Family adversity and autonomic reactivity association with immune changes in HIV-affected school children.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To review the relevance of cultural models in the generation and amplification of somatic symptoms and syndromes. METHODS:Based on a selective review of literature, we examine evidence that cultural and personal explanatory models can contribute to the pathogenesis, symptomatology, and chronicity of medical...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Kirmayer LJ,Sartorius N

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factor analysis of responses from 1002 men and women were used to define two subscales of the Cook and Medley Hostility Scale. Both the Cynicism and the Paranoid Alienation subscale described attitudes of mistrust and alienation, and both were correlated with MMPI factors measuring aspects of psychopathology. It was s...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Costa PT Jr,Zonderman AB,McCrae RR,Williams RB Jr

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Melissa officinalis (lemon balm) is contemporaneously used as a mild sedative and/or calming agent. Although recent research has demonstrated modulation of mood in keeping with these roles, no studies to date have directly investigated the effects of this herbal medication on laboratory-induced psychological ...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Kennedy DO,Little W,Scholey AB

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test whether depressive symptoms are related to inflammatory and hemostatic markers in women approaching menopause. METHODS:A total of 3292 women enrolled in the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) were followed for five years and had measures of Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression an...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Matthews KA,Schott LL,Bromberger J,Cyranowski J,Everson-Rose SA,Sowers MF

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study serotonergic involvement in the development of gastric lesions following activity wheel stress, three groups of rats (gastric lesions, no gastric lesions, and home--cage controls) were killed following exposure to the experimental procedures. The brains were dissected into eight specific areas and subjected t...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Hellhammer DH,Hingtgen JN,Wade SE,Shea PA,Aprison MH

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-two patients undergoing cardiac catheterization and subsequently found to have significant coronary artery disease (CAD) were given structured psychiatric interviews before catheterization. Nine of these patients met criteria for major depressive disorder. All 52 patients were contacted 12 months after catheteri...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Carney RM,Rich MW,Freedland KE,Saini J,teVelde A,Simeone C,Clark K

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-two healthy males were divided into Type A and Type B groups using the Jenkins Activity Survey. Subjects were subdivided further into high and low self-awareness categories on the private self-consciousness factor of the Self-Consciousness Scale. After random assignment to consume alcohol (0.85 g/kg) or a plac...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Niaura R,Wilson GT,Westrick E

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study investigated whether altruistic social interest behaviors such as engaging in helping others were associated with better physical and mental health in a stratified random sample of 2016 members of the Presbyterian Church throughout the United States. METHODS:Mailed questionnaires evaluated giving ...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Schwartz C,Meisenhelder JB,Ma Y,Reed G

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evidence regarding the status of job strain as a risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD) is mixed, including both results supporting the risk status and null findings. However, previous studies have typically assessed job strain at one point in time only. We examined whether the failure of such measureme...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Kivimäki M,Head J,Ferrie JE,Brunner E,Marmot MG,Vahtera J,Shipley MJ

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A general population sample of 100 primigravid women was studied prospectively to describe the changes in eating that occur in pregnancy with particular reference to cravings and aversions and the behavior and attitudes characteristic of clinical eating disorders. Assessment was by standardized interview. Dietary crav...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Fairburn CG,Stein A,Jones R

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A role for the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the regulation of eating behavior has been recently demonstrated. Therefore, the possibility exists that alterations in BDNF production and/or activity are involved in the pathophysiology of anorexia nervosa (AN) and obesity. METHODS:We measured morn...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Monteleone P,Tortorella A,Martiadis V,Serritella C,Fuschino A,Maj M

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Social support may benefit mental and physical well-being, but most research has focused on the receipt, rather than the provision, of social support. We explored the potentially beneficial effects of support giving by examining the neural substrates of giving support to a loved one. We focused on a priori re...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Inagaki TK,Eisenberger NI

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Major depressive disorder (MDD) is associated with more pain complaints and an altered pain perception. Studies regarding the longitudinal relationship between depressive symptoms and pain processing have rarely been performed and have produced inconsistent results. To clarify how short-term alleviation of de...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Kundermann B,Hemmeter-Spernal J,Huber MT,Krieg JC,Lautenbacher S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Symptomatic individuals suspected of having myocardial ischemia often have no obstructive atherosclerotic narrowing of epicardial coronary arteries. Abnormal coronary vascular reactivity and, in particular, coronary artery vasospasm (CAS) may be an explanation in a subset of these patients. Psychological factors play ...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Mehta PK,Thobani A,Vaccarino V

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Negative affectivity (NA) and repressive coping (REP) are coping styles characterized by a disposition to either experience or avoid distress. This study investigated the potential influence of NA and REP on self-reported distress and coronary-prone behavior among 178 male cardiac patients undergoing rehabilitation. B...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Denollet J

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although the association between major depressive disorder (MDD) and future cardiovascular disease (CVD) is established, less is known about the relationship between CVD risk factors and future depression, and no studies have examined MDD subtypes. Our objective was to determine whether hypertension, tobacco ...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Patel JS,Berntson J,Polanka BM,Stewart JC

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe factors influencing chest pain expression in patients with cardiac or noncardiac disease. METHODS:The authors conducted a case presentation and review of literature. RESULTS:Causes of chest pain are diverse. Psychologic factors influence chest pain expression commonly in patients with or without...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Sheps DS,Creed F,Clouse RE

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Acute myocardial infarction is often accompanied by anxiety, but the effect of this emotion on recovery is unclear. The purpose of this study was to determine the association between patient anxiety early after acute myocardial infarction and the incidence of subsequent in-hospital complications. METHODS:We ...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Moser DK,Dracup K

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous research has suggested that patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) demonstrate similar psychological characteristics that distinguish them from the medically ill populations, and that these findings may bear etiologic and prognostic importance. In this report, a larger sample was studied and the pr...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Houpt JL,Gould BS,Norris FH Jr

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rats with a genetic susceptibility to experimental hypertension were exposed daily for 13 weeks to a conflict situation that resulted in food deprivation and the application of electric shock. Other subjects were either food deprived, shocked, both food deprived and shocked but without conflict, or not experimentally ...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Friedman R,Dahl LK

更新日期：1975-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to examine associations among race, the accumulation of multiple forms of discriminatory experiences (i.e., "pervasive discrimination"), and allostatic load (AL) in African Americans and whites in midlife. METHODS:Using data collected in 2004 to 2006 from 226 African American and 978 white a...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Van Dyke ME,Baumhofer NK,Slopen N,Mujahid MS,Clark CR,Williams DR,Lewis TT

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether a support intervention (warm touch enhancement) influences physiological stress systems that are linked to important health outcomes. Growing evidence points to a protective effect of social and emotional support on both morbidity and mortality. METHODS:In this study, 34 healthy marrie...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Holt-Lunstad J,Birmingham WA,Light KC

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study's purpose was to examine the extent to which optimism, knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs predict use of HIV testing services in a group of at-risk female adolescents. We prospectively interviewed 124 consecutive girls engaging in risky behaviors before regularly scheduled pediatric clinic appointments at a ...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Goodman E,Chesney MA,Tipton AC

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep is a critical health behavior and one that is typically shared between husbands and wives or romantic partners. However, the science of sleep has traditionally conceptualized and evaluated sleep at the level of the individual. Considering the social context of sleep represents a significant shift in sleep resear...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Troxel WM

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve subjects with specific phobias were exposed to slides with a phobic or a neutral content while cortisol excretion, electrodermal activity, and distress-ratings were studied. Six subjects fearful of blood and mutilation, and six of snakes or spiders, were presented with two sets of ten different slides (phobic o...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Fredrikson M,Sundin O,Frankenhaeuser M

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aims of this pilot study were: 1) to establish the reliability and validity of a new self-report instrument designed to index monitoring for sleep-related threat; 2) to determine the presence of ten monitoring types proposed in a recent cognitive model of insomnia and to examine the relationship between m...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Semler CN,Harvey AG

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma levels of luteinizing hormone (LH) and testosterone were determined by radioimmunoassay in medical students just before (Exp. 1) and after (Exp. 2) an academic examination and corresponding control periods. Before the examination (Exp. 1), the males' LH values were lower than their control levels, but there was...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Johansson GG,Laakso ML,Peder M,Karonen SL

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is evidence that clinical depression and negative mood are associated with elevated basal cortisol levels. Recently, measuring the cortisol response during the first hour in the morning with strict reference to the time of awakening was established as a reliable marker of individual adrenocortical activ...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Pruessner M,Hellhammer DH,Pruessner JC,Lupien SJ

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Depression and anxiety are considered risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The explanatory mechanisms, however, are still to be characterized. One proposed pathophysiological pathway is dysregulation of the autonomic nervous system, including heightened sympathetic nervous system activity. This stud...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Paine NJ,Watkins LL,Blumenthal JA,Kuhn CM,Sherwood A

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Attitudes have a potential role to play in the experience of menopause. The objective of this study was to examine the degree to which attitudes toward menopause and aging vary across ethnic groups and menopausal status (ie, premenopausal through postmenopausal). METHODS:More than 16,000 women were interview...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Sommer B,Avis N,Meyer P,Ory M,Madden T,Kagawa-Singer M,Mouton C,Rasor NO,Adler S

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00