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This article is an attempt is to understand insanity, melancholy, madness, sorrow as the offshoots of gender discrimination and stereotype roles prevailing in the society. Such issues, being claimed as the subject of clinical psychology, have been analyzed popularly from the Freudian point of view, but in this paper, the researcher endeavors to philosophize the issue of insanity and attempts to offer a kind of solution to the problem which seems more ethical and moral in nature. The researcher proposes ‘philosophical counseling’ as an active practice to avoid such mental conditions. Since the study focuses on the gender-biased understanding of insanity, researcher will choose only women as the case of study. It is usually suggested by the scholars such as Terry Eagleton (in Literary Theory: An Introduction) and Edward Said (in his seminal work, Orientalism) that any literary work has to be studied and interpreted in its appropriate socio-cultural and intellectual background.

Throughout the early twentieth century, the widespread growth of coffee drinking in Sweden led for calls by health reformers, doctors and scientists to implement measures to curtail what they deemed "coffee abuse." Debates about the dangers of coffee took place in Swedish Parliament and trickled out into the popular press. It was not long before canny manufacturers saw an opportunity to capitalize upon this, introducing coffee substitutes onto the Swedish market. One of the most popular brands was the roasted wheat bran drink Postum. This article seeks to investigate the early marketing practices of Postum in Sweden and how the brand used advertisements to exploit the public's growing fears around coffee and put itself forward as a viable substitute that was essential for good health. Using a dataset of 200 advertisements published in Svenska Dagbladet between 1926 and 1940, it demonstrates how Postum skewed scientific/medical knowledge on caffeine to their advantage, urging consumers to buy Postum to protect themselves against neurasthenia, insomnia and digestive disorders. In doing so, Postum went far beyond its role as a drink, instead tapping into discourses of wellbeing, morality and productivity, which remain a central part of food marketing today.

Evidence suggests that the number of patients with neurosis is increasing worldwide. Neurosis has been known as a disease since ancient times. About the types of disease, clinical signs and treatment.

[ES] Presentamos la evolución de la terminología y los criterios diagnósticos para el síndrome de fatiga crónica/encefalomielitis miálgica. Este síndrome es una entidad compleja y controvertida, de etiología desconocida, que aparece en la literatura médica en 1988, si bien desde el siglo XIX se identificaron cuadros clínicos de fatiga crónica idiopática con diferentes nombres, desde neurastenia, neuromiastenia epidémica y encefalomielitis miálgica benigna hasta la actual propuesta de enfermedad de intolerancia al esfuerzo (postesfuerzo). Todos ellos aluden a un estado crónico de fatiga generalizada de naturaleza desconocida, con limitaciones al esfuerzo físico y mental, acompañado de un conjunto de síntomas que comprometen diversos sistemas orgánicos. La Clasificación Internacional de Enfermedades (CIE-10) encuadra este síndrome en el apartado de trastornos neurológicos (G93.3), aunque todavía no se hayan encontrado hallazgos anatomopatológicos que lo clarifiquen. Se han documentado múltiples alteraciones orgánicas, pero no se ha establecido una biología común que aclare los mecanismos que subyacen a esta dolencia. Se enuncia como una disfunción neuroinmunoendocrina, con un diagnóstico exclusivamente clínico y por exclusión. Diversos autores han propuesto incluir el síndrome de fatiga crónica/encefalomielitis miálgica dentro de los síndromes de sensibilidad central, aludiendo a la sensibilización central como el sustrato fisiopatológico común para este síndrome y otros. El papel del médico de familia es clave en la enfermedad, para la detección de aquellos pacientes que presenten una fatiga de naturaleza desconocida que se prolonga de forma continua o intermitente durante más de 6 meses, al objeto de realizar un diagnóstico temprano y establecer un plan de actuación frente a una enfermedad crónica con unos altos niveles de morbilidad en la esfera física y mental., [EN] Changes in the terminology and diagnostic criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis are explained in this paper. This syndrome is a complex and controversial entity of unknown origins. It appears in the medical literature in 1988, although clinical pictures of chronic idiopathic fatigue have been identified since the nineteenth century with different names, from neurasthenia, epidemic neuromyasthenia, and benign myalgic encephalomyelitis up to the current proposal of disease of intolerance to effort (post-effort). All of them allude to a chronic state of generalised fatigue of unknown origin, with limitations to physical and mental effort, accompanied by a set of symptoms that compromise diverse organic systems. The International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) places this syndrome in the section on neurological disorders (G93.3), although histopathological findings have not yet been found to clarify it. Multiple organic alterations have been documented, but a common biology that clarifies the mechanisms underlying this disease has not been established. It is defined as a neuro-immune-endocrine dysfunction, with an exclusively clinical diagnosis and by exclusion. Several authors have proposed to include CFS/ME within central sensitivity syndromes, alluding to central sensitisation as the common pathophysiological substrate for this, and other syndromes. The role of the family doctor is a key figure in the disease, from the detection of those patients who present a fatigue of unknown nature that is continuous or intermittent for more than 6 months, in order to make an early diagnosis and establish a plan of action against a chronic disease with high levels of morbidity in the physical and mental sphere.

That there is an association between energy and aging may seem commonsensical in modern society. Nonetheless, the question of how aging came to be associated with energy is less well known. This article explores how the 19th century disease of neurasthenia became related to aging through contemporaneous ideas about productivity, energy surplus and energy dissipation based on an analysis of how a lack of energy was featured as a symptom of the disease. It examines the specific historical intersection where a lack of energy was related to a diagnosis, illustrates how aging and energy have become intrinsically tied to each other and how the focus on the productive uses of energy has antecedents in religion as well as moral economics. As aging continues to be considered a problem in modern society--in large part due to the inherent unproductivity associated with old age caused by a lack of energy--the discourses surrounding neurasthenia demonstrate how the concept of energy manifested itself in contemporaneous consciousness.

The main goal of this paper consists on showing in what ways certain complex symptom clusters are able to acquire the status of disease, syndromes or clinical entities within a biomedical discourse which is part of an interrelation of different processes in which not only biological, but also historical, political and social factors get to be involved. In such cases, it is possible to identify a discursive mechanism that consists, on the one hand, on relying on assumptions and hypotheses that usually locate the origin of these clinical entities in the nervous system while sociocultural factors are included in the elucidations of their hypothetical causes on the other. As illustrative concrete cases, we have decided to analyze two cases of contested illness: neurasthenia and fibromyalgia, controversial diagnostic labels that have shared not only clinical similarities and coincidences but also contextual ones., Resumen El objetivo principal del presente artículo es mostrar de qué forma ciertos conjuntos de síntomas complejos adquieren un estatuto de enfermedad, síndrome o entidad clínica, a partir de un discurso biomédico que es, a su vez, producto de la interrelación de procesos en los que intervienen factores no sólo de orden biológico, sino también histórico, político y social. En tales casos, es posible identificar un mecanismo discursivo que consiste, por un lado, en recurrir a hipótesis que ubican el origen de dichos padecimientos en el sistema nervioso, al mismo tiempo que se incluyen factores de orden sociocultural en las elucidaciones sobre sus causas hipotéticas. A modo de ejemplo, y para tal fin, se ha tomado el estudio de dos casos concretos: la neurastenia y la fibromialgia, etiquetas diagnósticas controversiales que han compartido no sólo una serie de similitudes y coincidencias clínicas sino también contextuales.

In recent art history, the “plastic” is a concept undervalued as a designation for sculpture, or, in perception, as a single sense associated with touch. “Plasticity,” as popularized by the neurosciences, is generally understood as an elastic adaptability that evades fixity for flexibility. Current continental philosophy has revisited plasticity for its explosive rather than regenerative capacity to receive and produce form; however, this rethinking has neglected the concept of the plastic in art. Using scholarly comedy to explore accidents of resemblance (pseudomorphisms) and acausal coincidences (synchronicities) among artist-writer Piet Mondrian’s “plasticism,” art historian Aby Warburg’s “plastic art,” and artist-humorist Gelett Burgess’ plastic figure called “goop,” this essay generates insights on the concept of the plastic in art history, artist writings and art practice.

This research aims the historical reconstruction of the introduction of neurasthenia in Córdoba. At the same time, explores the large phenomenon of French psychological ideas dissemination. Both episodes are built on the hierarchy of medical figure throughout their new knowledge about mental diseases. It also explains the new emerging treatment techniques: hypnosis, suggestion and psychotherapy. This reconstruction hinge on a methodology that pro- poses a cultural history of psychiatry, that shows singular cultural aspects shaping the French ideas and practices receipt at Córdoba (1885-1920)., Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo a reconstrução histórica da introdução da neurastenia em Córdoba. Ao mesmo tempo, explora o fenômeno mais amplo de difusão das ideias psicológicas francesas. Ambos os fenômenos se constroem num processo de hierarquização da figura do médico a partir de novos saberes sobre a doença mental. Expõe-se o surgimento das novas técnicas de tratamento: hipnose, sugestão e psicoterapia. Esta reconstrução surge de uma metodologia que propõe uma historia cultural da psiquiatria, a qual contempla os aspectos culturais singulares que moldam o processo de recepção de ideias e práticas francesas em Córdoba (1885-1920)., Esta investigación tiene por objetivo reconstruir históricamente la introducción de la neurastenia en Córdoba. A su vez, explora el fenómeno más amplio de difusión de las ideas psicológicas francesas. Ambos fenómenos constituyen un proceso de jerarquización de la figura del médico a partir de nuevos saberes sobre la enfermedad mental. Se explica el surgimiento de las nuevas técnicas de tratamiento: la hipnosis, la sugestión y la psicoterapia. Esta reconstrucción parte de una metodología que propone una historia cultural de la psiquiatría, la cual contempla los aspectos culturales singulares que moldean el proceso de recepción de ideas y prácticas francesas en Córdoba (1885-1920).

Around 1900 neurasthenia received much attention in both the medical world and society at large. Based on professional publications by Dutch psychiatrists and neurologists and on patient records from the Rhijngeest sanatorium near Leiden in the Netherlands, this article addresses the meanings and interpretations of this nervous disorder as put forward by doctors and patients. We argue that their understanding of this disorder was determined not only by medical views, but also by social-cultural factors and prevailing gender norms.

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., (1.) LAURA DERN and MIKE WHITE from the HBO series Enlightened, which begins its second season in January 2013. Dern plays a health and beauty executive who returns from a post meltdown retreat to pick up the pieces of her broken life. White is the show's executive producer. Enlightened also stars Luke Wilson and Diane Ladd, who plays Dern's mother (and is her real life mother as well). Dern's work includes the films Blue Velvet and Jurassic Park and had TV roles in The West Wing and King of the Hill. White served as a producer on several TV series including Dawson's Creek and Freaks and Geeks, wrote the screenplays for the films Nacho Libre and The School of Rock, and has acted in films and TV shows as well. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW. REBROADCAST. ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 10/10/11). (2.) Jazz critic KEVIN WHITEHEAD remembers three of his favorite saxophonists who passed in 2011-12: Von Freeman, Lol [LOW'l] Coxhill and Sean Bergin. Jazz lost some great saxophonists in 2012, including David S. Ware, John Tchicai [CHICK-eye], Byard Lancaster, Faruq Z. Bey [far-OOK bay], Hal McKusick and Red Holloway.

Conclusion. The construct of neurasthenia was assessed to be characterized mainly by features of irritability and nervousness, which resembles more to the concept of stress rather than anxiety or depression. As predicted by recent theories on the relationship between negative affects, neurasthenia was found to share both unique and common characteristics with stress, anxiety and depression. In addition to sharing a common general distress factor, specific postulations were made about the distinctiveness of neurasthenia as a clinical syndrome from anxiety, depression and CFS. Between-group analysis showed a relatively stable and coherent construct of neurasthenia between the Hong Kong and Changsha samples. The early view that neurasthenia represents a disguise form of depression by way of somatization was not supported by the present results. The general tendency to endorse lower scores on both the somatic and psychological items for all of the administered scales in Changsha reflects a possible change in cultural templates of "neurasthenia" and "somatization" to more psychologically oriented templates of "stress" and "social desirability" for expressing somatic and psychological distress in modern china. The present research demonstrated the use and advantages of adopting a psychometric approach to investigate the construct of neurasthenia in a cross-cultural setting., Methods. Two independent samples of Chinese from Hong Kong (N = 868) and Changsha (N = 1001) were compared on the newly refined Chinese Neurasthenia Scale (CN5-12), as well as a number of mood, personality and cognitive measures, including Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI) and Automatic Thought Questionnaire (ATQ). The construct of neurasthenia and its relationship with the relevant measures was examined by way of detailed psychometric, correlational and factor analyses. Different structural models of neurasthenia in relation to stress, anxiety, and depression were tested and compared in the two Chinese samples using Structural Equation Modeling. Comparisons of sample means were assessed by ANCOVA with potential confounds being controlled as covariates., Objectives. The present study employed a psychometric approach to investigate the construct of neurasthenia in respect of two fundamental issues: (1) the major characteristics that constitute neurasthenia as a distinctive construct; and (2) the cultural variability in the construct of neurasthenia between Chinese samples in different cultural settings. Another major aim of the present research was to refine and update the Chinese Neurasthenia Scale originally developed by the author for assessing the construct of neurasthenia., Results. All of the scales administered including the newly refined Chinese Neurasthenia scale (cNs-12) were found to attain very good psychometric properties. According to factor analyses, the construct of neurasthenia as assessed by CNs-12 was found to comprise four major components, namely (a) Irritability and Nervousness, (b) musculoskeletal Aches and Pains, (c) Functional Impairment, and (d) Sleep disturbances and Fatigue. contrary to current taxonomic systems, irritability rather than fatigue or weakness was found to represent the major feature of neurasthenia. As shown by correlational and multiple regression analyses, the construct of neurasthenia also showed closer resemblance to the concept of stress when compared to anxiety and depression. According to the results of SEM, both irritability and chronic fatigue were found to be the specific markers for neurasthenia when distinguishing from anxiety and depression. Moreover, the presence of irritability might constitute a specific marker to differentiate neurasthenia from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). No significant sample differences were found in the factor structure of neurasthenia, as well as its pattern of relationships with the relevant mood, personality and cognitive variables between the two Chinese samples. The most striking sample difference pertained to a general tendency for the Changsha sample to endorse a lower level of distress on both somatic and psychological symptoms than the Hong Kong sample., Wong, Kit Ching., "May 2008.", Adviser: Helen Chiu., Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 70-03, Section: B, page: 1587., Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008., Includes bibliographical references (p. 158-178)., Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web., Electronic reproduction. 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La Clorosis y la Neurastenia representan dos ejemplos históricos de disociaciones patológicas y de las dificultades que conlleva abordar su diagnóstico con los criterios de la mentalidad científiconatural. En el contexto de aquellas dificultades, el trabajo profundiza en la visión androcéntrica y el discurso ideológico con el que observaba la medicina española contemporánea a la naturaleza femenina y a las patologías de mujeres. Así mismo, a partir de las similitudes mostradas con los actuales síndromes del dolor y la fatiga, la investigación plantea la necesidad de revisar el abordaje clínico de éstas dolencias al intentar superar las limitaciones que ofrece el modelo biomédico., Chlorosis and Neurasthenia are two classical examples of pathological dissociations and the difficulties involved in approaching their diagnosis using scientific-naturalistic criteria. In the realm of those difficulties, the study examines the androcentric viewpoint and the ideological perspective of Contemporary Spanish Medicine when addressing the feminine nature and women’s pathologies. Moreover, based on the similarities with present-day pain and fatigue syndromes, the study underlines the need to review the clinical approach to these illnesses by attempting to overcome the existing biomedical limitations.

Dysthymia, as defined in the American Psychiatric Association and International Classification of Mental Disorders, refers to a prevalent form of subthreshold depressive pathology with gloominess, anhedonia, low drive and energy, low self-esteem and pessimistic outlook. Although comorbidity with panic, social phobic, and alcohol use disorders has been described, the most significant association is with major depressive episodes. Family history is loaded with affective, including bipolar, disorders. The latter finding explains why dysthymia, especially when onset is in childhood, can lead to hypomanic switches, both spontaneously and upon pharmacologic challenge in as many as 30%. Indeed, antidepressants from different classes - tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), reversible inhibitors of monoamine oxidase A (RIMAs), selective serotonin- reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and, more recently, amisulpride, and spanning noradrenergic, serotonergic as well as dopaminergic mechanisms of action - have been shown to be effective against dysthymia in an average of 65% of cases. This is a promising development because social and characterologic disturbances so pervasive in dysthymia often, though not always, recede with continued pharmacotherapy beyond acute treatment. Despite symptomatic overlap of dysthymia with chronic fatigue syndrome - especially with respect to the cluster of symptoms consisting of low drive, lethargy, lassitude and poor concentration - neither the psychopathologic status, nor the pharmacologic response profile of the latter syndrome is presently understood. Chronic fatigue today is where dysthymia was two decades ago. We submit that the basic science - clinical paradigm that has proven so successful in dysthymia could, before too long, crack down the conundrum of chronic fatigue as well. At a more practical level, we raise the possibility that a subgroup within the chronic fatigue group represents a variant of dysthymia., SCOPUS: re.j, info:eu-repo/semantics/published

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., INT. 1: Former hostage TERRY ANDERSON talks about his 100-million dollar lawsuit against the government of Iran. He alleges Iran supported the Islamic extremists who kidnapped him and held him hostage for seven-years. The former Associated Press Middle East correspondent now teaches journalism at Ohio University. The lawsuit was filed last week in U.S. District Court in Washington. The Iranian government denies any role in his captivity. We'll first listen back to an excerpt from ANDERSON's 1993 (12/28/93) interview with Terry. And then we have their current interview. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).INT. 2: TERRY ANDERSON continued. REV. : We remember jazz singer JOE WILLIAMS who died yesterday at the age of 80. WILLIAMS begin singing professionally at age 17, influenced by Erskine Tate, Jimmy Noone and Coleman Hawkins. In 1954, he became Count Basie's number one singer and was perhaps the principal reason the band was the dominate big band of the 50s and 60s. His hits include "Every Day (I Have the Blues)" and "All Right, Ok, You Win." He started performing as a soloist in 1961. (REBROADCAST from 6/20/89)

This thesis comprises an evaluation of existing and suggested approaches, and promulgation and defence of a preferred approach, to liability for psychiatric injury (or 'nervous shock') resulting from the unintentional conduct of another and occurring independently of any physical injury to the sufferer. Such a claim was first recognised a little over one hundred years ago but since that time the precise limits of liability for psychiatric injury has been an issue that has vexed courts in many jurisdictions. Even today there is no common approach to liability for psychiatric injury in Australia and England. This position is contributed to by the recent divergence in approaches to the determination of the existence of a duty of care in negligence in those countries. The thesis establishes a yardstick which is argued as being reflective of good judicial reasoning, at least as is appropriate to the subject of the enquiry, psychiatric injury. It then lays a foundation for the evaluation by an historical and analytical analysis of liability for psychiatric injury. The historical trace is set in the context of the development of the elements of the cause of action for negligence, including the recent divergence in approaches to duty, while the comparative analysis embraces decisions in Australia, England, Ireland, Scotland, New Zealand, Canada and the United States. In relation to the last mentioned, due to the lack of a federal attribute each state jurisdiction determines its own approach to the equivalent of liability for psychiatric injury, and there is no uniformly accepted response. Against this analysis, the thesis juxtaposes a medical perspective of 'nervous shock'. This perspective facilitates an evaluation of the medical legitimacy of past and current approaches and concepts and informs the promulgation of a preferred approach, including a more refined definition of the damage deemed worthy of compensation. The thesis also analyses the policy factors, or considera

Since its national debut in 1987, Fresh Air with Terry Gross has been a highly acclaimed and much adored weekday magazine among public radio listeners. Each week, nearly 4.8 million people turn to Peabody Award-winning host Terry Gross for insightful conversations with the leading voices in contemporary arts and issues. The renowned program reaches a global audience, with over 620 public radio stations broadcasting Fresh Air, and 3 million podcast downloads each week. Fresh Air has broken the mold of 'talk show' by weaving together superior journalism and intimate storytelling from modern-day intellectuals, politicians and artists alike. Through probing questions and careful research, Gross's interviews are lauded for revealing a fresh perspective on cultural icons and trends. Her thorough conversations are often complemented by commentary from well-known contributors. Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by NPR., INT.1: Jazz singer JOE WILLIAMS. He begin singing professionally at age 17, influenced by Erskine Tate, Jimmy Noone and Coleman Hawkins. In 1954, he became Count Basie's number one singer and was perhaps the principal reason the band was the dominate big band of the 50s and 60s. His hits include "Every Day (I Have the Blues)" and "All Right, Ok, You Win." He started performing as a soloist in 1961. REV.1: Rock historian ED WARD profiles The Dells, the Chicago singing group that's enjoyed consistent success, with practically the same lineup, since 1952. INT.2: French film director AGNES VARDA. Her movies include "Vagabond" and "One Sings, the Other Doesn't." In her new movie, "Kung Fu Master," her 15-year-old son stars opposite actress JANE BIRKIN. REV.2: Book Critic JOHN LEONARD reviews "Life With A Star," by the late Czech novelist JIRI WEIL.

Joseph Taber Johnson and Dr. Rixey recommend that Mrs. Leonard, the wife of a man who works in George B. Cortelyou's office, travel to California to rest and heal. He asks if any financial assistance could be offered.

Ambassador Reid updates President Roosevelt on a number of matters happening in England, including the nervous breakdown of Lord Edward Marjoribanks Tweedmouth, whose recent trouble relating to a letter from German Emperor William II was only the latest in a long string of misfortunes. He also offers insight into the English interest in the American Presidential election, and explains that he has told questioners that he believes Roosevelt will answer the call if his party ultimately nominates him against his wishes. Reid also discusses the lack of a profitable liberal newspaper in England.

Mohan I., Lawson-Smith C., Coall D.A., Van Der Watt G., Janca A. (2014). Somatoform disorders in patients with chronic pain. Australasian Psychiatry, 22(1), 66-70. Available here

Conditions for mental disorders formation at different stages of the underlying disease have been specified as a result of clinico-psychopathological, clinico-catamnestic and experimental psychological studies carried out in 55 patients with myocardial infarction. The authors show an important role of the clinical features of myocardial infarction in the formation of asthenic symptomatology and effective pathology in the acute period of myocardial infarction. In the subacute period of the illness, the premorbid characteristics and psychotraumatizing factors preceding the disease exert a noticeable effect on the development of depressive and asthenohypochondriac disorders. In the clinical picture of acute myocardial infarction, a less significant role is played by age-associated factor. At the outpatient stage of myocardial infarction treatment, the psychotraumatizing factors due to chronic disease and related situations assume a particular significance in the formation of depressive hypochondriac symptomatology.