[The patient with Hansen's disease confronts his distress]. / Le hansénien face à son angoisse.
Acta Leprol
; 4(1): 59-72, 1986.
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ABSTRACT
This article is about the effect of Hansen's disease on the personality of 29 patients of the Institute of Applied Leprology of Dakar, Foundation of the Order of Malta. This approach to the distress of these patients was done by an inquiry based on sociocultural and clinical variables and compared to a study composed of tubercular and psychiatric patients. This study reports four distress levels (loss of identity, loss of object, forlornness, culpability) which are distinguished by sex and age. The actual analysis of the experience of this distress shows the importance of support of the traditional representation of these leprous patients' psychology.
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Tema:
Aspectos_sociais
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Complicacoes
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Geral
Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Estrés Psicológico
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Lepra
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
Acta Leprol
Año:
1986
Tipo del documento:
Article