Psychosomatic assessment of skin diseases in clinical practice.

abstract：:Psychiatric clinicians frequently prescribe biologic treatments such as antidepressant medication in combination with psychologic treatments such as psychotherapy. In the present article we propose a model integrating antidepressant treatment with Beck's cognitive therapy, a form of psychotherapy with established effi...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Pava JA,Fava M,Levenson JA

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In an exploratory study, we used a novel computerized battery of neuropsychological tests of attention to assess residual cognitive impairment in marijuana users. METHODS:We compared 25 college students who were heavy marijuana smokers (who had smoked a median of 29 days in the last 30 days) with 30 student...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Pope HG Jr,Jacobs A,Mialet JP,Yurgelun-Todd D,Gruber S

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Attention models view attention as having at least two components: endogenous attention defined as executive and directed by voluntary acts, and exogenous attention defined as automatic and directed by external stimulation. METHODS:Three studies (2 of our own) were designed to evaluate the decline of these ...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Peretti CS,Ferreri F,Blanchard F,Bakchine S,Peretti CR,Dobrescu A,Chouinard VA,Chouinard G

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An overview is presented of psychosomatic problems in women - the epidemiology, physiology and psychology. Surveys of sickness rates in women and psychological studies are used as a basis of speculation about higher female morbidity rates. Theories of psychosomatic illness, the somatic concomitants of hysteria and ale...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Apfel RJ

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a lack of scientific consensus about cancer comorbidity in people with central nervous system (CNS) disorders. This study assesses the co-occurrence of cancers in patients with CNS disorders, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), autism spectrum disorders, Down's s...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Catalá-López F,Suárez-Pinilla M,Suárez-Pinilla P,Valderas JM,Gómez-Beneyto M,Martinez S,Balanzá-Martínez V,Climent J,Valencia A,McGrath J,Crespo-Facorro B,Sanchez-Moreno J,Vieta E,Tabarés-Seisdedos R

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to compare hypochondriacal phenomena in patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and panic disorder (PD), and in order to examine the relationship between worries about illness on one hand, and disease fears/phobias and hypochondriacal beliefs on the other, the authors administered the Illness Attitud...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Starcevic V,Fallon S,Uhlenhuth EH,Pathak D

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results of a study of over 100 children whose father killed their mother have been summarized and principles for practice have been formulated. All children orphaned by the death of one parent at the other's hands should be seen as soon as possible in a child psychiatry department and assessed. An immediate crisis int...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Black D,Harris-Hendriks J,Kaplan T

更新日期：1992-01-01 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：:This paper traces the author's empirical research journey into the measurement of symbolic function as a dimension of alexithymia. The archetypal test with 9 elements (AT9) is proposed as a tool to discrimnate between forms and degrees of disorganization in symbolic behavior of alexithymic subjects. The results seem t...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Demers-Desrosiers LA

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinicians and researchers synthesize data from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of antidepressants to make conclusions about the efficacy of medications for depression. All treatments include nonspecific factors in addition to the specific effects of drugs, and study design may influence patient outcomes...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Rutherford BR,Sneed JR,Roose SP

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of DSM-III/DSM-III-R and ICD-10 implies fundamental innovations to the diagnostic process. The changes relate both to formal aspects (e.g. symptom and time-related criteria) and to content (e.g. the abandonment of the concept of neurosis). Additionally, specific assessment instruments are introduced. ...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Stieglitz RD,Schüssler G

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this investigation was to measure alexithymia in 90 newly abstinent alcoholism treatment candidates and to examine the relationship between alexithymia and depressive symptoms. Subjects completed the Schalling-Sifneos Personality Scale (SSPS) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) at the time of applic...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Haviland MG,MacMurray JP,Cummings MA

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of the loss of the breast in women undergoing surgical treatment for breast cancer is subordinated to the confrontation with the diagnosis of a malignancy in causing depression. The equal distribution of depression in mastectomy and in lumpectomy patients supports the hypothesis that it is the confrontation...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： van Heeringen C,Van Moffaert M,de Cuypere G

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Modern communication technologies offer novel opportunities for the provision of stepped care for patients with mental disorders. This study investigated the effectiveness of group therapy delivered through an Internet chat following inpatient treatment. The main goal of the program was to reduce the risk of...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Golkaramnay V,Bauer S,Haug S,Wolf M,Kordy H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endocrine and metabolic changes, as well as affective functions, were studied in eight healthy volunteers anticipating and executing a prearranged sequence of aerobatic flight. Control measurements were made at complete physical and mental rest. The following were determined: anxiety and hostility levels, blood glucos...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Pinter EJ,Peterfy G,Cleghorn JM

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective study to identify psychological factors affecting survival in cancer patients receiving radiation therapy, 101 consecutive patients were evaluated for anxiety, depression, and perception of the seriousness of the condition. In 3 years, the survivors were compared to the nonsurvivors. The survivors had...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Leigh H,Percarpio B,Opsahl C,Ungerer J

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies to date have investigated whether in fact the prevalence of eating disorders (ED) and/or use of illicit drugs is higher among models than among other groups of females. METHOD:A group of 63 professional fashion models of various nationalities were studied by means of self-reported questionnaires...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Santonastaso P,Mondini S,Favaro A

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment under conditions of gnotobiotic isolation can augment the stress of adaptation to a diagnosis of leukaemia. Identification of the psychological problems experienced in isolator treatment can contribute to the effective maintenance of therapy. Individual patterns of adjustment to treatment relate to the psych...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Gordon AM

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have described examples of behaviors that occur antecedent to, concurrent with, or as a consequence of childhood asthma. Ways these patterns can be altered have also been described. Three points should be emphasized: first, social learning techniques can contribute to a child acquiring self-monitoring and self-mana...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Creer TL,Burns KL

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Deficits in emotion regulation skills are possible factors maintaining major depressive disorder (MDD). Therefore, the aim of the study was to test whether integrating a systematic emotion regulation training (ERT) enhances the efficacy of routine inpatient cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for MDD. METHOD...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Berking M,Ebert D,Cuijpers P,Hofmann SG

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:The information on the psychodynamics of monosymptomatic functional sexual disorders in men obtained so far from individual psychoanalytical investigations were tested on a large body of patients. In 74 men with psychogenic monosymptomatic primary or secondary potency disorders, several psychoanalytical interviews and...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Janssen PL

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Integration of psychodynamic, behavioral and biological perspectives is necessary to fully practice contemporary psychosomatic medicine. This discipline is best exemplified by the activities within consultation-liaison psychiatry. Common clinical tasks within consultation-liaison work are discussed from this integrate...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Wise TN

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An approach to the psychotherapy of ego-depleted states or with morbid disease involves the commitment of the therapist far beyond a distant psychoanalytic stance. Engagement must occur before a therapeutic alliance and exploration of underlying issues can begin. The patient in a helpless state needs the therapist's c...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Nadelson T

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While the extent of medical comorbidity in depressive illness is widely recognised, there have been few studies where objective and subjective assessment of comorbidity in chronic depression have been made. The aim of this study was to determine the extent and nature of medical comorbidity, in terms of both ...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Schrader GD

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Scarce data are available on the influence of psychological aspects on 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure patterns either in normotensive or hypertensive subjects. This study was designed to evaluate the relationship between psychological profile and changes in daytime/nighttime blood pressure rhythm. METHOD...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Fallo F,Barzon L,Rabbia F,Navarrini C,Conterno A,Veglio F,Cazzaro M,Fava GA,Sonino N

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depressive syndromes that do not comply with the diagnostic criteria for specific depressive disorders are designated as 'subclinical' or 'subsyndromal' depressive syndromes. Using our own data from a clinical study, this paper outlines the significance of subclinical depressive syndromes and demonstrates th...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Schneider G,Kruse A,Nehen HG,Senf W,Heuft G

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:According to Grawe's psychological therapy approach, conflict reduction can be expected not only in psychodynamic, but also in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). This was tested in an effectiveness study. Changes in cognitive conflicts, along with those of symptom severity and well-being were analyzed durin...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Hoyer J,Fecht J,Lauterbach W,Schneider R

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Growing evidence has been collected about the high prevalence of psychological distress in primary care. The role of psychosocial variables, namely the role of support from the patients' interpersonal ties, has not been extensively explored. METHODS:The study investigated the relationship between perceived ...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Grassi L,Rasconi G,Pedriali A,Corridoni A,Bevilacqua M

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Illness Attitude Scales (IAS) were developed by Robert Kellner as a clinimetric index for measuring hypochondriacal fears and beliefs (worry about illness, concerns about pain, health habits, hypochondriacal beliefs, thanatophobia, disease phobia, bodily preoccupations, treatment experience and effects o...

journal_title：Psychotherapy and psychosomatics

authors： Sirri L,Grandi S,Fava GA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00