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The aim of the study was to investigate peculiarities of personality impairments, specifics of a personal attitude to the disease, and cognitive impairments in dependence on patients' gender and age. 54 patients, including 41 female and 13 male patients, were examined. The patients were from 19 to 55 years old. The questionnaire of level of psychopathological symptoms (L. R. Derogatis), the Type of Attitude to the Disease Questionnaire and Mini-Mental State Examination Scale were used. It was demonstrated that impairments in psychological and mental status in patients with multiple sclerosis were an obligatory component of the clinical picture of this disease. There were gender and age peculiarities of personal changes, emotional reactivity on the disease, and a character of quality of life and cognitive impairments.
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The Scientific and Practical Journal of Medicine
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