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Neurotic illness in the families of children with asthma and wheezy bronchitis: a general practice population study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

J. B. Davis
J. B. Davis*
Affiliation:
Lister House, Group Practice Centre, Harlow, Essex
*
1Address for correspondence:Dr J. B. Davis, Lister House, Staple Tye, Harlow, Essex CM 18 7LU.
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Synopsis

In a controlled population study 111 families of children with asthma and wheezy bronchitis were screened. The mothers of asthmatics suffered more depressive illness than controls. This correlates with the severity of the child's asthma. There was no difference in immunological status between depressive and non-depressive mothers of asthmatics.

Type
Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , May 1977 , pp. 305 - 310
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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