Role of anxiety and personality in non-ulcer dyspepsia: a comparative study with duodenal ulcer.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Though emotional factors are known to influence gut functions, studies evaluating the role of anxiety and personality in non-ulcer dyspepsia (NUD) are few and have not yielded consistent results.AIMS:
To find out whether anxiety and abnormal personality pattern are specifically associated with NUD.METHODS:
33 patients with NUD and 30 patients with duodenal ulcer, who were randomly selected from among those attending a gastroenterology out-patient clinic, were administered a) the Eyesenck Personality Inventory, to measure neuroticism and extroversion; and b) a short self-rating scale for anxiety, to measure state and trait anxiety.RESULTS:
There were no significant differences between the two groups in state anxiety, neuroticism and extroversion. Trait anxiety, however, was significantly higher in the NUD group (p = 0.05).CONCLUSIONS:
Though the difference in trait anxiety score between the two groups attained significance, this finding needs further support to indicate a causal role for anxiety in NUD. There is need for further studies about the role of anxiety in various subgroups of NUD.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Anxiety
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Personality
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Personality Inventory
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Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Adult
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Duodenal Ulcer
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Dyspepsia
Language:
English
Year:
1993
Type:
Article
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