title: Psychological characteristics of duodenal ulcer patients (a pilot report on 30 patients).
abstract: A psychological investigation of 30 duodenal ulcer patients showed that their profile differed from that of the Western patients in that drinking, smoking, anxiety, depression and psychopathy were not more common than in the general population. Psychological stress as measured by recent life events was low, but 40% had complaints relating to their work. Their scores for Friedman's Type A Behavior as measured by the Bortner's Scale was low. They had a high Lie Score for the Eysenck Personality Inventory indicating a desire to project a socially desirable image.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000523:psychology*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012846:Singapore; D012907:Smoking; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*