psychophysiologic disorders

..The purpose of this research was to assess the prevalence of somatic and psychosomatic health complaints in a cross-national population of university students and to study risk factors associated with health complaints...

..The aims of this study were to (1) assess comorbidity in 3 areas: gastrointestinal disorders, psychiatric disorders, and nongastrointestinal somatic disorders; and (2) evaluate explanatory hypotheses...

..Research suggests that electromagnetic fields do not trigger these symptoms. In this study, we examined the differences between these two "sensitive" groups and healthy controls...

..The discussion whether electromagnetic fields (EMF) could cause such adverse health effects is still ongoing...

..This article speculates on future directions for psychoneuroimmunology research, after reviewing the history of the field...

..The purpose of this work was to study the prevalence and dimensionality of subjective health complaints in a cross-national population of adolescents...

..The implications of this psychobiological model for research in psychosomatic medicine are discussed...

..Spontaneous remissions and disappearance of the jerks, sustained for 2 years, following removal of superficial surgical screws support the diagnosis of a psychogenic movement disorder...

..This review concludes that the duration of sitting posture and psychosocial factors may influence the experience of musculoskeletal pain among children and adolescents...

..To review the relevance of cultural models in the generation and amplification of somatic symptoms and syndromes...

..The aim of this study was to determine the contribution of measures of psychosocial distress, health-seeking behaviour, sleep problems and traumatic life events to the development of new cases of CWP in the community...

..This study explored whether the recall of very unpleasant memories would occur at a different level of complexity from that of neutral memories, and whether differences in complexity would be related to health outcomes...

..This may provide new strategies for pharmacologic anti inflammatory treatments. The monocyte /macrophage, which crosses the blood brain barrier is an essential candidate cell in the study of psychoneuroimmunology...

..A healthy environment, in contrast, provides safety, opportunities for social integration, and the ability to predict and/or control aspects of that environment...

..Additionally, patient and physician acceptability of the screening questionnaires was investigated...

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..Psychoeducation may be an effective method of treating PNES and may improve coping strategies and reduce PNES-associated psychopathology in some patients. Additional controlled studies on larger samples are needed...

..In addition, subclinical emotional and behavioral symptoms are common. These will often recede upon attaining dryness and self-esteem can increase. General screening for psychological symptoms and disturbances is recommended...

..A modified psychotherapy for (somatoform) chronic pain is outlined. Finally, this aetiologically oriented psychosomatic-psychiatric approach is compared to psychological coping models for chronic pain...

..The aim of our study was therefore, using objective parameters and larger numbers of cases, to obtain a differentiated insight into the type and extent of morbidity spectrum and the health-related early retirement of school principals...

..Differentiation between primary medical care and psychotherapy was difficult...

..While it still appears premature to establish generally applicable treatment guidelines, an individualized approach with regard to the different treatment alternatives for individual patients should be advocated...

..3%), agoraphobia (28.6%), or panic (19.0%). Of the patients, 81% said they avoid places which remind them of the critical events. Impairments were suffered in work (70%), leisure (65%), and familial relations (57.1%)...

..In particular, it is intended to deepen insurers' understanding of the risks arising from social change. The article also examines the disorder prevalence in Western societies and the possible causes of the significant increase...

..The very poor results in social-medical respects found in the study have with increasing experience been considerably improved in the meantime...

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..The psychosomatic evidence that has consolidated over the past decades provides the ideal background for dealing with the new needs that emerge in current medical practice...

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..The differential diagnosis may turn out to be difficult and in individual cases will require the use of the entire available technical diagnostics equipment and the involvement of psychological expert opinions...

..The aim of the present study was to compare autonomic activity, pressure-pain thresholds, and subjective assessments of health and behavior between patients with stress-related illnesses and healthy control subjects...

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..These data show the need to integrate inpatient rehabilitation in long-term pre- and post-treatment. One effect of inpatient rehabilitation is to optimize treatment. This requires good communication across different areas of health care...

..In the case of incongruent concepts, the expert evaluations allow a more accurate assessment of the psychiatric diagnoses, psychic states and the psychic attribution of somatic and psychic burden...

..Good results can be achieved in dermatologic patients requiring psychopharmaceuticals if the indications are carefully assessed and the therapy logically structured...

..Reporting somatic symptoms may be a simple indicator of job stress, and active coping could be used to alleviate somatization induced by job stress...

..The paper discusses the need for well-organized care that emphasizes early treatment and recognition of more complex problems in primary and secondary medical care...

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..Multidisciplinary outpatient management is necessary in these complex cases, which require simultaneous medical and psychiatric referrals...

..Thus, initial diagnoses of a cognitive or substance use disorder by primary medical providers are likely to be accurate, whereas an initial diagnosis of a depressive disorder will be inaccurate in approximately half of the cases...

..On the basis of preliminary validation, the Cornell Psychiatric Screen appears to be a useful tool for identifying patients who require a psychiatric evaluation...

..The frequency of treatments varies between hospitals. The differences in treatment are attributed rather to a varying quality of implementation of the bio-psycho-social concept than to a lack of human resources...

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..With this new hospital we strive for a psychosomatic department that is adequately equipped and adequately large to offer indication-specific treatment programmes for a broad range of psychosomatic disorders...

..The provision of in-patient treatment is at present well below of what is considered necessary by the ministry of social affairs. From these data a serious lack of provision of care for psychosomatic patients in Austria can be deduced...

..Two important examples of psychosomatic care are described: somatoform and cardiovascular disorders. Quality assurance is necessary. There are data concerning the efficacy and the cost-benefit relation...

..Patients were examined by a dentist (n 428), a physician (n 379), and a psychologist (n 360). Sixty-nine per cent were women and 31% men; the mean patient age was 46 years...

..A good therapeutic relationship between the physician and the patient is an important element in the treatment approach...

..The reported interrelations suggest that psychological symptoms, personality and causal atttributions are closely intertwined...

..The existence of distinguishable affective and cognitive components was confirmed...

..Findings underscore the importance of screening for trauma history among patients seen in medical clinics, and the importance for psychotherapists of attending to patients' physical as well as psychological symptoms of childhood trauma...

..Patients with generalized pain had significantly more physical and psychological aberrations than patients with more localized pain...

..Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as well as the pathophysiology of somatization disorders due to muscular tension are illustrated by two detailed case-reports...

..It is then right that we ask ourselves the following: if the prosthesis were to be very complicated (implants, dentures), what would happen to the patient from a psychological standpoint?..

..If a psychological disorder and somatization of anxiety and depression is suggested, as indicated in our study, the patient should be offered counseling by a psychologist...

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..This study was performed to make up for the lack of epidemiologic investigations on this issue in Germany...

..To investigate the prevalence of psychiatric comorbidity and level of anxiety, depression, and aggression in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures compared with those in patients with somatoform disorders and healthy controls...

..The aim of this study was to develop a scale to assess the different aspects of illness behaviour and to evaluate the measure in depressive and somatising patients...

..This study investigates the validity of the dimensional assessment of personality disorders...

..Given this situation, the authors propose a strategy with 5 stages to the development of guidelines for this target group...

..The study addresses the evaluation of psychosocial distress, the need for care as determined by a psychotherapist and patients, and the realization of psychotherapeutic interventions within a routine psychosomatic liaison service...

..3 days of absence in work during the last month in female patients. The coexistence of SFS with other psychiatric disorders resulted in a greater extent of psychosocial impairment...

..PDDPC includes the psychophysiologic disorders such as atopic eczema, psoriasis, vitiligo, and alopecia areata...

..In addition, the authors discuss practical issues of behavioral telehealth...

..into three categories according to the relationship between skin diseases and mental disorders: 1) psychophysiologic disorders caused by skin diseases triggering different emotional states (stress), but not directly combined with ..

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..There is also an association with depression, suicide, eating disorders and other psychophysiologic disorders. This is a review of body modifications in adolescents, emphasizing in the risks, complications and ..

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..In accordance, greater effort should be devoted to disseminating information on treatment effectiveness to professional and lay groups to maximize the public health benefit of established intervention approaches...

..By fast serum proteomics profiling, SELDI-ToF may be a convenient tool for evaluating the risk of stress-induced illness...

..To increase understanding of the subjective symptomatology of seizure experiences and improve differential diagnosis by studying the seizure metaphors used by patients with (psychogenic) nonepileptic seizures (NES) and epilepsy...

..As she reclaims lost development mastery, she displays a symbolized sphincter. As her capacity to form symbols grows, she rages and mourns for the loss of her fantasized ideal parents and her ideal body...

..The existing personality inventories are exploring too general psychological features so that the possible psychology/disease associations might be leveled out...

..In conclusion, we did not find evidence to consider all three main FSD as hypocortisolemic disorders, as significant reduction in basal cortisol compared to healthy controls was only found in CFS and in females with FM, but not in IBS...

..The second article summarises a quantitative study of 42 caregivers in the west of Ireland, and the physical and psychological effects of the caregiving role on them...

..While the evidence for antidepressant drug treatment in heart failure appears inconclusive, behavioral treatments such as exercise and psychotherapy may be more promising in treating comorbid anxiety and depression...

..Overall, the results of the present study suggest that classification into semiology-based subtypes and study of normal personality traits among patients with PNES may have clinical significance...

..It can be concluded that job-anxiety is related to but not identical with trait-anxiety. Job-anxiety is important to understand sick leave and appears as a multidimensional and clinically important phenomenon...

..Patients with uncontrolled PNES are at times subjected to vagus nerve stimulator (VNS) implantation. We report a series of such referred patients studied with video/EEG monitoring at our institution...

..About 2% to 5% of all primary-care patients have a somatization disorder, and somatic symptoms are strongly associated with comorbid depression and anxiety disorders...

..This study examines the relationship between personality characteristics, depression symptoms, demographic profile, and the amount of the tinnitus-related distress experienced...

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..There is a high demand for efficient and time-saving diagnostic procedures. The paper deals with the development and first clinical testing of a computerized diagnostic system, facilitating adaptive testing...

..To continue as the main providers of care for TMD patients, dentists will need to recognize and appreciate these important changes...

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..That study will involve a longitudinal epidemiologic preventive intervention study aimed at reducing the risk of anxiety disorders among pediatric asthma/allergy patients. ..

..The project will help elucidate the effects of sympathetic activation on CAMs and the degree to which this physiology is altered in individuals with hypertensive disease. ..

..The overarching hypothesis of the proposal is that hypertension combined with sympathetic activation results in enhanced effects on leukocyte, platelet and endothelial adhesion that are of likely clinical significance. ..

..It will also be the centerpiece for an environment of shared ideas and collaboration among investigators who now utilize cytometry for their research. ..

..Across five years of funding, the Advisory Committee comprised of senior scientists will oversee trainee abstract selection, the trainee program, and APS's commitment to research training within the context of the annual conference. ..

..The overarching hypothesis of this study is that neuroimmune and adhesion molecule activation constitute an important pathophysiological pathway linking depression to worse outcomes in CHF. ..

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..Changes in cardiovascular fitness, weight, neuroendocrine activation (catecholamine and cortisol levels), and insulin sensitivity will be examined as possible mechanisms for the anticipated reductions in inflammation and cell adhesion. ..

..Use of the NESARC offers a unique opportunity to analyze a large, longitudinal, epidemiologic dataset. ..

..Data from this research program will allow Dr. White to establish an empirical foundation from which to apply these data to the development of novel interventions for patients with NCCP. ..

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..The unprecedented size and substantive richness of the WMH database will allow important contributions to be made in each of these six areas of investigation. ..

..The focus on proximal, modifiable variables ultimately can be used to inform intervention and prevention programs for adolescents exposed to violence. ..

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..NNT) and will provide preliminary data on the tailoring of treatments. These data will also improve our understanding of the mechanisms underlying Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments and Oral Opioid Treatment of chronic pain conditions. ..

..This work will make important contributions to the development of prevention and treatment interventions for young children and will contribute to our understanding of the etiology of childhood psychopathology. ..

..This study will provide the most thorough description ever of SCAN in primary care, thus providing important data needed for both research and policy in the area of child abuse identification and management. ..

..Analysis of data will make use of multivariate techniques such as loglinear analysis, survival regressions, and structural equation modelling. Reliability and validity of psychiatric diagnoses will be assessed. ..

..Knowledge of the relationship among menstrual cycle function, ANS /adrenal arousal, psychological/somatic distress and GI responsivity (symptoms and function) has implications for GI symptom management in menstruating women...

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..Understanding how disability develops in AD will have far reaching applications to public health, preventative medicine, and treatment development, and will also have important implications for the individualized care of patients. ..

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..COMB treatment potentially produces the best overall outcome, since it incorporates both CR+ST, which is relevant to all participants, and ET, which is relevant to high fear participants. ..

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..COMB treatment potentially produces the best overall outcome, since it incorporates both CR+ST, which is relevant to all participants, and ET, which is relevant to high fear participants. ..

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..S., by directing the development of physical activity promotion programs that can serve ethnic minority midlife women through the Internet. ..

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..It examines the idea that poverty in early childhood changes the way the immune system functions, and does so in a fashion that persists across the lifespan and renders a person vulnerable to diseases in adulthood. ..

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