A J Barsky

Summary

Affiliation: Harvard University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi A prospective 4- to 5-year study of DSM-III-R hypochondriasis
    A J Barsky
    Brigham and Women s Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass 02115, USA
    Arch Gen Psychiatry 55:737-44. 1998
  2. ncbi Somatization and symptom reduction through a behavioral medicine intervention in a mind/body medicine clinic
    M Nakao
    Mind Body Medical Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
    Behav Med 26:169-76. 2001
  3. ncbi Anxiety is a good indicator for somatic symptom reduction through behavioral medicine intervention in a mind/body medicine clinic
    M Nakao
    Mind Body Medical Institute, Division of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess, Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Psychother Psychosom 70:50-7. 2001
  4. ncbi Depression and education as predicting factors for completion of a behavioral medicine intervention in a mind/body medicine clinic
    M Nakao
    Mind Body Medical Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
    Behav Med 26:177-84. 2001
  5. ncbi Hypochondriacal patients' appraisal of health and physical risks
    A J Barsky
    Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Am J Psychiatry 158:783-7. 2001
  6. ncbi Resource utilization of patients with hypochondriacal health anxiety and somatization
    A J Barsky
    Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Med Care 39:705-15. 2001
  7. ncbi Palpitations, arrhythmias, and awareness of cardiac activity
    A J Barsky
    Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Ann Intern Med 134:832-7. 2001
  8. ncbi Effects of gender and marital status on somatic symptoms of patients attending a mind/body medicine clinic
    M Nakao
    Mind Body Medical Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 1 Deaconess Road, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Behav Med 26:159-68. 2001

Detail Information

Publications8

  1. ncbi A prospective 4- to 5-year study of DSM-III-R hypochondriasis
    A J Barsky
    Brigham and Women s Hospital, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass 02115, USA
    Arch Gen Psychiatry 55:737-44. 1998
    ..Although hypochondriasis is generally thought to be a chronic and stable condition with a relatively low remission rate, this disorder remains understudied...
  2. ncbi Somatization and symptom reduction through a behavioral medicine intervention in a mind/body medicine clinic
    M Nakao
    Mind Body Medical Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
    Behav Med 26:169-76. 2001
    ....
  3. ncbi Anxiety is a good indicator for somatic symptom reduction through behavioral medicine intervention in a mind/body medicine clinic
    M Nakao
    Mind Body Medical Institute, Division of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess, Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Psychother Psychosom 70:50-7. 2001
    ..This study examined the effect of anxiety on symptom reduction through a behavioral medicine intervention in a Mind/Body Medicine Clinic...
  4. ncbi Depression and education as predicting factors for completion of a behavioral medicine intervention in a mind/body medicine clinic
    M Nakao
    Mind Body Medical Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
    Behav Med 26:177-84. 2001
    ..Depressed or less educated patients might benefit from preparatory interventions or from a modified approach to their treatment...
  5. ncbi Hypochondriacal patients' appraisal of health and physical risks
    A J Barsky
    Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Am J Psychiatry 158:783-7. 2001
    ..If this is confirmed, cognitive and behavioral therapies for hypochondriasis may need to include a focus on these patients' understanding and appraisal of risk...
  6. ncbi Resource utilization of patients with hypochondriacal health anxiety and somatization
    A J Barsky
    Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Med Care 39:705-15. 2001
    ..To examine the resource utilization of patients with high levels of somatization and health-related anxiety...
  7. ncbi Palpitations, arrhythmias, and awareness of cardiac activity
    A J Barsky
    Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Ann Intern Med 134:832-7. 2001
    ..This work poses more questions than it answers. In so doing, it underscores some of the technical difficulties of conducting research in this area and shows how little is known about symptom perception, processing, and reporting...
  8. ncbi Effects of gender and marital status on somatic symptoms of patients attending a mind/body medicine clinic
    M Nakao
    Mind Body Medical Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 1 Deaconess Road, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    Behav Med 26:159-68. 2001
    ..Women, especially nonmarried women, were more likely to report somatic discomfort. Gender appears to be an important factor in relation to the report of somatic symptoms in stress-related conditions...