Associated Psychological Disorders and Impairment of Emotional Regulation among Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

• Published in: Obozrenie psikhiatrii i medit︠s︡inskoĭ psikhologii imeni V.M. Bekhtereva no. 4-2; pp. 19 - 28
• Main Authors: Andreeva, M. T., Karavaeva, T. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Federal State Budget Scientific Institution National Medical Research Center for Psychiatry and Neurology n.a. V.M. Bekhterev Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation 02.01.2020
• Subjects: anxiety disorders; bipolar disorder; comorbid psychological disorders; depression; multiple sclerosis; posttraumatic stress disorder
• ISSN: 2313-7053; 2713-055X
• DOI: 10.31363/2313-7053-2019-4-2-19-28

The review of data  from  the  available literature  cites the  results of studies of psychological disorders  comorbid  to  multiple  sclerosis and  highlights  scientific papers  detailing  domestic  and  foreign research. The high prevalence of affective and adaptive impairment  is linked both to the neurophysiological particularities of this chronic, progressive, neurodegenerative illness and to psychological factors — individual personality traits and the attitude of those afflicted to their illness, to the change in their social functioning and  to  their  prognosis. It  is demonstrated  that  patients  with multiple  sclerosis have a significantly higher frequency of depressive and anxiety disorders than  the general population,  which suggests the need for an integrated, personalized approach to people with this illness.