Pshychosomatic Management of Patients with Nasal Disease

Abstract

We made an epidemic study in a total of 131 cases with nasal complaints considered to be in needed of pshychosomatic care becuase of "discrepancy between subjective symptons and diagnosis", "too much concern to nose", and "Psychic complaints". There were 32 cases of psycosis-like condition (psychosis group), 52 cases of nerosis-like condition (neurosis group), and 47 almost normal cases (normal group). Clinical diagnosis were chronic sinusitis and deviation of nasal septum in most of cases. However, there were some normal cases also. Findings of Y・G test and CMI apparent difference was seen among groups. Pshychological background factor was "nasal operation" in most of cases. This finding suggested that some of cases were condidered iatrogenic cases. From these findings the importance of taking approaches from both somatic side and mental side in patients with nasal disease was confirmed.