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Rape, asthma and dysfunctional breathing : research letter Robert J. Hancox, Jane Morgan, Nigel Dickson, Jennie Connor and Joanne M. Baxter

By: Hancox, Robert J.
Contributor(s): Morgan, Jane | Dickson, Nigel | Connor, Jennie | Baxter, Joanne M.
Material type: materialTypeLabelArticleSeries: European Respiratory Journal.Publisher: European Respiratory Society, 2020Subject(s): ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES | ASTHMA | Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study | HEALTH | LONGITUDINAL STUDIES | RAPE | RISK FACTORS | SEXUAL VIOLENCE | TRAUMA | VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE | NEW ZEALANDOnline resources: DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02455-2019 | Media release In: European Respiratory Journal, 2020, 55: 1902455Summary: Functional breathing disorders are common, but poorly understood, causes of respiratory symptoms, and often co-exist with asthma and other respiratory diseases [1–3]. Hyperventilation syndrome is the most recognised form of dysfunctional breathing. It has long been suspected that dysfunctional breathing may have emotional origins, but there is little empirical evidence to support this [4]. Several studies have found that a history of adverse events and psychological trauma, including sexual assault, are associated with self-reported asthma [5–9]. Sexual assault is a particularly salient form of trauma and has been reported among patients with vocal cord dysfunction, another functional breathing disorder [10]. [The authors] hypothesised that non-consensual sexual intercourse would be a risk factor for developing dysfunctional breathing and asthma. [They] tested this hypothesis in the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study: a longitudinal investigation of health and behaviour in a population-based cohort of 1037 individuals born in 1972 or 1973 [11]. (From the authors' introduction). Record #6732
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European Respiratory Journal, 2020, 55: 1902455

Functional breathing disorders are common, but poorly understood, causes of respiratory symptoms, and often co-exist with asthma and other respiratory diseases [1–3]. Hyperventilation syndrome is the most recognised form of dysfunctional breathing. It has long been suspected that dysfunctional breathing may have emotional origins, but there is little empirical evidence to support this [4].

Several studies have found that a history of adverse events and psychological trauma, including sexual assault, are associated with self-reported asthma [5–9]. Sexual assault is a particularly salient form of trauma and has been reported among patients with vocal cord dysfunction, another functional breathing disorder [10]. [The authors] hypothesised that non-consensual sexual intercourse would be a risk factor for developing dysfunctional breathing and asthma. [They] tested this hypothesis in the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study: a longitudinal investigation of health and behaviour in a population-based cohort of 1037 individuals born in 1972 or 1973 [11]. (From the authors' introduction). Record #6732