Psychiatr Pol
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Comparative Study
[Gender and presence of profound psychological traumas versus comorbidity of panic disorder and depression in difficult and aspirin-induced asthma].
The author examined psychiatrically a group of 106 patients with difficult asthma and 100 patients with aspirin-induced asthma. The special interest of the study was the careful analysis of the time, context and content of different psychological traumas that the patients from both groups had throughout their lives. ⋯ It is possible, that psychological trauma affects the development, course and severity of anxiety and depressive symptoms in asthmatic patients. It may play a special role in development of difficult asthma.