Journal Article10.1016/0022-3999(91)90005-9
Emotional stress and coping in multiple sclerosis (MS) exacerbations.
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TL;DR: Whether patients building to an exacerbation over-react to various events or unresolved emotional stress precipitates exacerbations, MS patients might benefit from counselling in stress reduction techniques.
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About: This article is published in Journal of Psychosomatic Research. The article was published on 01 Jan 1991. The article focuses on the topics: Exacerbation & Coping (psychology).
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