Alexithymia and psychological distress among frequent attendance patients in health care.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antidepressant use is highly prevalent. Research has mainly focused on efficacy during short periods of use for depression and anxiety. There is a relative paucity of data regarding the frequency of long-term use. METHODS:To determine the prevalence and possible increase of long-term use of antidepressants ...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Huijbregts KM,Hoogendoorn A,Slottje P,van Balkom AJLM,Batelaan NM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper traces the author's empirical research journey into the measurement of symbolic function as a dimension of alexithymia. The archetypal test with 9 elements (AT9) is proposed as a tool to discrimnate between forms and degrees of disorganization in symbolic behavior of alexithymic subjects. The results seem t...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Demers-Desrosiers LA

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There has been relatively little research on subthreshold eating disorders and factors which might promote their transition to eating disorders. METHODS:A sample consisting of 1,944 Swiss adolescents of both sexes, 14-19 years of age, was investigated for eating behavior (EAT-26), psychological (SCL-90-R) a...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Buddeberg-Fischer B,Bernet R,Schmid J,Buddeberg C

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Placebo effects are often attributed to clinical interactions and contextual factors that affect expectations of the patient about the treatment and result in symptom changes. The prevailing conceptualization consists of an undifferentiated placebo response that needs to be minimized in controlled investigations and m...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Fava GA,Guidi J,Rafanelli C,Rickels K

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Long-term follow-ups several years after receiving cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) are scarce and most of the existing literature describes follow-up data of randomized-controlled trials. Thus, very little is known about the long-term effects of CBT in routine care. METHODS:We investigated psychological f...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： von Brachel R,Hirschfeld G,Berner A,Willutzki U,Teismann T,Cwik JC,Velten J,Schulte D,Margraf J

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An approach to the psychotherapy of ego-depleted states or with morbid disease involves the commitment of the therapist far beyond a distant psychoanalytic stance. Engagement must occur before a therapeutic alliance and exploration of underlying issues can begin. The patient in a helpless state needs the therapist's c...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Nadelson T

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study investigated whether the Diagnostic Criteria for Psychosomatic Research (DCPR) were able to predict psychosocial functioning in addition to psychiatric diagnoses and somatization in consultation-liaison psychiatry (CLP) patients. METHOD:A consecutive sample of 208 CLP patients were recruited and ...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Porcelli P,Bellomo A,Quartesan R,Altamura M,Iuso S,Ciannameo I,Piselli M,Elisei S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relative efficacy of supplemental psychotherapy in the treatment of depression is still a matter of debate. Moreover, the superiority of brief dynamic therapy (BDT) over supportive psychotherapies is not well established. The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of BDT added to medication with th...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Maina G,Rosso G,Crespi C,Bogetto F

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of the loss of the breast in women undergoing surgical treatment for breast cancer is subordinated to the confrontation with the diagnosis of a malignancy in causing depression. The equal distribution of depression in mastectomy and in lumpectomy patients supports the hypothesis that it is the confrontation...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： van Heeringen C,Van Moffaert M,de Cuypere G

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In open and randomized controlled trials self-exposure therapy reduced the frequency of nightmares but follow-up ceased at 7 months post-entry. METHOD:Ten adults who attended an outpatient clinic and had DSM-IV nightmare disorder were put on a 3-month waiting-list. After 3 months they were given a self-expo...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Grandi S,Fabbri S,Panattoni N,Gonnella E,Marks I

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author describes the development of the research activity at a psychiatric clinic near Oslo, Modum Bads Nervesanatorium, a psychotherpeutic-oriented institution treating patients with neuroses, substance abuse and character disorders. In 1985 an institute for clinical research was built as an independent unit with...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Roness A

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many antidepressant medications (ADM) are associated with disruptions in sleep continuity that can compromise medication adherence and impede successful treatment. The present study investigated whether mindfulness meditation (MM) training could improve self-reported and objectively measured polysomnographic...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Britton WB,Haynes PL,Fridel KW,Bootzin RR

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of DSM-III/DSM-III-R and ICD-10 implies fundamental innovations to the diagnostic process. The changes relate both to formal aspects (e.g. symptom and time-related criteria) and to content (e.g. the abandonment of the concept of neurosis). Additionally, specific assessment instruments are introduced. ...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Stieglitz RD,Schüssler G

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between psychological variables, particularly depressed mood and anxiety, and pain has received a good deal of attention. In this study, 16 chronic pain patients rated their mood, anxiety level, pain, muscle tension, and reclining time daily over a period of about 6 weeks. Correlations were calculated...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Linton SJ,Götestam KG

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychotic depression was initially considered to be at one end of a continuum of severity of major depression. Subsequent experience demonstrated that psychosis is an independent trait that may accompany mood disorders of varying severity. While much has been learned about the impact of severe mood congruent delusions...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Dubovsky SL,Ghosh BM,Serotte JC,Cranwell V

更新日期：2020-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasing attention has been given to the transparency of potential conflicts of interest in clinical medicine and biomedical sciences, particularly in journal publishing and science advisory panels. The authors examined the degree and type of financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry of panel members r...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Cosgrove L,Krimsky S,Vijayaraghavan M,Schneider L

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:48 patients with alopecia areata, 30 with common baldness, 30 with fungal infections underwent the Paykel's Interview for recent life events. In the 6 months preceding onset, alopecic patients reported 123 events (mean = 2.56), patients with common baldness 22 events (mean = 0.73), patients with fungal infections 15 (...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Perini GI,Veller Fornasa C,Cipriani R,Bettin A,Zecchino F,Peserico A

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The effectiveness of brief psychotherapy is established, but criteria for the selection of patients remain elusive. This study examines the usefulness of some widely used criteria for the selection of patients for brief psychodynamic therapy (BPT). METHODS:A checklist of 39 criteria often use...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Sigal JJ,Paris J,Kardos M,Zimmerman G,Buonvino M

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies suggested that the surroundings of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients are of importance in the persistence of complaints. Contrary to what was expected, participation in support groups has not led to clinical improvement. The purpose of the present study was to describe social support in...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Prins JB,Bos E,Huibers MJ,Servaes P,van der Werf SP,van der Meer JW,Bleijenberg G

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author discusses the development of the psychosomatic asthma theory as a paradigm of theory formation in psychomatic medicine. The first formulation of the theory was based on clinical and psychiatric observations. It was tested by psychological, physiological and experimental methods and as a result was reformula...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Groen JJ

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to assess physicians' perception of their work, organisation and professional development. METHODS:All major disciplines at a major regional hospital were studied. Participants responded to a structured questionnaire concerning broad aspects of physicians' work. The response ...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Arnetz BB

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous research reveals an association between traumatic stress and an increased risk for numerous diseases, including cancer. At the molecular level, stress may increase carcinogenesis via increased DNA damage and impaired DNA repair mechanisms. We assessed DNA breakage in peripheral blood mononuclear cel...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Morath J,Moreno-Villanueva M,Hamuni G,Kolassa S,Ruf-Leuschner M,Schauer M,Elbert T,Bürkle A,Kolassa IT

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper points out: (1) The fundamental importance, during the patient's first visit, of a shift of the objective involvement on the therapist's person, when a significant real object fails. (2) An initial interpretation, based on understanding this mechanism, is mutational in that it transfers the mourning for rel...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Gillieron E

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a scarcity of published studies of the effects of cardiac counselling among professional drivers (PD). Aims of the study were: (1) to examine explanatory variables for two classical 'driver' risk factors - body mass index (BMI), and smoking - and to analyse the interrelations among smoking cessation...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Emdad R,Belkic K,Theorell T,Cizinsky S

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The borderline has deficiencies in the capacity to maintain stable self and object representations and in establishing 'emotional separateness' from others. In order to create and maintain a 'propitious treatment situation' and a 'therapeutic alliance' the therapist must work with unusual sensitivity and repetitivenes...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Leibovich MA

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insufficient response to monotreatment for depression is a common phenomenon in clinical practice. Even so, evidence indicating how to proceed in such cases is sparse. METHODS:This study looks at the second phase of a sequential treatment algorithm, in which 103 outpatients with moderately severe depression...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Dekker J,Van HL,Hendriksen M,Koelen J,Schoevers RA,Kool S,van Aalst G,Peen J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A special strategy of psychotherapeutic approach to psychosomatic patients is described including a 3-month period of inpatient and a 2-year period of outpatient group psychotherapy. Additional therapeutic procedures applied during the time of hospitalization are a special kind of sensitivity training ('sensual awaren...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： von Rad M,Rüppell A

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physiological parameters were studied over 4.5 months in normal high-school girls. One group frequently practised autogenic training (AT) whereas the other (control) did not. After 4.5 months the physiology of the AT, but not the control group had changed to some extent. The mean increase in finger skin temperature in...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Tebecis AK,Ohno Y,Matsubara H,Sugano H,Takeya T

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bupropion SR (Zyban) has been shown in randomized controlled trials to be an efficacious pharmacological aid for smoking cessation; however, recent reports have raised serious concerns about the breadth of its applicability without complications or contraindications. METHODS:We examined this issue in a well...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Kohlenberg BS,Antonuccio DO,Hayes SC,Gifford EV,Piasecki MP

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The personality trait of alexithymia was assessed in 95 patients (35 male, 60 female) with affective illnesses, receiving lithium prophylactically, by means of Schalling-Sifneos Personality Scale (SSPS). The mean SSPS score was similar to that of the healthy population: only 8 patients had a score below 50 points. No ...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Rybakowski JK,Dyson WL,Amsterdam JD

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00