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Case Reports
. 1987 Apr;57(2):253-257.
doi: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.1987.tb03535.x.

Psychological factors in fatal childhood asthma

Gregory K Fritz  1 , Steven Rubinstein  1 , Norman J Lewiston  1
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Case Reports

Psychological factors in fatal childhood asthma

Gregory K Fritz et al. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 1987 Apr.

Abstract

A review of three recent cases of death due to childhood asthma revealed consistent themes of depression, emotional precipitation of attacks, unsupportive families, and a tendency to deny asthma symptoms. Possible psychosomatic mechanisms are identified as potentially important for the interaction of emotions and asthma.

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