[Clinical and endoscopic characteristics of esophagitis and emotionally-personal sphere of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease].

Examination of morphological features, clinical symptoms and psychological status in 114 patients with endoscopically positive type of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD) revealed that intensity of heartburn depends on the extent of inflammatory and erosive changes in the oesophageal mucous membrane. It has an effect on the emotional sphere of patients and contributes the development of depression, anxiety and phobia tendencies with psychical disadaptation, somnolent disorders and the decrease of the quality of life. These data must be interpreted within the conception of pathogenesis of GERD and the individual methods of its prevention, treatment and reablement.