[The assessment of the psychophysiological status of patients with duodenal peptic ulcer].

Clinicopsychologic and psychophysiologic evaluation was done in 290 patients with duodenal ulcer during the stage of exacerbation. The results obtained suggest the levels of vegetative lability, anxiety and depression in the above patients to be significantly higher by comparison with those in healthy subjects. The degree of neuropsychic disorders depends upon the type of personal response to the illness which is greater in women than it is in men. Differentiated complex approach for the psychotherapeutic treatment of patients with duodenal ulcer permits dealing with their neuropsychic disorders and influencing their personal traits in a purposive manner, which consideration contributes to the improvement of the patients' soma and psyche.