The emergency treatment of the depressed patient with physical illness.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this review, which also includes the report of a new case, is to discuss the pervasive denial of responsibility among individuals who have engaged in Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP) behavior. In MSBP, a caretaker (almost always the mother) fabricates or induces illness in her child; she the...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Feldman MD

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To seek clues to the enhancement of primary care management by (i) Determining how often and in whom primary care clinicians in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada identify pediatric mood or anxiety syndromes; (ii) Determining which clinical and demographic features predict higher rates of identificati...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Wren FJ,Scholle SH,Heo J,Comer DM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The failure-to-thrive syndrome in geriatric patients is marked by social withdrawal, apathy, depression, anorexia, and cognitive impairment. For therapy to be effective, the treatment plan must target several of theseareas. This case report describes one such course of treatment for a patient with multiple myeloma wit...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Schillerstrom JE,Seaman JS

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors discuss the case of a mildly disfigured patient with Neurofibromatosis from the perspectives of his distorted body image, need to attribute problems in his social and work lives to unrealistic assessment of his disfigurement, changes in his self-concept following communication training, and the need for ph...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Roback HB,Kirshner H,Roback E

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the range of behaviors documented by inpatient rehabilitation staff and the association of these behaviors with functional outcome, in elderly persons undergoing rehabilitation after hip fracture. METHOD:Subjects were 137 patients, aged 60 and older, admitted to a rehabilitation hospital after a h...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Dorra HH,Lenze EJ,Kim Y,Mulsant BH,Munin MC,Dew MA,Reynolds CF 3rd

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article challenges the belief that depression and anxiety are the inevitable consequences of medical illness. The authors describe how cognitive behavioral therapy can help individuals accept their disabilities and modify the distorted thinking patterns which may compound their suffering. Three case studies demon...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Bates A,Burns DD,Moorey S

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one individuals underwent extensive psychological evaluation before, and four months after, coronary bypass surgery, that examined: defensive mechanisms; fantasies and distortions; subjective meaning of the procedure; and transference and projections. Patients showed a significant improvement in their physical ...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Thurer S,Levine F,Thurer R

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Japan experienced a nationwide outbreak of hydrogen sulfide suicides (HSS) between April and May 2008. The annual number of HSS skyrocketed from 19 in 2007 to 1,056 in 2008. However, the factors affecting this enormous increase remain unknown. The present study aimed to examine the effect of media coverage of...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Nakamura M,Yasunaga H,Toda AA,Sugihara T,Imamura T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiological triad of host, agent and environment used conceptually in infectious disease may serve as a model for psychosomatic disorders, despite the involvement of many more variables. There are major problems with diagnosis and measurement, however, and the term "psychosomatic" has several meanings. The two...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Eastwood MR

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:George Engel's biopsychosocial vision was simultaneously scientific and humanistic. He passionately presented an approach to clinical care to correct the progressive distancing of clinical care and research from the lived experience of the patient. Yet, while science provides ever greater evidence for the linkages bet...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Epstein RM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Premature ejaculation is the most prevalent male sexual dysfunction. The present article is a comprehensive review of the literature on premature ejaculation. METHOD:This critical discussion of the literature evaluates the definitional issues, theoretical conceptualizations, assessment strategies, and treatm...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： St Lawrence JS,Madakasira S

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe religious affiliation, importance of religion, and the relationship between religion and self-rated health in persons aged 60 or older living in Latin America or the Caribbean. METHOD:We used data from seven cities (n = 10,587). Multivariate models were used to analyze the associations between re...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Reyes-Ortiz CA,Pelaez M,Koenig HG,Mulligan T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary care providers are increasingly responsible for providing mental health care in the United States. For those patients who do receive specialty mental health services, the primary care provider functions as the main entry point into the mental health system. Given the persistent racial and ethnic health dispari...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Illes RA,Grace AJ,Niño JR,Ring JM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over 2 million adults in the United States are incarcerated and over 650,000 return to the community each year. This disparate population is known to have an elevated burden of chronic disease and lower socioeconomic status. Medical residency training about care of incarcerated or previously incarcerated patients is s...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Hofmeister S,Soprych A

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the correlation between brain event-related potentials (ERPs) and psychiatric symptoms in patients with amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) dependence. METHOD:Using Galileo Sirius 32-channels digital-evoked potential system, we measured the auditory P300 ERP in 40 ATS dependence subjects and 30 norm...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Zhang Y,Zhong BL,Li Y,Ma ZL,Tian Y,Tang J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A short-term, open membership group therapy program for kidney transplant patients and their families is described. The content and process of this group is related to the ten curative factors described by Yalom for psychiatric patients. The primary benefits for the patients seemed to be the opportunity to observe oth...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Buchanan DC

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases from an adolescent dialysis group are presented to illustrate the limitations of the generally used models of patient compliance and noncompliance with medical treatment. Understanding the noncompliance of these two young men required awareness of their psychological development and of the interpersonal matr...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Armstrong SH,Weiner MF

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Anxiety and depression disorder are the most prevalent mental health problems. However, few studies are available pertaining to these problems among Chinese doctors, especially the assessment of the anxiety and depression symptoms among primary-care providers. The aim of this study was to assess the anxiety a...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Shen LL,Lao LM,Jiang SF,Yang H,Ren LM,Ying DG,Zhu SZ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study was designed to identify: 1) predictors of antidepressant pharmacotherapy among patients diagnosed with depression; and 2) predictors of prescription for either a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), or a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI). METHOD:Data from the 1995 Natio...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Sclar DA,Robison LM,Skaer TL,Galin RS

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the management of patients it is often important to combine physical and psychotherapeutic treatment methods according to the individual patient's needs. In analytically oriented psychotherapy more attention can usefully be paid to the patient's bodily attitudes and behavior than has been customary. A psychosomatic...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Kinston M,Wolff H

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:A modified version of the Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale (The Mental Adjustment to HIV Scale--MAHIVS) was used to evaluate patterns of psychological adjustment in response to HIV infection. METHODS:A sample of 164 HIV positive homosexual/bisexual men were recruited across three Australian centers (79 asymptoma...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Kelly B,Raphael B,Burrows G,Judd F,Kernutt G,Burnett P,Perdices M,Dunne M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the use of a behavior modification program as an adjunct to the medical treatment of essential hypertension. The subjects, outpatients with medically treated, but uncontrolled, essential hypertension, were exposed to group interaction (including such processes as peer reinforcement, peer competitio...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Ziesat HA Jr

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In patients with acute physical illness, symptoms used in the diagnosis of major depression such as sleep or appetite disturbance may be nonspecific for depression. This study was undertaken to examine the association of depressed mood with other depressive symptoms to determine which symptoms were most us...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Paradiso S,Ohkubo T,Robinson RG

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study of accident/error rates was carried out on thirty-one nursing students. Recent life changes and stresses, social support available to cope with this stress, depression, illness rate, and coping skills were measured at baseline. Five weeks later students recorded accidents suffered and errors made o...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Sheehan DV,O'Donnell J,Fitzgerald A,Hervig L,Ward H

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the impact of psychiatric illness, aggression, and other covarying variables on the compliance and coping potential of cancer patients treated in liaison-consultation psychiatry. METHODS:The study involves 270 cancer patients who were admitted to the oncology ward for diagnosis and treatment. ...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Grube M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethical and pragmatic considerations often preclude the application of classical experimental approaches to in vivo thanatological research. While quasi-experimental and correlational designs may be employed to circumvent a number of potential problems, many more empirically testable research questions simply remain u...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Devins GM

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is possible that Jack the Ripper can be understood in terms of doctor-identification borne of one or more terrifying experiences he may have had with doctors during his childhood. The fantasies acted out by this primitive murderer are similar to the fantasies experienced by people who have been surgically traumatiz...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Shuster S

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the associations of Buddhist values with medication and dietary self-care, healthcare use, and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level among Thai patients with a confirmed diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. METHOD:A total of 173 patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus were surveyed at two ...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Sowattanangoon N,Kochabhakdi N,Petrie KJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Philosophical and theological notions regarding food and eating are briefly reviewed, as is the history of anorexia nervosa. Modern studies of social, psychological, and biological aspects of anorexia nervosa have failed, as yet, to provide an organized coherent understanding of the etiology of this disorder. ...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Giannini AJ

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examined correlates of depressive symptoms, particularly the role of religious coping (RCOPE), among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). The study also examined social support as a possible mediator of the proposed association between religious coping and depressive symptoms and the impact of depr...

journal_title：International journal of psychiatry in medicine

authors： Dalmida SG,Koenig HG,Holstad MM,Wirani MM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00