined.

Methods: The study sample comprised 141 patients with latent schizophrenia (pseudo neurotic (F21.3 - 64.

Analysis of the Quality of life and the Prevalence of Various Types of Mental Disorders in Patients with Isolated and Combined Somatic Pathology.

Background: The aim of the work is to compare the characteristics of quality of life and mental disorders in patients in the group with isolated gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and in patients with combined pathology (GERD in combination with hypothyroidism).

Methods: Symptomatic questionnaire of Yu. Alexandrovich and questionnaire SF-36 were used.

The Influence of Comorbid Endemic Goiter on the Quality of Life of Patients with Gastrointestinal Pathology.

The impairment of adaptive mechanisms of functional systems of the body plays an important role in the occurrence of gastrointestinal diseases. This impairment is caused by unfavorable ecological and radiation conditions, external stress factors, food containing carcinogens, macro - and microelements deficiency. Technogenic environmental pollution contributes to decrease in the level of iodine in the body and more severe course of thyroid pathology.

Psychosomatics in Eating Disorders.

Background: To study the psychosomatic options and dynamics in patients with eating disorders. To conduct a comparative study of psychosomatic characteristics of surveyed patients with eating disorders, taking into account the duration and severity of protein-energy deficiency and levels of catecholamines excretion; to reveal features of mental working capacity, basic mental processes and EEG data at different stages of eating disorders; to develop scientifically based effective methods and means for correcting pathological changes that have arisen as a result of prolonged protein-energy deficiency in eating disorders.

Methods: Catamnestic, statistical, clinico-psychopathological with somatic, psychological and laboratory examination, anthropometry, high-performance liquid chromatography, electroencephalography.