EMOTIONAL FACTORS IN SCLERODERMA: CASE HISTORY
Authors: J M McMAHON, C C CRAIGHEAD
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1953)

Case Reports1 December 1953EMOTIONAL FACTORS IN SCLERODERMA: CASE HISTORYJOHN M. MCMAHON, M.D., RUSSELL R. MONROE, M.D., CLAUDE C. CRAIGHEAD, M.D.JOHN M. MCMAHON, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, RUSSELL R. MONROE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, CLAUDE C. CRAIGHEAD, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-39-6-1295 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn recent years more and more evidence has accumulated that certain ills which beset mankind are diseases of adaptation. Thus the physiologic adjustments of the body to stress can miscarry, leading to pathologic processes. Scleroderma has long been described in the medical literature as a disorder of unknown etiology. It is now realized that this is one of the group of so-called collagen diseases, and probably can be included in the pathologic processes described as diseases of adaptation. As it was realized that the adrenal cortex played an important part in the body's general adaptation, it is not surprising that...Bibliography1. Selye H: The general adaptation syndrome and the diseases of adaptation, J. Clin. Endocrinol. 6: 117, 1946. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. MilletLiefMittelmann JAHB(a) : Psychogenic factors and psychotherapy in Raynaud's disease, Bull. Tulane M. Fac. 11: 4 (Nov.) 1951. (b) Millet, J. A. P., Lief, H., and Mittelmann, B.: Raynaud's disease: psychogenic factors and psychotherapy, Psychosom. Med. 15: 61 (Jan.-Feb.) 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. JohnsonShapiroAlexander AMLBF: Preliminary report on a psychosomatic study of rheumatoid arthritis, in Alexander, F., and French, T. L.: Studies in psychosomatic medicine, 1948, The Ronald Press, New York, p. 489. Google Scholar4. Ludwig AO: Psychogenic factors in rheumatoid arthritis, Bull. Rheumat. Dis. 11: 8 (Apr.) 1952. Google Scholar5. SharnoffCaridesStein JGHLID: Cortisone-treated scleroderma, J. A. M. A. 145: 1230 (Apr. 21) 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. RomeBraceland HPFJ: Psychological response to corticotropin, cortisone and related steroid substances, J. A. M. A. 148: 27 (Jan. 5) 1952. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication May 1, 1953.From the Department of Psychiatry and Neurology, Tulane University School of Medicine, and The Browne-McHardy Clinic, New Orleans, Louisiana. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byA review of recent observations and current theories on the etiology and pathogenesis of progressive systemic sclerosis (diffuse scleroderma)Krankheiten der GefäßeThe Use of the Adrenocorticosteroids in GastroenterologyRHEUMATISM AND ARTHRITIS REVIEW OF AMERICAN AND ENGLISH LITERATURE OF RECENT YEARS (ELEVENTH RHEUMATISM REVIEW)* Part IIWILLIAM D. ROBINSON, M.D., F.A.C.P., JOSEPH J. BUNIM, M.D., F.A.C.P., WILLIAM S. CLARK, M.D., DARRELL C. CRAIN, M.D., F.A.C.P., EPHRAIM P. ENGLEMAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., DONALD C. GRAHAM, M.D., F.R.C.P. (C), MAX M. MONTGOMERY, M.D., F.A.C.P., BERNARD M. NORCROSS, M.D., F.A.C.P., CHARLES RAGAN, M.D., F.A.C.P., MARIAN W. ROPES, M.D., F.A.C.P., EDWARD F. ROSENBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P., CHARLEY J. SMYTH, M.D., F.A.C.P. 1 December 1953Volume 39, Issue 6Page: 1295-1303KeywordsAdrenal cortexCollagen diseasesEmotionsEtiologyNeurologyScleroderma ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1953 PDF downloadLoading ...