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Sarcoidosis : Psychotherapy and Long-Term Outcome—A Case Report
Joint Authors
Trombini, Giancarlo
Trombini, Elena
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-04-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Sarcoidosis is a systemic, inflammatory disease of unknown aetiology, influenced by stressful life events and associated with a high incidence of alexithymic personality traits, and of depressive symptoms.
The medical literature on sarcoidosis has called for a psychotherapeutic intervention to modify the perceived state of disease, the influence of stressful events and the depressive condition.
Few studies have described cases treated with psychotherapy, and no information is available on its long-term outcome.
We present the case of a patient with chronic sarcoidosis and periodical reacutizations with constantly pathological ESR.
Twenty-four years after the diagnosis, a dynamic supportive-expressive psychotherapy for psychosomatic alexithymic patients was added to the medical therapy.
At the beginning and at the end of the psychotherapy, and for the long-term outcome evaluations, Kellner’s symptom questionnaire (SQ) was used to investigate psychological distress.
The SQ scores, initially pathological, were normal at the end of the psychotherapy and for the following three years.
Psychotherapy, without antidepressive drugs, resolved the depression.
The depressive symptoms disappeared, along with the normalization and stabilization of the ESR.
After three years, the outcome was positive.
This is the first study describing a successful psychotherapy and its long-term outcome on a patient with sarcoidosis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Trombini, Giancarlo& Trombini, Elena. 2012. Sarcoidosis : Psychotherapy and Long-Term Outcome—A Case Report. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-455894
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Trombini, Giancarlo& Trombini, Elena. Sarcoidosis : Psychotherapy and Long-Term Outcome—A Case Report. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-455894
American Medical Association (AMA)
Trombini, Giancarlo& Trombini, Elena. Sarcoidosis : Psychotherapy and Long-Term Outcome—A Case Report. Case Reports in Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-455894
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-455894