[Evaluation of anxiety and depression in patients with vascular brain damage].
In 90 patients with vascular damage to the CNS an assessment was carried out of the intensity of anxiety on the basis of Anxiety State and Trait Inventory, of the degree of symptom intensity of depression syndrome on the basis of Hamilton Depression Scale and of personality and socioeconomic conditions on the basis of history data in' and Eysenck Personality Inventory. In the studies the hemispheric laterality of brain damage was taken into account. The results were analysed statistically comparing them with those obtained in the control group of healthy men aged 18-24 years. On the basis of the studies and calculations the following conclusions were drawn: 1--the intensity of anxiety and depression in patients treated for vascular CNS damage is greater than in the control group. 2--statistically higher depression intensity was found in patients with left hemisphere damage as compared with the group with right hemisphere damage. 3--in patients living in good social conditions and regarding their family relations as good, the intensity of anxiety and depression was statistically lower than in the group of patients with poor family and socioeconomic conditions.
Lyczak
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Oddziału Neurologicznego 7 Szpitala Marynarki Wojennej w Gdańsku-Oliwie.
Zabielski
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Magiera
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Filipkiewicz
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged