ANXIOPATHIA AS AN EXPERIENCE OF LIFE WITH GENERALIZED ANXIETY AND ITS INFLUENCE ON GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER THERAPEutic efficacy
- Authors: Аtamanov А.А1, Меndelevich V.D2
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Affiliations:
- Chelyabinsky state medical academy, department of social work
- Каzan state medical university
- Issue: Vol XLIII, No 2 (2011)
- Pages: 21-26
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1027-4898/article/view/13658
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/nb13658
- ID: 13658
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Abstract
Clinical-psychopathological and pathopsychological investigation of 204 patients showed "anti-therapeutic" influence of the acquired life experience with anxiety disorder. This experience was identified as anxiopathia and was considered to be one of the reasons of transformation of generalized anxiety disorder into the chronic form.
About the authors
Аlexei А Аtamanov
Chelyabinsky state medical academy, department of social work
Email: atamanov_psy@mail.ru
кафедра социальной работы, психологии и педагогики; Челябинская государственная медицинская академия; Chelyabinsky state medical academy, department of social work
Vladimir D Меndelevich
Каzan state medical university
Email: mend@tbit.ru
кафедра медицинской и общей психологии; Казанский государственный медицинский университет; Каzan state medical university
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