Comparative features of coping mechanisms in patients with neurotic and somatoform disorders

Abstract

Aim of this work is to study coping strategies in patients with various neurotic and somatoform disorders.

Methods: clinical and psychopathological, experimental psychological and statistical.

Results. We examined 242 patients with various neurotic and somatoform disorders. Patients often use less adaptive forms of coping strategies, which is reflected in adaptation decrease during the period of frustrating events.

Conclusions. There are differences in the use of coping strategies in different groups, which indicates a connection between them and the formed clinical forms of neurotic and somatoform disorders. This study can be used for adequate and effective psychotherapy and psychoprevention.

Keywords

neurotic disorders / neurosogenesis / coping strategies

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Timutsa D.R., Mendelevich V.D.