Citation

Razvodovsky YE. Psychiatr. Danub. 2007; 19(1-2): 35-41.

Affiliation

Grodno State Medical University, Belarus razvodovsky@grsmu.by; yury_razvodovsky@yahoo.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Facultas Universitatis Studiorum Zagrabiensis - Danube Symposion of Psychiatry)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

17603414

Abstract

Background: Peptic ulcer disease is a common clinical problem. The relationship between stress and ulcer has been shown in a large series of methodologically sound studies. Purpose: To estimate the effect of psychosocial distress on stomach ulcer mortality rate at the aggregate level. Methods: Trends in age-adjusted, sex-specific suicide (as an integral indicator for psychosocial distress) and stomach ulcer mortality rate in Russia from 1965 to 2005 were analyzed employing an ARIMA analysis in order to assess the bivariate relationship between the two time series. Results: Time series analysis indicate the presence of a statistically significant association between the two time series for males (r = 0.45; SE = 0.16). The association between the two time series for females was also positive, however it was not statistically significant (r = 0.25; SE = 0.14). Conclusion: The results of the present study suggest a positive association between male suicide and stomach ulcer mortality rate at the aggregate level. This paper presents new epidemiological evidence that supports the psychosomatic concept of stomach ulcer disease.

Language: en