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Anxiety in allergy and atopic dermatitis

Anxiety in allergy and atopic dermatitis Hideo Hashizume and Masahiro Takigawa Purpose of review Introduction Individuals suffering from allergies often exhibit a specific The endocrine, nervous and immune systems continually psychological profile characterized by anxiety, depression communicate with each other through interaction of and emotional excitability. Emotional stress precipitates critical cells able to receive information from each system allergic symptoms not only by heightening anxiety levels but [1,2 ]. Homeostasis, and thus overall health, is main- also by dysregulating immune-cell functions. The primary tained under optimal conditions in which these systems objective of this report is to review recent findings of the work in harmony. Individuals feel stressed when there is relationship between anxiety and hypersensitivity responses disruption of the psychological equilibrium between the in the context of psychoneuroimmunology in allergic demands of life and coping skills. At the same time, quick individuals, notably patients with atopic dermatitis. mobilization of the endoneuroimmunological network Recent findings allows us to cope with stress. A well known characteristic Atopic subjects with emotional problems develop a vicious of stress-axis functioning is the marked individual differ- cycle between anxiety and clinical symptoms. Acute ences in susceptibility to challenge [3,4 ]. In most indi- stresses, which repeatedly and chronically affect patients http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology Wolters Kluwer Health

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1528-4050
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10.1097/01.all.0000244793.03239.40
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Hideo Hashizume and Masahiro Takigawa Purpose of review Introduction Individuals suffering from allergies often exhibit a specific The endocrine, nervous and immune systems continually psychological profile characterized by anxiety, depression communicate with each other through interaction of and emotional excitability. Emotional stress precipitates critical cells able to receive information from each system allergic symptoms not only by heightening anxiety levels but [1,2 ]. Homeostasis, and thus overall health, is main- also by dysregulating immune-cell functions. The primary tained under optimal conditions in which these systems objective of this report is to review recent findings of the work in harmony. Individuals feel stressed when there is relationship between anxiety and hypersensitivity responses disruption of the psychological equilibrium between the in the context of psychoneuroimmunology in allergic demands of life and coping skills. At the same time, quick individuals, notably patients with atopic dermatitis. mobilization of the endoneuroimmunological network Recent findings allows us to cope with stress. A well known characteristic Atopic subjects with emotional problems develop a vicious of stress-axis functioning is the marked individual differ- cycle between anxiety and clinical symptoms. Acute ences in susceptibility to challenge [3,4 ]. In most indi- stresses, which repeatedly and chronically affect patients

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Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology – Wolters Kluwer Health

Published: Oct 1, 2006

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