[Differential prognosis of the efficacy of cognitive-behavioural psychotherapy in patients with early manifestations of chronic cerebrovascular insufficiency].

This clinico-psychological study included 120 patients with early manifestations of chronic cerebrovascular insufficiency (CCVI) examined for the prognosis of the efficiency of cognitive-behavioural psychotherapy (CBT). 30 patients participated in a course of biological feedback training (FBT), 30 were given cognitive therapy (CT), 30--cognitive hypnotherapy (CHT), and 30 basal therapy (BT) alone. The results were evaluated using the clinical scale for the assessment of psychopathological syndromes, MMPJ questionnaire data, Spielberg's anxiety scale, Beck depression scale, hostility scale, and Toronto alexithymia scale. The study showed high clinical efficiency of all CBT modalities used in the combined treatment of early CCVI. Predictors of FBT, CT, and CHT efficiency provide a basis for more differentiated psychotherapy of CCVI.