| Evidence for a general neurotic syndrome. | |
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PMID: 2397364 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Neurotic syndromes are defined by characteristic patterns of symptoms, but the validity of the distinction between one syndrome and another depends on associations between the syndromes and clinical history, or treatment response factors that are independent of the defining phenomena. In both a group of twin volunteers and a group of patients with panic disorder/agoraphobia, the lifetime experience of more than one diagnosis of a neurotic syndrome was common but there was no evidence of patterns of co-occurrence of diagnoses being associated with particular syndromes. Receiving a diagnosis was associated with abnormal scores on measures of neuroticism and locus of control, the extent of the abnormality increasing with the number of different diagnoses satisfied. It is argued that the concept of a general neurotic syndrome depends in part on the presence of such predisposing personality factors, and that reduction in this predisposition to neurosis should be the focus of treatment. |
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Authors:
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G Andrews; G Stewart; A Morris-Yates; P Holt; S Henderson |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science Volume: 157 ISSN: 0007-1250 ISO Abbreviation: Br J Psychiatry Publication Date: 1990 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1990-10-16 Completed Date: 1990-10-16 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0342367 Medline TA: Br J Psychiatry Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 6-12 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety Disorders, University of New South Wales, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney. |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Diseases in Twins / genetics*, psychology Female Humans Male Middle Aged Neurotic Disorders / diagnosis, genetics*, psychology Personality Development Personality Tests Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Risk Factors Syndrome |
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