SUMMARY OF EVIDENCE RELATING LIFE SITUATION AND EMOTIONAL RESPONSE TO PEPTIC ULCER
Authors: S WOLF
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1949)

Article1 October 1949SUMMARY OF EVIDENCE RELATING LIFE SITUATION AND EMOTIONAL RESPONSE TO PEPTIC ULCERSTEWART WOLF, M.D.STEWART WOLF, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-31-4-637 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe evidence connecting the occurrence and recurrence of peptic ulcer to emotional conflicts in the life situation has been recently reviewed by Wener and Hoff.1 The relationship has not as yet been definitely established, but on the basis of studies from several points of view and with a variety of technics, it seems highly likely that some peptic ulcers, at least, occur as part of a biologic pattern which is set in motion in reaction to stresses and strains involving chiefly problems of interpersonal relationship. The data in support of this view are outlined briefly below.First, it has been...Bibliography1. WENERHOFF JHE: The neuro-humoral aspects of peptic ulcer formation, Canad. Med. Assoc. Jr., 1948, lix, 115. Google Scholar2. HALLETTINGERBANTING GEGHFG: An experimental production of coronary thrombosis and myocardial failure, Canad. Med. Assoc. Jr., 1936, xxxiv, 9. Google Scholar3. MANNINGHALLBANTING GWGEFG: Vagus stimulation and the production of myocardial damage, Canad. Med. Assoc. Jr., 1937, xxxvii, 314. Google Scholar4. VARCOCODEWALPOLEWANGENSTEEN RLCFSHOH: Duodenal ulcer formation in the dog by intramuscular injections of a histamine beeswax mixture, Am. Jr. Physiol., 1941, cxxxiii, 475. Google Scholar5. WOLFWOLFF SHG: Human gastric function. An experimental study of a man and his stomach, 2nd ed., 1947, Oxford University Press, New York. Google Scholar6. PALMER WL: Mechanism of pain in gastric and in duodenal ulcer, Arch. Int. Med., 1927, xxx, 109. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. WOLFANDRUS SWD: The effect of vagotomy on gastric function, Gastroenterology, 1947, viii, 429. Google Scholar8. SZASZKIRSNERLEVINPALMER TSJBEWL: The role of hostility in the pathogenesis of peptic ulcer: Theoretical considerations with the report of a case, Psychosom. Med., 1947, ix, 331. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. MIRSKY IA: Title at Am. Psychosom. Soc., Psychosom. Med. In press. Google Scholar10. MITTELMANNWOLFF BHG: Emotions and gastroduodenal function, Psychosom. Med., 1942, iv, 5. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. ALEXANDER F: Clinical notes: Treatment of a case of peptic ulcer and personality, Psychosom. Med., 1947, ix, 320. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. HEIDE CV: A study of mechanisms in two cases of peptic ulcer, Psychosom. Med., 1940, ii, 398. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. DUNBAR F: Emotions and bodily changes, 1946, Columbia University Press, New York. Google Scholar14. WOLF S: Observations on the occurrence of nausea among combat soldiers, Gastroenterology, 1947, viii, 15. Google Scholar15. WOLFPFEIFFERRIPLEYWINTERWOLFF SJBHSOSHG: Hypertension as a reaction pattern to stress; summary of experimental data on variations in blood pressure and renal blood flow, Ann. Int. Med., 1948, xxix, 1056. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, N. Y.*Presented at a Panel Discussion, Thirtieth Annual Session of the American College of Physicians, New York, N. Y., March 29, 1949.From the Department of Medicine of Cornell University Medical College and the New York Hospital, New York, N. Y.Aided by grants from the Commonwealth Fund and the Estate of Lester N. Hofheimer. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byEditorialPsychological Elements of Gastrointestinal DisordersPsychosomatische SyndromeCauses of peptic ulcerPersonal and Family Medical History in Menière's DiseaseUse of National Health Service General Practice Records in Epidemiological Inquiries: Duodenal Ulcer--a Test CaseChymotrypsin Therapy of Peptic Ulcer; Results in 78 CasesTHE DISINTEGRATIVE ACTION OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEMTreatment of Peptic UlcerPeptic UlcerationThe problem of peptic ulcerThe Effect of Psychoanalysis on the Course of Peptic Ulcer: A Preliminary ReportThe Action of Banthine on the Stomach and Duodenum of Man with Observations on the Effects of PlacebosReport of the Committee on Psychosomatic Relationships in GastroenterologyGeneral abstractsThe Medical Management of Duodenal Ulcer Examined in the Light of Current Etiologic Concepts 1 October 1949Volume 31, Issue 4Page: 637-649KeywordsBiologicsEmotionsHospital medicinePeptic ulcers ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1949 PDF downloadLoading ...