Anxiety in General Clinical Practice
Veronika Nikolaevna Shishkova - Doctor of Medical Sciences, 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, Russian State University for the Humanities
Announcement:
Anxiety isn't just an "emotion," but a real risk factor associated with the progression of hypertension, coronary heart disease, heart failure, and even increased mortality. Expert Veronika Nikolaevna Shishkova, Professor of the Outpatient Therapy Department at the Vladimirsky Moscow Regional Scientific Research Institute (MONIKI), and Professor of the Neuropsychology and Pathopsychology Department at the Vygotsky Institute of Psychology at the Russian State University for the Humanities , will discuss:
- 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 were found to 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.