Anxiety in General Clinical Practice
Shishkova Veronika Nikolaevna - MD, Professor of the Department of Outpatient Therapy of the Faculty of Advanced Medical Studies, State Budgetary Healthcare Institution of the Moscow Region, Moscow Regional Scientific Research Institute named after M.F. Vladimirsky, Professor of the Department of Neuro- and Pathopsychology of the Institute of Psychology named after L.S. Vygotsky, Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education, Russian State University for the Humanities
Announcement:
Anxiety is not just an "emotion", but a real risk factor associated with the progression of hypertension, coronary heart disease, heart failure and even increased mortality. The expert is Professor of the Department of Outpatient Therapy of the Vladimirsky Moscow Regional Scientific Research Institute, Professor of the Department of Neuro- and Pathopsychology of the Vygotsky Institute of Psychology of the Russian State University for the Humanities, Veronika Nikolaevna Shishkova, who will tell you:
- How anxiety disguises itself as somatic complaints (shortness of breath, chest pain, nausea, etc.);
- Why do 50% of patients with hypertension have clinically significant anxiety symptoms?
- How to distinguish anxiety from somatic symptoms already at the initial appointment;
- What drugs do not worsen psycho-emotional status (and is there an evidence base);
- What do new algorithms for managing patients with anxiety recommend?
Of particular importance: 86% of patients with hypertension have vascular cognitive impairment, which is closely linked to anxiety.
Learn how to influence a patient's cognitive and emotional status without going beyond general therapy.