PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS)
PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS)
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DOI：
10.1097/00006842-197709000-00003
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发表时间：
1977-01-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
NORRIS, FH
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作者：
HOUPT, JL;GOULD, BS;NORRIS, FH
Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) demonstrate similar psychological characteristics that distinguish them from other medically ill populations, and this may bear etiologic and prognostic importance. A larger sample was studied and the prior findings were not replicated. ALS patients did not have a more internal locus of control, nor did they use denial as a defense more than a group of patients with inoperable neoplastic disease. Although dysphoria was frequently found in ALS patients, only 22% demonstrated clinical depressive syndromes.
