The purpose of this work was to evaluate the effectiveness of the step-by-step psychocorrection program for caregivers of patients with dementia by studying the dynamics of clinicalpsychopathological manifestations and the level of social functioning.

With the help of sociodemographic, clinical-psychopathological, psychodiagnostic and statistical examination methods, 104 caregivers (100 women, 4 men) and 104 patients with dementia were examined on the basis of the PI “Regional institution for the provision of psychiatric care of the Poltava Regional Council”.

Caregiver inclusion criteria were: signed informed consent, age of caregivers 25 years or older, caring for one patient with dementia and being with him at least 5 times a week, at least 4 hours a day.

According to modern clinical interpretations, dementia is a clinical syndrome, usually chronic or prone to progression, characterized by a complex of manifestations in the form of disorders of memory, attention, thinking, gnosis, praxis, speech, psyche, behavior, social functioning and a pronounced decrease in the quality of life.

The lack of formed pro-social networks and the lack of social support, both from the family and from friends, makes caregivers more vulnerable to stress factors. The obtained data were used as a basis for the development of a programs of complex phased psychocorrection. In a situation of deterioration of the patient's condition, the burden on the caregiver also increases. The fact of maladjustment of patients with dementia is a very relevant issue, because this disease not only reduces the quality of life of patients, but also leads to large non-material and material costs due to the need for long-term and constant care for a sick relative with a severe or moderate course of dementia.