Neurology BulletinNeurology Bulletin1027-48982304-3067Eco-Vector1365810.17816/nb13658ANXIOPATHIA AS AN EXPERIENCE OF LIFE WITH GENERALIZED ANXIETY AND ITS INFLUENCE ON GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER THERAPEutic efficacyАtamanovАlexei Акафедра социальной работы, психологии и педагогики; Челябинская государственная медицинская академия; Chelyabinsky state medical academy, department of social workatamanov_psy@mail.ruМеndelevichVladimir Dкафедра медицинской и общей психологии; Казанский государственный медицинский университет; Каzan state medical universitymend@tbit.ruChelyabinsky state medical academy, department of social workКаzan state medical university15062011XLIII2212620062019Copyright © 2011, Аtamanov А.А., Меndelevich V.D.2011Clinical-psychopathological and pathopsychological investigation of 204 patients showed "anti-therapeutic" influence of the acquired life experience with anxiety disorder. This experience was identified as anxiopathia and was considered to be one of the reasons of transformation of generalized anxiety disorder into the chronic form.generalized anxiety disorderpersonal anxietymotivationгенерализованное тревожное расстройстволичностная тревожностьмотивация[1. Rickels K., Downing R., Schweizer E., Hassman H. Antidepressants for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder: a placebo-controlled comparison of imipramine, trazodone, and diazepam // Arch. Gen. Psychiatry. - 1993. - Vol. 50. - P. 884-895.][2. Fisher P.L., Durham R.C. Recovery rates in generalized anxiety disorder following psychological therapy: an analysis of clinically significant change in the STAI-T across outcome studies since 1990 // Psychol. Med. - 1999. - Vol. 29(6). - P. 1425-1434.][3. Leichsenring F., Winkelbach C., Leibing E. The generalized anxiety disorder-disease pattern, diagnostics and therapy // Z. Psychosom Med Psychother. - 2002. - Vol. 48(3). - P. 235-255.][4. Gould R.A., Otto M.W., Pollack M.H., Yap L. Cognitive behavioural and pharmacological treatment of generalised anxiety disorder: a preliminary meta-analysis // Behav Ther. - 1997. - Vol. 28. - P. 285-305.]