Stress, psychiatric co-morbidity and coping in patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria

Psychology and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 477-490

  Chung, Man Cheung ^a   Symons, Christine ^b   Gilliam, Jane ^b   Kaminski, Edward R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic idiopathic urticaria; Coping; Perceived stress; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; URTICARIA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URTICARIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951166489     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440802530780     Document Type: Article

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