Somatic depression with cognitive impairment in a female patient with hypertension

The paper describes a clinical case of hypertension and somatic depression in a female patient. It considers the differential diagnosis of somatic symptomatology within affective disorders, depicts the manifestations of a somatic disease, and analyzes the aspects of personal predisposition to a mental disorder. The authors note the advantages of an interdisciplinary approach to therapy with antihypertensive drugs and antidepressants and psychotherapy. Of particular interest is the problem in the diagnosis and therapy of moderate cognitive impairment in a patient with cardiac and psychiatric comorbidities.