[Neurotic symptoms frequency]

The analysis of symptom checklists completed by 3196 patients before treatment--1970 females and 1226 males starting the therapy due to neurotic disorders--revealed that 12 symptoms occur im more than 80% of patients; 9 symptoms in 70-80%, 18 dysfunctions in 70-60% and 17 other dysfunctions in 60-50% of examined population. This means that a large number of symptoms including tension, mood depression an anxiety as well as difficulties in concentration, lack of self-confidence, sense of tiredness, loss of energy, persistent thoughts and images, constant fear, absent-mindedness, motor tensions, pessimism, thought flood, the sense of difficulty in thinking and tachycardia occur in almost all patients suffering from neurotic disorders, mo matter what these disorders are. Tle largest group consisted of patients with the diagnosis of anxiety disorders like phobias and the like (ca. 25%). Results of the study suggest the necessity of verification of the present views on the picture of dysfunctions combining into neurotic disorders. A similar occurrence rate of ca. 30% of the 95 analysed dysfunctions in the subgroups of females and males as well as a higher occurrence rate of 10% of the dysfunctions in the male group also make it necessary to verify the prevalent convictions about the sex-dependent differences in the picture and course of neurotic disorders.