[Psychological characteristics of the personality in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy]

A total of 39 patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCMP) were examined using the MMPI method combined with methods of memory and attention investigation in order to study personality psychological features. Deviations in the psychic status were found in 82.1%. The most common were asthenic, anxiety, depressive, hypochondriac disorders, a decrease in mental efficiency. These deviations were enhanced in the course of disease. Peculiarities revealed in the status of the emotional and intellectual-mnemonic sphere required the incorporation of methods of psychological prevention and correction in therapy of DCMP patients.