[Anxiety and depressive psychopathological characteristics of patients with multiple sclerosis at different stages of disease]. / Osobennosti trevozhnykh i depressivnykh rasstroistv u bol'nykh rasseiannym sklerozom na razlichnykh étapakh bolezni.

AIM: To study the development of anxiety and depressive disorders in patients with exacerbated multiple sclerosis (MS). MATERIAL AND METHODS: Forty-three patients with MS were included in the study (women 74.4%, mean age 33.1 years old). SCL-90-R and MASQ questionnaire were used to evaluate psychopathological symptoms. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: There is the high prevalence of symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with MS. Other symptoms, including interpersonal sensitivity, hostility and decrease of stress response, are observed as well.