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  • Title: Relationship of alexithymia and poor social support to ulcerative changes on gastrofiberscopy.
    Author: Fukunishi I, Kaji N, Hosaka T, Berger D, Rahe RH.
    Journal: Psychosomatics; 1997; 38(1):20-6. PubMed ID: 8997112.
    Abstract:
    The effects of psychosocial factors on peptic ulceration and/or erosions were examined in a sample of 189 volunteers. Analysis of variance found that the severity of gastrofiberscopic findings was related to two psychosocial factors-poor social support and degree of alexithymia- and that both psychosocial factors were significantly correlated with one another. Analysis of covariance indicated that gastrofiberscopic findings remained significantly related to poor social support when alexithymia was controlled for. These findings suggest that in both healthy persons, and in persons with alexithymia, peptic ulceration or erosions tend to manifest when social support is low. Poor social support and alexithymia may be an especially high-risk combination for the development of peptic ulceration and/or erosions.
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