Particularly disturbing, depressive disorders and suicidal behavior in patients of elderly and senile age with chronic cad

In cardiology hospital 288 patients older than 65 years with chronic coronary artery disease underwent screening self-assessment scales for depression, anxiety and social adaptation. With a positive screening and informed consent of the patient the diagnosis was verified by a psychiatrist. 50,7% of the patients had anxiety-depressive disorder, 62% of them were found affective disorders, elevated levels of anxiety and depression on the scale of selfesteem. 10 Each patient had suicidal thoughts: the scheduling of simultaneous failure of antianginal drugs in the amplification loads or consent for surgery. In practice should implement self-screening scales to detect anxiety and depressive disorders and suicidal behavior include psychiatrists in an interdisciplinary team to develop comprehensive rehabilitation programs in geriatric patients with comorbid disorders.