The relationship of psychopathology and XXXX .

@entity1 @entity1119 @entity148 @entity308
BACKGROUND: @entity1119 is a common yet poorly understood disease that is often exacerbated by emotional stress. While a psychiatric explanation of causality is frequently offered, there is little evidence to support or reject the view that the condition is primarily an @entity148 . OBJECTIVES: To quantify objectively the degree of psychopathology in @entity1 with @entity1119 . METHODS: Forty-two @entity1 diagnosed as having @entity1119 were examined prior to endoscopic sympathectomies. All @entity1 took the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) and State-Trait @entity148 Inventory (STAI) before surgery. Results were compared with established norms. RESULTS: The group scored well within established norms on both psychometric measures. On scales measuring @entity148 , @entity308 and conversion phenomena, 88% of the MMPI-2 profiles lacked elevations, and 86% of the @entity1 lacked elevations on the STAI State and Trait @entity148 scales. Personality variables were not associated with postsurgical outcome. CONCLUSIONS: Most individuals suffering from essential @entity1119 lack overt psychopathology. While some @entity1 subjectively describe symptoms of @entity148 , mild @entity308 and social isolation, these complaints appear often to be in reaction to or superimposed upon an organic disease process and not the primary cause of their condition.
