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Psychopathological profile in chronic bronchial asthma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

M Henry ,
A Morera ,
A Frugoni  and
I Gonzàlez-Martin
M Henry
Affiliation:
Department of psychiatry, Hospital Universitario de Canarias (University Hospital of the Canary Islands), La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
A Morera
Affiliation:
Department of psychiatry, Hospital Universitario de Canarias (University Hospital of the Canary Islands), La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
A Frugoni
Affiliation:
Department of psychiatry, Hospital Universitario de Canarias (University Hospital of the Canary Islands), La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
I Gonzàlez-Martin
Affiliation:
Service of Pneumology and Allergy (Department of Internal Medicine), Hospital Universitario de Canarias (University Hospital of the Canary Islands), La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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Summary

The psychopathological profile in a sample of 43 adult chronic asthmatic outpatients is analyzed. The SCL-90-R Self-Report Questionnaire was applied. The symptomatic profile in our sample is characterized by a main elevation of the dimension of somatization (1.80) followed by the areas of depression (1.64), obsession-compulsion (1.53) and anxiety (1.45). These dimensions contribute to the leading features of psychopathology in our patients.

Keywords

bronchial asthmapsychopathologypsychological complaintssymptomatic profile
Type
Short communication
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European Psychiatry , Volume 8 , Issue 4 , 1993 , pp. 209 - 212
Copyright
Copyright © Elsevier, Paris 1993

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