Aim: To assess the formation of positive personality phenomena in patients with mild cognitive impairment and asthenic syndrome during the treatment with recognan (citicoline).
Material And Methods: Thirty-eight patients (17 men and 21 women), aged 18 to 45 years (mean age 27.8±12.1 years), with asthenic syndrome with mild cognitive impairment (ICD-10 F06.7) were examined. Patients were divided into two groups: 20 people in the main group and 18 people in the comparison group. The main group received recognan (orally, in solution, 100 mg in 1 ml) for 30 days, the daily dosage of the drug was 0.5 g (5 ml solution). The comparison group did not receive any medications. Adapted methods of positive personality psychology were used: the Fordyce Emotions Questionnaire, the Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS), the Adult Hope Scale (AHS), the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), M. Atkinson's Scale of Emotional Maturity, the projective technique 'Map of experiences'. The follow-up period was 30 days. All subjects were examined three times (at baseline, 15 and 30 days after treatment).
Results And Conclusion: After a month of treatment with recognan, there was an improvement of positive personality traits and a significant decrease in negative experiences, indicating the positive impact of the drug on the formation of positive personality manifestations and compensation for emotional disorders in patients with mild cognitive impairment and asthenic syndrome.
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