Open AccessRecognition of the Kind of Stress Coping in Patients of Multiple Sclerosis
Author(s) -
A Hajhashemi,
HD Vaziripour,
Hajar Baratian,
MB Kajbaf,
Masoud Etemadifar
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 0975-1564
pISSN - 0253-7176
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7176.78507
Subject(s) - multiple sclerosis , anxiety , analysis of variance , clinical psychology , coping (psychology) , medicine , psychology , population , psychiatry , environmental health
Investigations have shown that some factors like stress can increase the recurrence and severity of multiple sclerosis (MS). Considering the direct influences of depression and anxiety on our body immunity system, and also the relation between stress and factors, such as Insulin Growth Factor (IGF-1), involved in neurogenesis and myelin repairing, it is an essential issue to identify the most common method used in relieving stress by such patients.