Anxiety and depressive disorders in patients with arterial hypertension

Abstract

The aim: To study the influence of anxiety and depressive disorders on life quality of patients with arterial hypertension. Conclusions: The majority of individuals with arterial hypertension and nonpsychotic mental disorders have a high level of trait and state anxiety. Direct correlation was found between the trait anxiety indicator and depression severity, which were defined according to HADS and PHQ-9 questionnaires. The level of anxiety and depressive episode severity were found to be reliably higher in women in gender-based distribution, that/which was accompanied by decrease in most of the life quality indicators.