01792nas a2200157   4500000000100000008004100001260001400042100001600056700001700072700001800089700001500107245008500122300001200207490000700219520140800226       2021                            d  bFontilles1 aGarcía YGM1 aMouriño CNA1 aRodríguez HH1 aGarcía IA00aCARACTERIZACIÓN PSICOLÓGICA DE PACIENTES CON LEPRORREACCIONES. CAMAGÜEY, CUBA  a111-1190 v333 a<p>There are innumerable stories that the world and national literature presents regarding the treatment that,<br />
throughout history, the patient with leprosy have been prescribed, in relation to its diagnosis, treatment<br />
and rehabilitation, which, at the same time, has had an impact on his family and social group. A prospective<br />
descriptive observational study was carried out with a population of 22 patients who attended the Provincial<br />
Leprosy Consultation, with the purpose of characterizing these patients from the psychological point of view,<br />
who underwent a comprehensive assessment of their disease and were evaluated psychologically. As a result, it<br />
was discovered that in half of the patients the leprosy reaction occurred in the first semester after the disease was<br />
diagnosed and leprous erythema nodosum occurred more frequently. Lifestyle impairment existed in more than<br />
half of the cases with disturbed sleep-wake cycles and excessive substance abuse. In more than ninety percent<br />
of the patients, manifestations of estrés and lack of social support were detected that perpetuated their feelings<br />
of loneliness. The most frequent personality traits were of the obsessive and aggressive or explosive type. It was<br />
concluded that leprosy reactions also originated a psychological reaction in the affected patient.</p>