Torre E, Ancona M, Capiluppi V, Pironti A, Benedetto C, Piccioni V
Istituto di Clinica Psichiatrica, Università degli Studi di Torino.
Minerva Psichiatr. 1992 Jul-Sep;33(3):169-75.
Thirty female subjects examined in the first three months of pregnancy took part in the study. Ten of these suffered from severe gravidic hyperemesis, while twenty had a physiological pregnancy. All subjects with hyperemesis and six controls were subjected to measurement of cortisolaemia at the following times: 8, 12, 16, 20, 24 and 4.00 so as to obtain the circadian curve of the hormone, measurement of T3 and T4 and of TSH. The Cattell test in form C was carried out in all patients. The results obtained evidenced a global increase in the production of cortisol in the group of hyperemetic women, with maintenance of the circadian rhythm. The Cattell test identified characteristic personality traits in the subjects suffering from hyperemesis compared to the controls.
30名在怀孕前三个月接受检查的女性参与了该研究。其中10名患有严重的妊娠剧吐，而另外20名是生理性妊娠。所有患有妊娠剧吐的受试者和6名对照组受试者在以下时间点接受了皮质醇血症测量：8点、12点、16点、20点、24点和4点，以获得该激素的昼夜曲线，同时还测量了T3、T4和促甲状腺激素。所有患者均进行了C型卡特尔测试。获得的结果表明，妊娠剧吐女性组中皮质醇的分泌总体增加，且昼夜节律保持不变。与对照组相比，卡特尔测试确定了妊娠剧吐受试者的特征性人格特质。
