[Psychological aspects of systemic approach to intra-nosological diagnosis in arterial hypertension].

Aim: To evaluate significance of the program of psychological examination of patients with essential hypertension (EH) for clinicians and characterize the patients psychologically.

Material And Methods: 46 EH patients were examined for time of trouble, stress liability, psychological reaction to the disease, factors of vitality. 24-h blood pressure (BP) monitoring was made in 40 patients.