Specific psychological features of adolescents suffering from respiratory tuberculosis with various parameters of the disease

Abstract

The psychological features of 100 adolescents at the age of 13-17 years old suffering from respiratory tuberculosis have been compared. Personality structure of adolescents with more expressed manifestations of the disease is confidently different regarding the prevalence of main pre-morbid characteristics promoting neurotic features, intra- and inter-psychical conflicts and also various structural and functional somatic disorders. The personal specific features of the patients have been objectivated in the rates of actual psychological status. The detected personal features are considered to be potential pathogenic psychological determinants (as a part of traditional medical, biological and social risk factors of the disease development), and aims of the targeted psychological management.

Keywords

• подростки
• туберкулез органов дыхания
• эмоционально-личностные особенности
• стиль межличностных отношений