Clinical-psychopathological analysis of the mental status of the relatives of patients with dementia

The purpose of the work is to assess the state of the mental sphere of relatives, who cared for patients with dementia, to determine the need to develop a goal-oriented system of therapy and rehabilitation measures for this contingent. In compliance with the requirements of biomedical ethics, we examined 153 relatives (children) who lived together and/or cared for patients with dementia. A comprehensive examination included clinical-psychopathological and psychometric studies. M. Hamilton’s HDRS and HARS depression and anxiety scales and the L. Derogatis SCL-90-R psychopathological symptomatology scale were used. The mental health status of relatives considering care needs with dementia varied, including normal mental health status (16.9 %), mental maladjustment (54.9 %), and clinically defined adjustment disorder F43.2 (28.1 %).