[The psychological aspect of the rehabilitation of myocardial infarct patients in the functional recovery period].

The article deals with the results of examination of 46 patients with myocardial infarction who were transferred to hospital from various medical establishments of Moscow to pass rehabilitation procedures. As for the method of treatment all the patient were divided into 2 groups. The first group was composed by 29 patients who have received complex treatment with the elements of psychotherapy, the second (control) group (17 patients) have received treatment without psychotherapy. The improvement of health status was marked in both groups, but in the first group the improvement of psychosomatic status, the indices of external breathing function, blood, acid-based state, and tolerance for physical load were better than in the second one.