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EPA-1619 – Stress Related-disorders. a Single Case Study Focused on the Influence of Life Stressors on Gastrointestional Complications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

P. Ruisoto Palomera ,
I. Alvarez Fernandez ,
M.L. Alvarez Merida  and
P. Gutierrez Redondo
P. Ruisoto Palomera
Affiliation:
Department of Basic Psychology Psychobiology and Methodology of Behavioral Sciences, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
I. Alvarez Fernandez
Affiliation:
Department of Basic Psychology Psychobiology and Methodology of Behavioral Sciences, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
M.L. Alvarez Merida
Affiliation:
Department of Basic Psychology Psychobiology and Methodology of Behavioral Sciences, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
P. Gutierrez Redondo
Affiliation:
Department of Basic Psychology Psychobiology and Methodology of Behavioral Sciences, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

Abstract

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Introduction

The psychological modulation of stress-related disorders, such as gastrointestinal complications, is a well-established phenomenon in psychoneuroimmunology. Recent studies of stress have highlighted the effects of chronic psychological and environmental stressors to health and well-being, but the evidence is still minimal.

Aim and objectives

This study analyzes health outcomes in a clinical case modulated by exposure to psychosocial stressors, focusing on gastrointestinal function, but also evaluating how those stressors are related to anxiety, depression and hypochondria.

Methods

A single case study was conducted for a 66 years-old woman diagnosed with gastric carcinoma. In addition, stressful life events and social support were registered.

Results

Characteristics of stressors, such as intensity and chronicity, and type A personality were associated with increase gastrointestinal complications.

Conclusions

Results of this study point out the role of perceived stress in health outcomes.

Type
P25 - Psychoneuroimmunology
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 29 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 22nd European Congress of Psychiatry , 2014 , pp. 1
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2014
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