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BACKGROUND: The study of intrapsychic modalities can help to understand the association between depression and breast cancer patients and what kind of intervention can be planned. There is evidence that breast cancer is associated with the development of depression. The study of intrapsychic modalities may explain this association. Therefore, we aimed at investigating the intrapsychic and interpersonal processes of the structure of personality, anxiety, and depression of postmenopause breast cancer women. METHODS: All participants (n = 63) underwent the following tests: SASB questionnaire (Structural Analysis of Interpersonal Behavior), describing intrapsychic and interpersonal processes, validated on the basis of DSMIV, and the CDQ and ASQ questionnaires describing depression and anxiety. We compared two groups: breast cancer (n = 63) and a healthy control group of women without cancer (n = 83). RESULTS: Patients with breast cancer presented medium to high levels of anxiety and depression and intrapsychic level showed that they had less autonomy in their choices with low acceptance of their own feelings and tendency to be depressed compared to the control group (Cl 1 autonomy F = 10.21, p < 0.05, Cl 2 autonomy and love F = 13.01, p < 0.001, Cl 3 love F = 10.50, p < 0.01, Cl 5 control F = 6.44, p < 0.05, Cl 6 control and hate F = 4.49, p < 0.05, ASQ F = 6.07, p < 0.05, and CDQ F = 6.24, p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Intrapsychic characteristics such as tendency to depression, inability to being in contact with their own feelings, may be linked to difficulties in facing treatment and their condition of illness. Knowledge of these modalities could allow to plan a psychotherapeutic and multidisciplinary intervention aimed at facing the different phases of medical treatment.
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Ansiedad/etiología , Neoplasias de la Mama/psicología , Depresión/etiología , Adulto , Anciano , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Femenino , Odio , Humanos , Amor , Persona de Mediana Edad , Autonomía Personal , Posmenopausia , Encuestas y CuestionariosRESUMEN
Toscana virus (TOSV) infection is a frequent cause of meningitis in central Italy during summer. The disease generally has a benign course. Rarely, the infection produces a severe disease, with encephalitis and signs of systemic involvement, including lymphadenopathy. Since there is no clinical necessity of performing lymph node biopsy in such cases, the histopathological feature of TOSV-related lymphadenitis is not known. We herein present a case in which lymphadenopathy preceded the onset of meningitis. The excised lymph node showed a non-specific mixed-type lymphoid hyperplasia, with follicular hyperplasia, sinusal expansion and paracortical involvement. We also demonstrated the presence of viral protein and viral RNA in the lymph node tissue.
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Ganglios Linfáticos/patología , Enfermedades Linfáticas/patología , Fiebre por Flebótomos/virología , Virus de Nápoles de la Fiebre de la Mosca de los Arenales/patogenicidad , Adulto , Antibacterianos/uso terapéutico , Antipiréticos/uso terapéutico , Biopsia , Humanos , Hiperplasia , Inmunohistoquímica , Escisión del Ganglio Linfático , Ganglios Linfáticos/cirugía , Ganglios Linfáticos/virología , Enfermedades Linfáticas/tratamiento farmacológico , Enfermedades Linfáticas/virología , Masculino , Fiebre por Flebótomos/complicaciones , Fiebre por Flebótomos/tratamiento farmacológico , ARN Viral/aislamiento & purificación , Virus de Nápoles de la Fiebre de la Mosca de los Arenales/genéticaRESUMEN
The aim of this study was to investigate the areas of depression, anxiety, and social support using the structural model of the social network. By comparing the networks of two samples of breast cancer sufferers and healthy control participants, it was possible to identify differences in their relationships, in the shape of the networks themselves, and in the levels of depression and anxiety. Women with breast cancer described smaller and denser networks, including mainly kins whereas the healthy women included more friends, coworkers, and leisure companions. The levels of anxiety and depression were higher in women with breast cancer. Social network and social support measure correlated differently with depression and anxiety in the two groups.