Yakovleva N. Specific psychological features of anxiety disorders in patients with otosclerosis

The dissertation study addresses specific psychological features of anxiety disorders in patients with otosclerosis. The research findings as based on theoretical analysis are justified and unveil specific psychological features of anxiety disorders in patients with otosclerosis. The diagnostic criteria for anxiety disorders were chosen according to the DSM-5 international diagnostic classification. Anxiety disorders as resulted from otosclerosis have been proven to cause psychological and emotional disorders which can be accompanied by specific mental and behavioral disorders, and poor social adaptation. The study reveals that patients with otosclerosis who suffer from specific types of anxiety disorders (panic attack, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, agoraphobia, specific phobia) exhibit specific psychological features. It has been shown that patients with otosclerosis are characterized by psychological features such as a pronounced constant anxiety, which over time develops into pathological anxiety, which provokes the occurrence of specific anxiety disorder (panic attack, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, agoraphobia, specific phobia). In patients with otosclerosis with anxiety disorders, a typical sign is the presence of social phobia in comorbidity with other anxiety disorders. This is a modified questionnaire named after М. Кazman'a was used as a screening instrument and a research method in the determination of the anxiety disorders in patients with otosclerosis, during which it was confirmed to be fully consistent with the tasks assigned. A psychocorrectional program has been developed to overcome and correct of anxiety disorders in patients with otosclerosis, which can be used by psychotherapists and medical psychologists in medical institutions.