Alexithymia in somatoform disorder patients with chronic pain.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The neurophysiological processes involved in the generation of medically-unexplained symptoms (MUS) remain unclear. This study tested three assumptions of the perception-filter model contributing to MUS: (I.) increased bodily signal strength (II.) decreased filter function, (III.) increased perception. METHO...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Schulz A,Rost S,Flasinski T,Dierolf AM,Lutz APC,Münch EE,Mertens VC,Witthöft M,Vögele C

更新日期：2020-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about how patients rate their health perceptions. Our objectives were to identify systematic multivariate patterns of perceptions using cluster analysis, and to investigate associations among the clusters, psychosocial characteristics and medication nonadherence. METHODS:Demographic, clinica...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Sewitch MJ,Leffondré K,Dobkin PL

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Generalized expectancies about control are examined as a possible independent risk factor for coronary artery disease in a sample of subjects undergoing coronary angiography. This characteristic is also examined as a possible underlying component of the Type A behavior pattern which may contribute to the latter's asso...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Seeman TE

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional somatic symptoms (FSS) are bodily sensations which do not result from physical disease, but which the patient responds to as if they did. Such symptoms are common and usually transient. In some patients they become persistent and associated with distress and disability. In such cases specific treatment is i...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Sharpe M,Peveler R,Mayou R

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To develop a model of how stress and other psychosocial constructs may interact to explain recurrences of genital herpes, assessments of major and minor life stress, locus of control, arousal or stimulation seeking, and social support were given to 153 university students (33% male; 67% female) who were seropositive f...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Hoon EF,Hoon PW,Rand KH,Johnson J,Hall NR,Edwards NB

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Heart failure (HF) markedly diminishes an individual's quality of life. However, little is known about how psychosocial functioning is related to heart failure physical symptom expression (e.g., chest pain or heaviness, shortness of breath) on a day-to-day basis. METHODS:Fifty-eight HF patients completed dai...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Carels RA,Musher-Eizenman D,Cacciapaglia H,Pérez-Benítez CI,Christie S,O'Brien W

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evidence that depressive symptomatology precedes the onset of the acute coronary syndromes and influences the course of disease after their manifestation is accumulating. However, we still are far short of proof that depression has a causal role in the etiology and pathogenesis of coronary heart disease (CHD). Som...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Appels A

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was the determination of the relationships between neurophysiological and psychosocial factors within the pathogenesis of migraine. METHODS:The contingent negative variation (CNV), parent-child interactions and theirs relationship were investigated in 30 families with a migraine child an...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Gerber WD,Stephani U,Kirsch E,Kropp P,Siniatchkin M

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this preliminary study was to characterize the levels of plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and cortisol in adult patients with Asperger syndrome (AS). METHODS:Twenty medication-free individuals with high-functioning AS were recruited from a clinic specialized in autism spectrum disorders. ...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Tani P,Lindberg N,Matto V,Appelberg B,Nieminen-von Wendt T,von Wendt L,Porkka-Heiskanen T

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Limb length discrepancy (LLD) is common in patients with developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) and may influence the psychological status of these patients. The present study aims to investigate depression and anxiety in DDH patients with different extents of LLD and to assess the effect of LLD correction ...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Liu R,Li Y,Fan L,Mu M,Wang K,Song W

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Individuals with medical conditions are likely to have elevated health anxiety; however, research has not demonstrated how medical status impacts response patterns on health anxiety measures. Measurement bias can undermine the validity of a questionnaire by overestimating or underestimating scores in groups o...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： LeBouthillier DM,Thibodeau MA,Alberts NM,Hadjistavropoulos HD,Asmundson GJ

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association between mood state and treatment outcome after In Vitro Fertilization/Embryo Transfer (IVF/ET) was assessed in a prospective sample of 330 women, of whom 113 were first time participants (inductees) and 217 were repeat cycle women (veterans). Initial evaluation of mood state indicated a significantly h...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Thiering P,Beaurepaire J,Jones M,Saunders D,Tennant C

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Disordered eating behavior in young adults with type 1 diabetes is overrepresented and associated with significant negative health consequences. Thus, determining the key correlates of these behaviors is essential. The aim of the present study was to determine the association between executive function and d...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Broadley MM,White MJ,Andrew B

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study of 113 adolescent females with IDDM and their mothers investigated whether: (1) interaction patterns are more dysfunctional in families of girls with eating disturbances than in those without; and (2) the relationship between family functioning and metabolic control is mediated by an eating disturbance. Bas...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Maharaj SI,Rodin GM,Olmsted MP,Daneman D

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The multi-wave longitudinal study was to explore the underlying mechanisms between sleep disturbance and depressive symptoms for up to 9.5 months among student nurses and to examine whether emotional exhaustion and sleep-related worry could be the mediators. METHODS:856 student nurses aged 15-24 years (mean ...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Xu S,Ouyang X,Shi X,Li Y,Chen D,Lai Y,Fan F

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Investigate the association of dispositional optimism with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and rapid kidney function decline (RKFD) and determine if there is modification by age, sex, and educational attainment among African Americans. METHODS:Optimism was measured using the 6-item Life Orientation Test-Revised...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Glover LM,Butler-Williams C,Cain-Shields L,Forde AT,Purnell TS,Young B,Sims M

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To date therefore, no consistent hormonal abnormality has been linked with premenstrual affective, physical or behavioural changes and, in turn, no consistent adverse behaviour has been positively linked with any particular menstrual cycle phase. At the same time, the proportion of actively menstruating women reported...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Clare AW

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have reported raised levels of psychopathology based on self-rating scales in patients with spasmodic torticollis. Recent publications have also proposed that psychopathology, especially symptoms of depression, might be a reaction to dystonia or constitute a nonspecific reaction pattern. To determine t...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Wenzel T,Schnider P,Wimmer A,Steinhoff N,Moraru E,Auff E

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to review the current literature evaluating the effect of carotid revascularization on neurocognitive function. METHODS:A PubMed search was performed using the following keywords: carotid surgery, carotid stenosis, cognition, and cognition disorders. Bibliographies were cross ...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Berman L,Pietrzak RH,Mayes L

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) is characterized by a variety of symptoms in response to nontoxic concentrations of chemicals. To further test a laboratory model of MCS based on symptom learning, we used a stronger respiratory challenge in this study than in previous studies to induce symptoms (20% CO(2)-...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Meulders A,Fannes S,Van Diest I,De Peuter S,Vansteenwegen D,Van den Bergh O

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty pregnant women with raised serum alpha fetoprotein (AFP) were interviewed before and after they received real-time ultrasound scanning to further diagnose fetal abnormalities. Thirty pregnant mothers receiving routine ultrasound scanning for dates served as the controls. The 'at risk' group were more anxious an...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Tsoi MM,Hunter M,Pearce M,Chudleigh P,Campbell S

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Depressive symptoms are prevalent and cause adverse outcomes in heart failure. Previous studies have linked depressive symptoms with socioeconomic status. However, little is known about the mechanisms underlying this relationship. This study aimed to evaluate the association between socioeconomic status and ...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Zou H,Chen Y,Fang W,Zhang Y,Fan X

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates the function of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)-axis and the availability of L-tryptophan and tyrosine to the brain in postpartum women and in women taking long-term oral contraceptives. To this end, we have measured the following parameters in 50 women (i.e. 9 normal controls, 10 wome...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Maes M,Claes M,Schotte C,Delbeke L,Jacquemyn Y,Verkerk R,De Meester I,Scharpé S

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to investigate a theoretically predicted deficit in the capacity to process emotions in alexithymia. The performance of patients high and that of patients low in alexithymia was tested in a computerized emotional Stroop task. METHODS:Reaction times of high and low self- and ob...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Mueller J,Alpers GW,Reim N

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is characterised by persistent fatigue, disability and a range of other symptoms. The PACE trial was randomised to compare four non-pharmacological treatments for patients with CFS in secondary care clinics. The aims of this sub study were to describe the use of complementary a...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Lewith G,Stuart B,Chalder T,McDermott C,White PD

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationships between several psychological variables and salivary cortisol levels were investigated in 70 young mothers throughout the first five days following the delivery of a healthy baby. We hypothesized that postpartum blues is associated with ineffective coping strategies, high anxiety levels, and elevated...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Ehlert U,Patalla U,Kirschbaum C,Piedmont E,Hellhammer DH

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study is to examine whether mental vulnerability is a risk factor for the development of ischemic heart disease (IHD) after adjustment for well-established risk factors. METHODS:In three prospective cohort studies in Copenhagen County, Denmark, we recorded the level of mental vulnerabilit...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Eplov LF,Jørgensen T,Birket-Smith M,Petersen J,Johansen C,Mortensen EL

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to analyze the factor structure of the Coping Strategies Questionnaire (CSQ). In order to find factors that are reproducible across samples and to evaluate their relationship to pain, disability, and depressive mood, the subjects used were a group of 224 patients with congenital co...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Santavirta N,Björvell H,Koivumäki E,Hurskainen K,Solovieva S,Konttinen YT

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:French neuropsychiatrist Georges Gilles de la Tourette first described in 1885 the "Maladie des Tics" which earned him eponymous fame. Both his colleagues at La Salpêtrière hospital in Paris and medical historians report that he was a highly intelligent, if irascible, character. The Gilles de la Tourette syndrome was ...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Rickards H,Cavanna AE

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anxiety is commonly experienced by patients following myocardial infarction. The role of anxiety in the recovery/rehabilitation process is not well understood, but anxiety is thought to be one of the factors determining outcome. It is important, therefore, to understand the possible effects on anxiety of changing disc...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Sykes DH,Evans AE,Boyle DM,McIlmoyle EL,Salathia KS

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00