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| Rupert ConradSummaryAffiliation: University of Bonn Country: Germany Publications
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Temperament, character, and personality disorders in chronic painRupert Conrad
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Bonn, Sigmund Freud Str 25, 53105, Bonn, Germany
Curr Pain Headache Rep 17:318. 2013..Pain-prone patients could benefit from the measurement of personality by the temperament and character inventory with improved treatment response...
Temperament and character in relation to sick leave duration in mentally disordered outpatients-the downside of novelty seeking and cooperativenessRupert Conrad
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Bonn, Sigmund Freud Str 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
Psychiatry Res 200:450-6. 2012..Personality-based difficulties in adequate distancing from professional demands, as well as personality-based problems in interpersonal conflict management, are discussed as possible explanations for study findings...
Temperament and character personality profile in relation to suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in major depressed patientsRupert Conrad
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Bonn, Germany
Psychiatry Res 170:212-7. 2009....
Alexithymia, temperament and character as predictors of psychopathology in patients with major depressionRupert Conrad
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Bonn, Sigmund Freud Str 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
Psychiatry Res 165:137-44. 2009..The TAS-20 and the TCI are useful questionnaires for a better understanding of the relationship between psychopathology and personality in major depression...
Nature against nurture: calcification in the right thalamus in a young man with anorexia nervosa and obsessive-compulsive personality disorderRupert Conrad
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
CNS Spectr 13:906-10. 2008..We focus on the beneficial effect of the atypical antipsychotic olanzapine, which can induce weight gain by an increase of leptin levels...
Relationship between anger and pruritus perception in patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria and psoriasisR Conrad
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 22:1062-9. 2008..This deficit in emotional awareness could lead to the phenomenon that emotions are rather experienced in bodily symptoms such as pruritus...
Cross-cultural comparison of explanatory models of illness in schizophrenic patients in Jordan and GermanyRupert Conrad
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Bonn, Sigmund Freud Strasse 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
Psychol Rep 101:531-46. 2007..Knowledge of these illness concepts is important to establish a helpful relationship between physician and patient...
Alexithymia and emotional distress in patients with central serous chorioretinopathyRupert Conrad
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Bonn, Sigmund Freud Str 25, 53105, Bonn, Germany
Psychosomatics 48:489-95. 2007..Controlling for ED, CSC patients showed elevated alexithymia sum scores. Alexithymia was correlated with hostility. Our findings point to personality-based difficulties in emotional regulation associated with hostility in CSC...
Temperament and character personality profiles and personality disorders in chronic pain patientsRupert Conrad
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Bonn, Sigmund Freud Str 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
Pain 133:197-209. 2007..8% of CPPs. The TCI provides further insight into the mechanisms underlying the development of chronic pain. This useful diagnostic instrument helps to economically and validly facilitate the identification of core PD features...
Coagulation activation and fibrinolysis impairment are reduced in patients with anxiety and depression when medicated with serotonergic antidepressantsFranziska Geiser
Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 65:518-25. 2011..The aim of the study was to assess whether medication with a serotonergic antidepressant, which has been associated with abnormal bleeding, may modify this effect...
Relative hyperhomocysteinemia in patients with panic disorder: a case-control studyChristian Meier
Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Neuropsychobiology 62:164-70. 2010..The aim of this work was to examine a possible association between a clinically relevant panic disorder and plasma total homocysteine concentration...
Can activation of coagulation and impairment of fibrinolysis in patients with anxiety and depression be reversed after improvement of psychiatric symptoms? Results of a pilot studyFranziska Geiser
Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Bonn, Germany
J Nerv Ment Dis 200:721-3. 2012..Because of the small sample size of this pilot study, further research is needed...
Patients with obesity show reduced memory for others' body shapeIngo Wegener
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms Universitat Bonn, Sigmund Freud Strasse 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
Appetite 50:359-66. 2008..As predicted, results reveal reduced memory for body shape categories in patients with obesity, indicating a reduced processing of body shape information...
High-caloric supplements in anorexia treatmentKatrin Imbierowicz
Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Friedrich Wilhelms University of Bonn on the Rhine, Bonn, Germany
Int J Eat Disord 32:135-45. 2002..The study includes patients from two clinics with comparable psychotherapeutic treatment settings except for the substitution...
Association between anxiety and factors of coagulation and fibrinolysisFranziska Geiser
Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Psychother Psychosom 77:377-83. 2008..However, hemostasis function has not yet been studied in patients with clinically relevant anxiety disorders...
[Impact of an additional behavioral anxiety intervention on therapy outcome in a psychodynamic inpatient setting]Franziska Geiser
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie der Friedrich Wilhelms Universität Bonn, Sigmund Freud Strasse 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany
Z Psychosom Med Psychother 50:53-69. 2004..Our findings show that the combination of different treatment strategies in one setting may prove effective. However, some problems are discussed which may emerge in clinical practice...
Interaction of psychological factors and the effect of epoetin-alfa treatment in cancer patients on hemoglobin and fatigueFranziska Geiser
Clinic for Psychosomatics, University of Bonn, Sigmund Freud Strasse 25, 53105, Bonn, Germany
Support Care Cancer 15:273-8. 2007..However, these effects are discussed controversially. Psychological variables may have a moderating effect on fatigue reduction...
Disclosing the cancer diagnosis: what contributes to patient satisfaction?Franziska Geiser
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie der Universität Bonn, Germany
Onkologie 29:509-13. 2006....
Worsening of symptoms of bulimia nervosa during pregnancyRupert Conrad
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Bonn, Germany
Psychosomatics 44:76-8. 2003
Citalopram-induced subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus -- first case and review concerning photosensitivity in selective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsSusanne Röhrs
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Bonn, 53105 Bonn, Germany
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 34:541-5. 2012..This report describes a case of subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (SCLE) in a patient treated with citalopram and discusses evidence linking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) to the induction of photosensitivity...
Parental coping with sudden infant death after donor insemination: case reportRupert Conrad
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University of Bonn, Sigmund Freud Str 25, D 53105 Bonn, Germany
Hum Reprod 20:1053-6. 2005..We suggest a possible link between donor insemination secrecy and difficulties with coping. We discuss implications for couple counselling and emphasize the necessity for an improved legal framework for donor insemination in Germany...
