[Clinicopsychological study of the "internal picture of the disease" in neuroses in the process of their psychotherapy]

Abstract

Using clinical and experimental psychological methods a number of characteristics of the disease insight was studied in 72 patients with neuroses. An analysis of the time course of the patients' attitude to their disease and treatment has enabled the author to disclose the peculiarities of understanding the disease cause by the patients as a criterion of psychotherapy efficacy. The most characteristic variants of psychological defence in various forms of the neuroses, as well as the inner personal conflicts in the patients and their self-estimation are described. On the basis of the data obtained peculiarities of the psychotherapeutic strategy contributing to improvement of the therapy efficacy are indicated.