CORRELATION BETWEEN THE METABOLIC SYNDROME AND DEPRESSION IN REGARD OF POLYPATHOLOGY AND SPIRITUAL VIEW

Abstract Any disease can be regarded as a result of the influence of external factors, but also as a spiritual imbalance of the human being. The link between the metabolic syndrome and depression on the basis of this presumption was studied, considering the fact that the imbalance of the so called ‚matter" may have the origin in a spiritual imbalance and vice versa. In order to study the correlation between metabolic syndrome-depression, 66 patients with metabolic syndrome were chosen, to whom there were applied questionnaires for depression. The patients were selected during January 2012 and May 2012 in the V th Internal Medicine and Geriatrics-Gerontology Clinic, from the Railway Hospital Iasi. The preliminary data showed that depression (of different degrees) was associated to the 56 out of the 66 patients with metabolic syndrome (84.84%). The obese patients were the most affected suggesting the important part of the negative feelings (of unacceptance and self-rejection) played in their case. The ways of helping patients with these associated pathologies require a very complex approach, based on a interdisciplinary thinking and acting. Different medical specialists are needed, as well as a psychologist and even a father confessor, because cultivating Christian virtues will help patients fight stress, increase faith and love. Continuous prayer will balance their inner world, recreating it in health, peace and harmony

GERIATRICS – MULTIDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION – AN IMPERATIVE

Geriatrics is a discipline that combines multiple inter‐ disciplinary collaboration, dealing with problems of somatic, psychological, and social functioning in both acute and chronic care, preventive or recovery and, not in the least, terminal care of the elderly ones. [1‐2] Therefore, the concept promoted by Acad. Ana Aslan since 1957: “Not every old is old”, is considered extremely actual. Most peo‐ ple aged over 65 have a relatively good health status and may carry an autonomous existence within the family and community in which they live. In this context, it is appro‐ priate to consider geriatrics as a discipline with multiple interrelations with other medical specialties, frequently including part of the large group of internal medicine and also of dentistry