Psychiatric Aspects of Bronchial Asthma
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SOMATIC illnesses are accompanied by psychological reactions in major or minor form, varying accordiing to the nature and severity of the disorder, the age, sex, personalitv structure and intelligence of the patient. Moreover, emotional experiences are known to have somatic concomitants and consequently a psychic disturbance mav be expressed through physical symptoms. For example, it is widely accepted that psychiatric factors are of fundamental significance in many cases of bronchial asthma and the object of this review is to explore the role of such factors in the disorder. Although this paper will deal primarily with the psychiatric aspects of asthma, it is not to be regarded as supporting the concept of monocausality. Allergic factors have been shown to be important in many cases and Stockvis (1959) remarks that "allergy is invariably present in genuine asthmatic attacks, however prominent the psychic determinant might be." He quotes the findings of Hanhart, who demonstrated the presence of sensitivity to allergens in 92 per cent. of 1,200 asthmatic patients studied.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Ulster Medical Journal
دوره 29 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1960