DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUE FOR ANXIODEPRESSIVE DISORDER REQUIERING PHARMACOLOGICAL CORRECTION IN PATIENT WITH CHRONIC HEART DISEASE Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC A61B5/16 

FIELD: technological processes.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, particularly therapy and cardiology, and can be used for diagnosis of anxiodepressive disorder requiring pharmacological correction in a patient with chronic heart disease. There is stated the presence of lifetime anxiety and/or depression episodes for which the patient visited a medical institution, the presence of severe stress situations throughout the last year associated with death of the relatives, care of a seriously ill relative, change of domicile, birth of children and/or grandchildren, alcohol abuse by the patient in amount exceeding 20 g of pure alcohol a day. The patient is tested by the section "Disease Perception" of the Seattle Angina Questionnaire, and certain combinations of the findings enable to diagnose anxiodepressive disorder requiring pharmacological correction.

EFFECT: method is high-specific and can be used by doctors of various special fields not certified to diagnose anxiety and/or depression.

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