PSYCHOLOGICAL-FACTORS IN CHILDHOOD ASTHMA

Authors
BENEDITOMONLEON C LOPEZANDREU JA
Citation
C. Beneditomonleon et Ja. Lopezandreu, PSYCHOLOGICAL-FACTORS IN CHILDHOOD ASTHMA, Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy, 22(2), 1994, pp. 153-161
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology, Clinical
Journal title
Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy → ACNP
ISSN journal
13524658
Volume
22
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
153 - 161
Database
ISI
SICI code
1352-4658(1994)22:2<153:PICA>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
The influence of the personality of asthmatic children and their mothe rs on the course of their illness is analysed, taking as a basis a sam ple of 48 asthmatic children. This is done through the assessment of t he role of personality in the change that takes place, after the appli cation of various psychological treatments (relaxation, systematic des ensitization and stress inoculation) in three variables: number of day s of illness, symptomatic relief drug use and school absences. The res ults obtained highlight the influence of personality on therapeutic su ccess. Consequently, this study shows the importance of tending to per sonality traits in order to forecast and improve the effectiveness of psychological treatment.