ASTHENIA THERAPY IN THE CLINIC OF INTERNAL DISEASES

Asthenia is one of the most common nonspecific forms of the central nervous system’s response to a wide variety of external and internal difficulties. According to the level of medical care, more than 60 % of patient complaints are related to asthenic syndrome, similar disorders are observed in all categories of the population. This lecture is presented to the readers as the fourth and final of a series of clinical lectures on the problem of asthenia. The lecture discusses the basic principles of therapy of asthenic disorders, the possibilities of psychotherapy, physiotherapy and drug correction of asthenic conditions