A review of treating depression in diabetes: emerging findings.

abstract：:Fourteen videotaped family interviews of patients with diagnosed pseudoseizures were studied to determine the relationship of the symptoms to unspeakable dilemmas as forced choices imposed by family or social circumstances under conditions that also require the ensuing distress to be hidden. An unspeakable dilemma was...

journal_title：Psychosomatics

authors： Griffith JL,Polles A,Griffith ME

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a 12-week placebo-controlled study of fluoxetine in the treatment of body dysmorphic disorder, the authors investigated change in psychosocial functioning and mental health-related quality of life in 60 subjects. The subjects were assessed with the LIFE-RIFT (a measure of impaired functioning), Social and Occupatio...

journal_title：Psychosomatics

authors： Phillips KA,Rasmussen SA

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with serious medical illnesses, such as cancer, are at increased risk of suicide but are also often facing death. The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) is widely used to screen patients for depression. It includes an item that asks about thoughts of death and hurting yourself (Item-9). OBJECTI...

journal_title：Psychosomatics

authors： Walker J,Hansen CH,Butcher I,Sharma N,Wall L,Murray G,Sharpe M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical records were reviewed for 94 consecutive inpatients diagnosed with nonepileptic seizures. A 122-item follow-up questionnaire was returned by 71 patients (76%). The majority of the subjects reported fewer seizures (73%), their general health as "very good" (20%) or "good" (37), and "improved" quality of life (5...

journal_title：Psychosomatics

authors： Krahn LE,Reese MM,Rummans TA,Peterson GC,Suman VJ,Sharbrough FW,Cascino GD

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contributions of consultation-liaison psychiatrists have significantly influenced the practice of medicine. The author reviews the pertinent literature that substantiates this observation as well as suggests areas that hold promise for such contributions in the future. ...

journal_title：Psychosomatics

authors： Kornfeld DS

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delirium commonly occurs in hospitalized elderly patients, resulting in increased morbidity and mortality. Although evidence for treatment of delirium exists, evidence supporting pharmacologic prevention of delirium in high risk patients is limited. OBJECTIVE:This review examined whether delirium in at-risk...

journal_title：Psychosomatics

authors： Teslyar P,Stock VM,Wilk CM,Camsari U,Ehrenreich MJ,Himelhoch S

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study is to describe past traumatic experiences in medically-admitted pediatric and young adult patients diagnosed with somatoform disorders and to explore the demographic, diagnostic, and psychosocial differences between those with and without trauma histories. METHODS:Retrospective medi...

journal_title：Psychosomatics

authors： Thomson K,Randall E,Ibeziako P,Bujoreanu IS

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Considerable data have demonstrated that psychological states can influence the immune system in animals. Whether human immune function can be intentionally modulated by the central nervous system is unknown. This article presents data from two studies that sought to demonstrate intentional modulation of the immune sy...

journal_title：Psychosomatics

authors： Smith GR,Conger C,O'Rourke DF,Steele RW,Charlton RK,Smith SS

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study explores the prevalence of patients with "organically unexplained symptoms" presenting to a Lyme borreliosis clinic and describes their clinical and psychobehavioral characteristics as well as health-related quality of life. METHODS:Study instruments consisted of a set of self-rating questionnaire...

journal_title：Psychosomatics

authors： Csallner G,Hofmann H,Hausteiner-Wiehle C

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poor health-related quality of life (HRQL) is associated with mortality in cardiac patients. Patients (N=667) with poor HRQL after percutaneous coronary intervention had a higher incidence of early (< or =6 months) major adverse cardiac events (MACE) than did patients with good HRQL, whereas there was no difference fo...

journal_title：Psychosomatics

authors： Pedersen SS,Martens EJ,Denollet J,Appels A

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although anesthetics have been used for more than a century, their mechanisms of action remain poorly understood. Given that a number of intraoperative and postoperative neuropsychiatric syndromes have been linked to the use of anesthetics, practitioners should familiarize themselves with these conditions. ...

journal_title：Psychosomatics

authors： Gross AF,Stern TA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish the role of psychiatrists and mental disorder in assisted dying practices in countries and states where such practices are legal. METHODS:The authors reviewed the Assisted Dying Acts and official statistical reports from Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, and the states of Washington and Oreg...

journal_title：Psychosomatics

authors： McCormack R,Fléchais R

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Authors reviewed consecutive charts of 155 cognitive-disorder patients from a psychosomatic medicine service in 2001, analyzing factors of age, cognitive-disorder diagnosis, and length of stay. Mean length of stay for this cohort exceeded the typical hospital length of stay, and decreased with age. Increased age was a...

journal_title：Psychosomatics

authors： Bourgeois JA,Hilty DM,Wegelin JA,Hales RE

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Job descriptions for psychiatrists will change significantly over the next decade, as psychiatrists will be called on to work as caseload consultants to the primary care team. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the effects of an American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residenc...

journal_title：Psychosomatics

authors： Huang H,Barkil-Oteo A

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical activity is strongly associated with lower risk of recurrent cardiac events in patients who experience an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), yet most patients do not meet recommended levels of physical activity. Psychological well-being is associated with higher levels of physical activity, but midlife ...

journal_title：Psychosomatics

authors： Feig EH,Celano CM,Massey CN,Chung WJ,Romero P,Harnedy LE,Huffman JC

更新日期：2020-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Factitious disorder (FD) is the deliberate production or simulation of symptoms in order to adopt the sick role. OBJECTIVE:The authors look at FD in the neurology setting. METHOD:The authors examined documented, published cases. RESULTS:FD cases in neurology are strikingly different from those in other sp...

journal_title：Psychosomatics

authors： Kanaan RA,Wessely SC

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to identify the proximate causes through which dementia and delirium extend length of stay (LOS) in elderly general hospital patients. Among 93 patients age >/=65 years admitted to a tertiary-care teaching hospital through the emergency department, admission ratings of cognitive impairmen...

journal_title：Psychosomatics

authors： Saravay SM,Kaplowitz M,Kurek J,Zeman D,Pollack S,Novik S,Knowlton S,Brendel M,Hoffman L

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty inpatients with multiple somatoform symptoms admitted to a psychosomatic hospital were diagnosed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R and questionnaires. Two years later, a reexamination by interview and a follow-up questionnaire took place. The authors found high comorbidity rates not only for...

journal_title：Psychosomatics

authors： Rief W,Hiller W,Geissner E,Fichter MM

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The eating disorders anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa have been reported to occur in Type I diabetes mellitus. Although prevalence estimates vary, the most rigorous studies yield rates similar to the population at large. Intentional insulin omission is more common, especially in young diabetic women, and at times ...

journal_title：Psychosomatics

authors： Crow SJ,Keel PK,Kendall D

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delirium is a prevalent neuropsychiatric disorder associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Half the cases remain misdiagnosed. OBJECTIVE:Assess the effectiveness of the Stanford Proxy Test for Delirium (S-PTD) in detecting delirium in an inpatient setting. METHODS:This is a comparison study. Dail...

journal_title：Psychosomatics

authors： Maldonado JR,Sher YI,Benitez-Lopez MA,Savant V,Garcia R,Ament A,De Guzman E

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study identifies characteristics associated with problem substance use among 1,187 patients with either depressive symptoms (44%) or depressive disorders (56%) in primary care clinics of six managed care organizations. Sedative misuse (reported by 14% of all patients) was associated with greater wealth, social ph...

journal_title：Psychosomatics

authors： Roeloffs CA,Wells KB,Ziedonis D,Tang L,Unützer J

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an effort to control the costs of mental health care, many medical care systems have emphasized the management of psychiatric illness by primary care physicians and curtailed specialty mental health referrals. While this trend mandates that primary care physicians have expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of ps...

journal_title：Psychosomatics

authors： Stoudemire A

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of 260 patients was conducted in 1990 using a questionnaire that was designed to measure and assess their recall of symptom patterns, symptom distress levels, symptom interpretation, and physician-recommended treatment plans. The questionnaire was mailed 6-18 months after they had undergone a gastrointestinal ...

journal_title：Psychosomatics

authors： Harper RG,Kane FJ,Stroehlein J

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various studies suggest that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may be useful in treating pathologic skin-picking. The authors investigated the effectiveness of fluoxetine in treating this behavior. Fifteen subjects with clinically significant skin-picking were recruited by newspaper advertisement. They r...

journal_title：Psychosomatics

authors： Bloch MR,Elliott M,Thompson H,Koran LM

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors compared the severity and clinical profiles of patients with two etiologically different apathy syndromes: apathy after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and deficit schizophrenia (DSS). Patients from both groups were equally apathetic, but those with DSS had more severe anhedonia, blunted affect, and alogia, a...

journal_title：Psychosomatics

authors： Rao V,Spiro JR,Schretlen DJ,Cascella NG

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although required by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, training of general psychiatry residents in Psychosomatic Medicine (PM) varies significantly between programs. In 1996, the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine (APM) developed guidelines for residency training in PM. Since then, the...

journal_title：Psychosomatics

authors： Heinrich TW,Schwartz AC,Zimbrean PC,Wright MT,Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine's Residency Education Subcommittee.

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors conducted a study to examine the association between neuropsychological markers of central nervous system impairment and systemic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease progression in a sample of 64 HIV-positive asymptomatic patients who were followed for a median of 45.6 months. Patients with poorer b...

journal_title：Psychosomatics

authors： Silberstein CH,O'Dowd MA,Schoenbaum EE,Friedland GH,Chartock P,Feiner C,McKegney FP

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The face is prominently or exclusively involved in several involuntary movement disorders, called "facial dyskinesias," in addition to the common buccolingual form of tardive dyskinesia. This review describes the appearance of the most frequently occurring facial dyskinesias: chorea, dystonia, tremor, and tics. Some n...

journal_title：Psychosomatics

authors： Kaufman DM

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Compassion is an attribute central to professionalism and modern clinical care, yet little is known about how compassion is acquired and preserved in medical training. We sought to understand whether personal illness experiences are thought by residents to foster compassion. METHODS:The authors surveyed 155...

journal_title：Psychosomatics

authors： Roberts LW,Warner TD,Moutier C,Geppert CM,Green Hammond KA

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression is the major psychiatric complication of Parkinson's disease, and it occurs in approximately one-third of all cases. Diagnosis of depression is complicated by the overlap of depressive and parkinsonian symptoms. Its etiology is not fully understood but involves changes in dopamine and serotonin. Depression ...

journal_title：Psychosomatics

authors： Guze BH,Barrio JC

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00