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A Traditional Chinese Medicine Characteristic Therapy for Bronchial Asthma: Moxibustion
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Emotional factors in bronchial asthma
N G Desai1, H A Gandhi, A V Shah
1Post Graduate Student, Dept. of Psychiatry, B. J. Medical College & Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad.
Indian Journal of Psychiatry
|November 8, 2011
Summary
Childhood parental loss is a significant factor in bronchial asthma development. Asthmatics exhibit distinct personality traits like emotional instability and shyness compared to healthy individuals.
Area of Science:
- Psychosomatic Medicine
- Clinical Psychology
Background:
- Bronchial asthma is a complex condition with multifactorial etiology.
- Psychological factors are increasingly recognized as potential contributors to asthma development and exacerbation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the association between childhood parental loss or deprivation and bronchial asthma.
- To explore personality differences between individuals with asthma and a control group.
Main Methods:
- A controlled study involving 30 patients diagnosed with bronchial asthma.
- Comparison of personality traits between the asthma group and a control group.
Main Results:
- Parental loss or deprivation in childhood was identified as a significant factor in asthmatics.
- Asthmatic patients displayed characteristics such as being reserved, detached, emotionally less stable, shy, timid, tender-minded, dependent, tense, and frustrated compared to controls.
Conclusions:
- Childhood experiences, specifically parental loss, may play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of bronchial asthma.
- Asthma patients may present with a distinct psychological profile, suggesting a psychosomatic component that warrants further investigation.
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