The Life Crisis History of a Tool in Epidemiological Research
- 1 March 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Health and Social Behavior
- Vol. 8 (1) , 15-21
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2948487
Abstract
In a controlled epidemiologic study of multiple sclerosis in Israel, many items referring to crisis events were included. The concept of a "life crisis history" was developed as being of possible importance within the framework of a multifactor theory of etiology. A relatively simple technique for measurement of the life crisis history is described. The results pointed to significant differences between patients and controls. It is proposed that this technique may be useful in many epidemiologic investigations.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Ecological Observations of the Relation of Physical Illness, Mental Illness, and the Social EnvironmentPsychosomatic Medicine, 1961