[Subclinical mental disorders in middle-aged and elderly persons living alone]

The syndrome-nosological spectrum of subclinical mental disorders in lonely outpatients (198) was analyzed in comparison with a group of lonely old subjects (112) identified in the course of epidemiological study of elderly population. It is established that mild depressive disorders occur more frequently in connection with a lonely-dweller situation that old people find themselves in. The expediency is recognized of setting-up district services of medico-psychological aid for the aged to prevent mental disorders and perform psychological correction for social dysadaptation of the elderly persons experiencing stressful life events common for this age group.