title: [Characteristics of psychological features in patients with spinal pains, cerebrovascular pathology and fibromyalgia].
abstract: Three hundred thirty-seven patients with neurological symptoms of lumbar osteochondritis (163 patients, mean age 40.3 +/- 0.51 years), fibromyalgia (32 patients, mean age 45.3 +/- 1.15 years), initial forms of cerebrovascular pathology (142 patients, mean age 46.8 +/- 0.56 years) and 40 healthy controls (mean age 43.2 +/- 1.07 years) have been examined using cliniconeurological and psychological diagnostic methods. Higher frequency of emotional tension was found in patients of all the groups (53.4, 65.6 and 61.3% respectively). Similar personality characteristics predominated both in patients with chronic back pain and in those with cerebrovascular pathology. Along with reaction to disease, other factors (chronic psycho-traumatizing influences, interpersonal conflicts of needs and personal reactivity deficit) promoted psychic dysadaptation.
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Grigor'eva
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D010007:Osteochondritis / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000209:etiology*