HISTORICAL ASPECTS OF THE INWARD PICTURE OF A DISEASE (literature review)

Abstract

The given survey of national and foreign literature makes it possible to examine the historical aspects of the development of the study about the inward picture of a disease (IPD), factors influencing its formation, classification of the disease reaction types, typology of attitudes to diseases. The work shows the influence of IPD and premorbid personal features on the clinical course of the disease, importance of IPD for compliance. The main stages of the development of the studies about IPD have been outlined.