[Psychopathology and personality in patients with vasovagal syncope].

UNLABELLED

Syncope is characterized by a sudden and brief Loss of the normal state of consciousness (fainting), caused by multiple factors (biological, psychological and social), which consequences can be Lethal if it is not timely diagnosed and treated. These episodes affect the total sphere of the subject (on an individual, work, school, social, and family level).

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

Contribute to the study of vasovagal syncope (WS) patients, describing their personality and psychopathological characteristics.

METHOD

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) was used to evaluate psychopathology in a sample of 30 subjects diagnosed with (WS), attended in the National Institute of Cardiology "lgnacio Chávez", making a descriptive analysis of the complete sample, regarding demographic variables and inventory scores.

RESULTS

The scales with higher scores found within these subjects were hypochondriasis (= 67.43), depression (= 69.83), hysteria (= 67.83) among others.

CONCLUSIONS

In general, patients with (WS) show significant levels of anxiety and depression, dissatisfaction, bad mood, pessimism, concern, somatic complaints, difficulty to solve problems adaptively, among others. This study remarks the importance of knowing these characteristics to implement treatments that manage this disease properly and may improve patients quality of life, as well as their physical and mental health.