A Psychosomatic Approach to Idiopathic Recurrences of Anterior Uveitis

A Psychosomatic Approach to Idiopathic Recurrences of Anterior Uveitis

We examined 60 patients affected by idiopathic recurrent anterior uveitis and studied the relevance of stressful life events and psychological distress in relation to relapses of the disease. The results were statistically insignificant when compared to the control groups. We found that neither life...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of ophthalmology 1987-08, Vol.104 (2), p.174-178
Hauptverfasser: Secchi, A.G., Magni, G., Tognon, M.S., Rupolo, G., Angi, M.R., Arsie, D., Turrini, B.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adult
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Psychophysiologic Disorders
Recurrence
Statistics as Topic
Stress, Psychological
Uveitis, Anterior - psychology
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Zusammenfassung:We examined 60 patients affected by idiopathic recurrent anterior uveitis and studied the relevance of stressful life events and psychological distress in relation to relapses of the disease. The results were statistically insignificant when compared to the control groups. We found that neither life events nor psychological distress played a contributory role in this disease.
ISSN:0002-9394
1879-1891
DOI:10.1016/0002-9394(87)90011-0