Hypnosis with specific relation to biofeedback and behavior therapy. Theoretical and clinical considerations.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Face-to-face psychological treatments have difficulty meeting today's growing mental health needs. For the highly prevalent posttraumatic stress (PTS) conditions, accumulating evidence suggests that writing therapy may constitute an efficient treatment modality, especially when administered through the Inter...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： van Emmerik AA,Reijntjes A,Kamphuis JH

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Developmental trends in type A behavior and somatic risk factors of coronary heart disease were studied in 842 healthy adolescents and young adults. Type A behavior was measured using the AFMS and the somatic risk factors adopted were serum total cholesterol, LDL and HDL cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, diastolic...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Keltikangas-Järvinen L,Räikkönen K

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Worries about the immediate and long-term consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic may for some individuals develop into pervasive worry that is disproportionate in its intensity or duration and significantly interferes with everyday life. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate if a brief self-gu...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Wahlund T,Mataix-Cols D,Olofsdotter Lauri K,de Schipper E,Ljótsson B,Aspvall K,Andersson E

更新日期：2020-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Not all adults with chronic insomnia respond to the recommended therapeutic options of cognitive behavioral therapy and approved hypnotic drugs. Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) may offer a novel potential treatment modality for insomnia. OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to examine the efficac...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Wang HX,Wang L,Zhang WR,Xue Q,Peng M,Sun ZC,Li LP,Wang K,Yang XT,Jia Y,Zhou QL,Xu ZX,Li N,Dong K,Zhang Q,Song HQ,Zhan SQ,Min BQ,Fan CQ,Zhou AH,Guo XH,Li HB,Liang LR,Yin L,Si TM,Huang J,Yan TY,Cosci F

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The functions and dysfunctions of slow wave sleep and of REM sleep and its associated dreams have a tremendous significance in understanding the psychosomatic model of illness and in establishing preventive strategies. Ten patients suffering from a variety of psychosomatic illnessess spent 3-4 nights sleeping at the D...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Warnes H

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stress reduction and comprehensive lifestyle modification programs have improved atherosclerosis and cardiac risk factors in earlier trials. Little is known about the impact of such programs on quality-of-life (QoL) and psychological outcomes. Given recent significant improvements in cardiac care, we evaluat...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Michalsen A,Grossman P,Lehmann N,Knoblauch NT,Paul A,Moebus S,Budde T,Dobos GJ

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:In bulimia nervosa, more intense treatments are recommended if outpatient treatment fails. This is the first randomized controlled trial comparing the options of inpatient versus day clinic treatment. METHOD:Patients with severe bulimia nervosa were randomly assigned to inpatient or day clinic treatment of ...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Zeeck A,Weber S,Sandholz A,Wetzler-Burmeister E,Wirsching M,Hartmann A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over the last years the way in which patients with chronic physical illness respond to their illness (illness behavior) has been explored by several studies. This study sought to examine characteristics of illness behavior and to investigate the association between illness behavior and psychosocial and clini...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Grassi L,Righi R,Makoui S,Sighinolfi L,Ferri S,Ghinelli F

更新日期：1999-01-01 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：:The authors examined (1) strength of stress, (2) awareness of stress, and (3) influence of type A behavior and narcissistic personality on stress and its related factors in a sample of 500 middle-aged women. Compared to 400 middle-aged working men, the women scored lower on the type A and coping scales, suggesting the...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Fukunishi I,Moroji T,Okabe S

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exercise training may be especially helpful for patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). We conducted a randomized controlled trial to quantify the effects of 6 weeks of resistance (RET) or aerobic exercise training (AET) on remission and worry symptoms among sedentary patients with GAD. METHODS:Th...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Herring MP,Jacob ML,Suveg C,Dishman RK,O'Connor PJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 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 therapist in biofeedback training plays the role of a teacher or coach. This role, derived from learning theory and practiced in the classroom and playing field, imposes special constraints upon the psychotherapeutic situation. The therapist must be capable of physiological manipulation in self before attempting t...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Amar PB

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Past studies have found that medical patients with the diagnosis of depression (comorbidity) have longer hospital lengths of stay (LOS) than those without the diagnosis of depression. This suggested that scores on a depression scale would be positively correlated with LOS. On a rehabilitation ward, 14 stroke and 17 am...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Schubert DS,Burns R,Paras W,Sioson E

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty morbidly obese married women and 69 of their husbands completed a self-report measure of personal and marital adjustment before the women proceeded to gastric restriction surgery. Fifty-five women and 41 husbands repeated the measure 12 months after surgery, at which time the women had lost a mean of 35.4 kg. W...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Hafner RJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psychological debriefing uses brief unsystematic exposure, and is ineffective for posttraumatic stress symptoms and disorder. Systematic exposure alone and cognitive restructuring alone are each effective. Other approaches too may be useful. METHODS:The treatment of 3 posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) pa...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Belaise C,Fava GA,Marks IM

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Persistent cue reactivity to drug-related stimuli is a well-known phenomenon among abstinent drug users and has been found to be a predictor of relapse. Cue exposure therapy (CET) aims to reduce this cue reactivity by exposing abstinent drug users to conditioned drug-related stimuli while preventing their ha...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Marissen MA,Franken IH,Blanken P,van den Brink W,Hendriks VM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The negative effects of vicarious traumatization through trauma work are well known. However, a growing body of evidence testifies to the positive effects that have been reported following trauma. This study explored the potential positive effects of trauma work on therapists, with a focus on the association...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Linley PA,Joseph S,Loumidis K

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of denial is important for the psychosomatic understanding of cardiovascular disease and treatment. This study evaluated denial using several psychometric assessment scales in patients referred for psychiatric evaluations prior to heart transplantation. Surviving patients who had a mean survival of more th...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Young LD,Schweiger J,Beitzinger J,McManus R,Bloedel C,Koob J

更新日期：1991-01-01 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：:It is stated that much psychoneuroendocrinological research is carried out that lacks a theoretical framework and therefore adds little to our current knowledge. Therefore, five research issues have been presented which need further exploration: (1) the temporal relation between subjective and biological stress respon...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Vingerhoets AJ,Assies J

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Somatic illness and its consequences evoke strong emotions of various kinds. They may affect the course of illness and the treatment results through their physiological components. The purpose of the study was to explore emotional reactions to different kinds of illnesses and changes of these emotions over t...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Heszen-Niejodek I,Gottschalk LA,Januszek M

更新日期：1999-01-01 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 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:Evidence suggests substantial comorbidity between symptoms of somatization and depression in clinical as well as nonclinical populations. However, as most existing research has been retrospective or cross-sectional in design, very little is known about the specific nature of this relationship. In particular,...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Terre L,Poston WS,Foreyt J,St Jeor ST

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adherence to highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) is critical to long-term treatment success in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). However, the relationship between psychological variables and medication adherence is still poorly understood. The aim of this study was to inve...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Leombruni P,Fassino S,Lavagnino L,Orofino G,Morosini P,Picardi A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical features of psychosomatic disorders in Japan. METHODS:A total of 1,432 outpatients (515 males and 917 females; 9-95 years of age, mean age 36) attending a psychosomatic clinic for the first time were assessed by the DSM-III-R or DSM-IV semistructured int...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Nakao M,Nomura S,Yamanaka G,Kumano H,Kuboki T

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents the Social Phobia Psychotherapy Research Network. The research program encompasses a coordinated group of studies adopting a standard protocol and an agreed-on set of standardized measures for the assessment and treatment of social phobia (SP). In the central project (study A), a multicenter random...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Leichsenring F,Hoyer J,Beutel M,Herpertz S,Hiller W,Irle E,Joraschky P,Konig HH,de Liz TM,Nolting B,Pohlmann K,Salzer S,Schauenburg H,Stangier U,Strauss B,Subic-Wrana C,Vormfelde S,Weniger G,Willutzki U,Wiltink J,

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The archetypal test with 9 elements (AT9), a tracer of symbolic function, was completed by 30 pain patients in whom alexithymia had been measured by two means: the Beth Israel psychosomatic questionnaire (BIQ) and the Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory (MMPI) alexithymia scale. Results show a correlation of a...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Demers-Desrosiers LA,Cohen KR,Catchlove RF,Ramsay RA

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00