Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Search research articles

Related Experiment Videos

Emotion-related gastritis.

S J Goldberg, C L Smith, A M Connell

The American Journal of Gastroenterology

|January 1, 1976

Summary

Emotional stress is linked to gastric mucosal abnormalities. Patients with unexplained gastritis showed significantly more emotional problems than those with duodenal ulcers or other medical conditions.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Gastric function in primary hyperparathyroidism in man.

Irish journal of medical science·2016

Same author

The Motility of the Small Intestine.

Postgraduate medical journal·2011

Same author

Studies with drugs and hormones on the human colon [abridged].

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine·2010

Same author

Sleep disturbance in orofacial pain patients: pain-related or emotional distress?

Cranio : the journal of craniomandibular practice·2002

Same author

Structure of the type III secretion and substrate-binding domain of Yersinia YopH phosphatase.

Molecular microbiology·2001

Same author

The role of dynamin-related protein 1, a mediator of mitochondrial fission, in apoptosis.

Developmental cell·2001

Area of Science:

Gastroenterology
Psychosomatic Medicine
Medical Research

Background:

The link between emotional stress and gastrointestinal issues is a long-standing area of medical inquiry.
Gastric mucosal abnormalities, such as gastritis, can have multifactorial causes.
Understanding the role of psychological factors in digestive health is crucial for comprehensive patient care.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the potential relationship between emotional stress and the occurrence of gastric mucosal abnormalities.
To compare the prevalence of documented emotional problems in patients with gastritis versus those with duodenal ulcers and general medical inpatients.

Main Methods:

A retrospective review of 788 consecutive upper gastrointestinal endoscopy records was conducted.
Patient clinical records were analyzed for documented evidence of significant emotional problems.
Statistical analysis was performed to compare the prevalence of emotional issues across different patient groups.

Main Results:

Fifty-three percent of patients with gastritis (unrelated to known causes) had documented emotional problems.
In contrast, only 10% of duodenal ulcer patients and 25% of a comparable medical inpatient group had documented emotional problems.
The higher prevalence of emotional issues in the gastritis group was statistically significant (P < 0.01 and P < 0.05).

Conclusions:

The findings suggest a potential contributing role of emotional stress in the development of gastric mucosal abnormalities.
Emotional stress may be a significant factor in unexplained cases of gastritis.
Further research is warranted to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the connection between psychological stress and gastric health.

Related Experiment Videos