title: [Central serous chorioretinopathy and psychological stress].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To date we know little about the etiology of central serous chorioretinopathy. Former investigations discussed inadequate coping strategies and critical life-events as important psychological aspects. In this study we investigated the relationship between central serous chorioretinopathy and stress.
  
  
  METHODS
  35 male patients with central serous chorioretinopathy (group 1) were compared to 21 male patients with traumatic eye diseases. The evaluated data included sociodemographic data as well as data regarding the patients coping strategies, critical live-events before outbreak of the disease, personality factors and general physical complaints.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Group 1 showed a significantly higher amount of general physical complaints, measured with a complaints questionnaire (B-L). In a personality inventory (FPI-R) it scored significantly higher on the scales emotional instability and strain, significantly lower on the scale extraversion.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results indicate that patients with central serous chorioretinopathy are more stressed because of inadequate coping strategies, which can be seen in a higher amount of physical complaints.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms Universität Bonn.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Conrad
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bodeewes
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schilling
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Geiser
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Imbierowicz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Liedtke
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D002825:Chorioretinitis / Q000523:psychology*; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012307:Risk Factors; D012803:Sick Role; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*