PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS IN FATAL CHILDHOOD ASTHMA

PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS IN FATAL CHILDHOOD ASTHMA

A review of three recent cases of death due to childhood asthma revealed consistent themes of depression, emotional precipitation of attacks, unsupportive families, and a tendency to deny asthma symptoms. Possible psychosomatic mechanisms are identified as potentially important for the interaction o...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of orthopsychiatry 1987-04, Vol.57 (2), p.253-257
Hauptverfasser: Fritz, Gregory K, Rubinstein, Steven, Lewiston, Norman J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Asthma
Asthma - complications
Asthma - psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Childhood Development
Death
Depression (Emotion)
Depressive Disorder - complications
Family
Female
Foster Home Care
General aspects
Human
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Patient Compliance
Psychological Development
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychosomatic Medicine
Rejection (Psychology)
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Zusammenfassung:A review of three recent cases of death due to childhood asthma revealed consistent themes of depression, emotional precipitation of attacks, unsupportive families, and a tendency to deny asthma symptoms. Possible psychosomatic mechanisms are identified as potentially important for the interaction of emotions and asthma.
ISSN:0002-9432
1939-0025
DOI:10.1111/j.1939-0025.1987.tb03535.x