Asthma and menstruation
The relationship between psychological and bronchial hyperreactivity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9616816 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gretty M Mirdal, Gretty Mirdal (0000-0002-8309-8685, University of Copenhagen, corresponding author), Birgit Petersson, Bent Weeke, Aase Vibits (University of Copenhagen) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 47-55 |
| Publication date | 1998-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Medical Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1129 • E-ISSN: 2056-5194 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1998.tb01366.x |
| PMID | 9561305 |
| OpenAlex | W2086166759 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The aim of this study was to investigate a possible interrelation between bronchial hyperreactivity and psychological hyperreactivity. In order to record changes in both bronchial and psychological reactions throughout the menstrual cycle, 10 women outpatients with moderate asthma were followed up for six months, and their physical and psychological status as well as their reactions to life‐events and environmental influences were assessed through self‐reporting measures and weekly psychotherapeutic sessions. Psychotherapy was used both as a supplement to the medical treatment and as a method of data collection. A relationship between lowered resistance to stress, lowered resistance to infections and increased bronchial hyperreactivity is suggested as background aetiological factors for the exacerbation of asthma around menstruation
Asthma · Asthma exacerbations · Bronchial hyperreactivity · Etiology · Exacerbation · Hormone · Menstrual cycle · Menstruation · Psychiatry · Respiratory disease · Clinical Psychology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Menstrual Health and Disorders · Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2006 - 2012 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |