[Relations between psyche and soma in coronary disease].

The authors of the paper have presented the relations between psyche and soma on the example of coronary disease ranging from the elements of Plato's philosophy to the results of the latest studies. Various aspects of the interdependences between psychiatric status and somatic ailments have been discussed, biological factors as well as psychological ones. The necessity of the interdisciplinary, holistic approach to the patient has been emphasized that is a great challenge both to the psychiatrist and other specialists.