Diferencias psicológicas entre pacientes ulcerosos y dispépticos no ulcerosos / [Psychological differences between ulcer and non-ulcer dyspeptic patients]

ABSTRACT

The existence of differences in the psychological profile of 39 endoscopically evaluated patients with ulcer (U) and non ulcer (NU) dyspepsia were examined. There were 21 U and 18 NU subjects. Cigarette smoking, intake of alcohol, coffee, mate, aspirin and NSAID were recorded, but there were no significant differences between the two groups. Personality traits were determined by the Rorschach Test, considering psychological profile (introversive, extroversive, self-restrained), impulse and emotion control (do not allow their expression, impulsive, adequately conveyed) and level of social adaptation (low, normal, high). U and NU subjects experienced a similar number of potentially stressful life events. However, U patients perceived their events more negatively. Although no one type of [quot ]ulcer personality[quot ] was found consistently, ulcer patients tended to be more introversive and they had a better social adaptation than NU.