[Ontogenetic forms of rheumatoid arthritis and behavioral type A.].

Disease onset and type A behavioral pattern (TABP) are important characteristics of the clinical manifestations of chronic diseases. The aim of this work is to study the prevalence and role of TABP in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with the onset of the disease at different periods of ontogenesis. 82 patients were examined, which were divided into groups depending on the age of RA onset.