[Multiple sclerosis - a depressive syndrome? Report on the course of psychotherapy].

The findings concerning the basic psychic condition preceding the onset of a so-called multiple sclerosis seem to correspond to the basic structure and disorders of a narcissistic neurosis, especially that of the phobic type of this illness. The same psychic structure may also be referred to as faulty identify establishment or, in terms of depression, described as a somatically masked depression. Because of the deep-rooted psychic damage lasting results can only be obtained by long-term uncovering analytic psychotherapy. In general patients afflicted with a neurosis of this type violently oppose to psychic training and reorientation.