Attenuation of laboratory-induced stress in humans after acute administration of Melissa officinalis (Lemon Balm).

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Research in psychosomatic medicine includes a long history of studying how responses to anger-provoking situations are associated with health. In the context of a marriage, spouses may differ in their anger-coping response style. Where one person may express anger in response to unfair, aggressive interperson...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Bourassa KJ,Sbarra DA,Ruiz JM,Karciroti N,Harburg E

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Activation of a psychological stress response increases autonomic activity and enhances immune function by inducing a significant increase in numbers of leukocytes at sites of inflammation. Chemotaxis and cellular adhesion are thought to mediate leukocyte trafficking. In this study, we examine the effects of ...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Redwine L,Snow S,Mills P,Irwin M

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent research with animals has indicated a central nervous system effect on the immune system. This report describes findings of a possible psychologically mediated effect on the delayed hypersensitivity reaction to tuberculin in humans. Seven tuberculin positive subjects evidenced a decreased response to tuberculin...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Smith GR Jr,McDaniel SM

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Changes in heart rate variability (HRV) associated with breathing (respiratory sinus arrhythmia) are known to be parasympathetically (vagally) mediated when the breathing rate is within the typical frequency range (9-24 breaths per minute [bpm]; high-frequency HRV). Slow yogic breathing occurs at rates below ...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Kromenacker BW,Sanova AA,Marcus FI,Allen JJB,Lane RD

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We examined whether high waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) in women is a biomarker for increased testosterone (T) and higher levels of sexual desire. METHODS:Participants were 99 healthy nonobese premenopausal women. Trait levels of mean bioavailable T were estimated from three saliva samples collected at 8:00 am, 9:...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： van Anders SM,Hampson E

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A model for the development of anxiety disorders (panic disorder with or without agoraphobia) is needed. Patients with an implantable cardioverter/defibrillator (ICD) are exposed to repeated electric shocks. If the theory of anxiety development by aversive classic conditioning processes is valid, these repeat...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Godemann F,Ahrens B,Behrens S,Berthold R,Gandor C,Lampe F,Linden M

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although considerable evidence implicates hostility in the development of coronary artery disease (CAD), the pathogenic mechanisms remain poorly understood. We have developed a psychophysiological model that holds that altered autonomic nervous system function links psychological traits with CAD outcomes. In ...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Sloan RP,Bagiella E,Shapiro PA,Kuhl JP,Chernikhova D,Berg J,Myers MM

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examined pituitary-adrenocortical responses to dietary doses of caffeine (3.3 mg/kg, equivalent to 2 to 3 cups of coffee), alone and combined with behavioral stress, in men at high risk versus low risk for hypertension. A randomized, double-blind, caffeine-placebo crossover design was used. METHOD...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： al'Absi M,Lovallo WR,McKey B,Sung BH,Whitsett TL,Wilson MF

更新日期：1998-07-01 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：:MMPI measures of neuroticism (N) and of cynicism (C) were obtained at the initial examination of 1871 employed, middle-aged men in Chicago. Neither N nor C was significantly associated cross-sectionally with systolic blood pressure or serum cholesterol, but both were positively associated with cigarette smoking and al...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Almada SJ,Zonderman AB,Shekelle RB,Dyer AR,Daviglus ML,Costa PT Jr,Stamler J

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Subtle alterations of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have been proposed as a shared pathway linking numerous etiological and perpetuating processes with symptoms and observed physiological abnormalities. Because the HPA axis is involved in the adaptive respons...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Gaab J,Hüster D,Peisen R,Engert V,Heitz V,Schad T,Schürmeyer TH,Ehlert U

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Increased cerebral blood flow during processing of acute pain has repeatedly been observed in fibromyalgia syndrome. The study investigated the time dynamics of the pain-related hemodynamic response in fibromyalgia using transcranial Doppler sonography. METHODS:In 25 women with fibromyalgia and 25 healthy p...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Duschek S,Mannhart T,Winkelmann A,Merzoug K,Werner NS,Schuepbach D,Montoya P

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze in a prospective cohort study if depressive symptoms are an independent predictor of mortality in kidney transplant recipients. METHODS:Data from 840 transplanted patients followed at a single outpatient transplant center were analyzed. Sociodemographic parameters and clinical data were collected ...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Novak M,Molnar MZ,Szeifert L,Kovacs AZ,Vamos EP,Zoller R,Keszei A,Mucsi I

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study evaluated the ability of mental stress testing to discriminate between women with and without CHD, and among women with different disease manifestations, taking into account history of hypertension and beta-blocker use. METHODS:Analyses were based on data from a community-based case-control study ...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Weidner G,Kohlmann CW,Horsten M,Wamala SP,Schenck-Gustafsson K,Högbom M,Orth-Gomer K

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Research on the health of workers involved in the cleanup after the attack on the World Trade Center (WTC) on September 11, 2001, has documented high rates of psychological distress and upper gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. The current article examines the concurrent and longitudinal associations of psycholo...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Litcher-Kelly L,Lam Y,Broihier JA,Brand DL,Banker SV,Kotov R,Bromet E,Bucobo JC,Shaw RD,Luft BJ

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper examines the relation of two personality characteristics (dominance and anger) to hormones in normally aging men. The relation of the Jackson Personality Research Form E Dominance subscale and the Spielberger Anger Expression scale to serum levels of 17 endocrine variables, including testosterone (T) and di...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Gray A,Jackson DN,McKinlay JB

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review updates the literature on cultural differences in response to laboratory-induced pain. Thirteen studies were located, and there was great diversity among the investigations with regard to racial and ethnic groups studied, methods of pain induction, and experimental outcome. There appear to be no racial/eth...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Zatzick DF,Dimsdale JE

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-two studies on the effects of psychological treatment on cancer patients are reviewed. Only studies that compared one or more experimental conditions with at least one control group have been considered. The studies were evaluated with respect to a) research methods, b) psychological interventions, and c) resul...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Trijsburg RW,van Knippenberg FC,Rijpma SE

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study were to examine the extent of clustering of smoking, high levels of television watching, overweight, and high blood pressure among adolescents and whether this clustering varies by socioeconomic position and cognitive function. METHODS:This study was a cross-sectional analysis o...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Lawlor DA,O'Callaghan MJ,Mamun AA,Williams GM,Bor W,Najman JM

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate whether phobic anxiety is associated with increased risk of cardiac mortality in individuals with established coronary heart disease (CHD) and to examine the role of reduced heart rate variability (HRV) in mediating this risk. Previous findings suggest that phobic anxiety may pose increased risk ...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Watkins LL,Blumenthal JA,Babyak MA,Davidson JR,McCants CB Jr,O'Connor C,Sketch MH Jr

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation is implicated in the etiology of major depressive disorder (MDD). Human neuroimaging techniques are increasingly used to characterize the neural circuitry mediating actions of inflammation on mood, motivation, and cognition and its relationship to MDD. In this issue of Psychosomatic Medicine, Byrne and co...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Krishnadas R,Harrison NA

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Difficulties in predicting "real life" physiological variation from responses to controlled stress tasks suggest the need for more ecologically valid laboratory challenges. The Social Competence Interview (SCI) measures physiological changes elicited by re-experiencing a life situation in which a valued striving was u...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Ewart CK,Kolodner KB

更新日期：1991-05-01 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: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:This article reports a case series of atypical sexual behavior during sleep, which is often harmful to patients or bed partners. METHODS:Eleven subjects underwent clinical evaluation of complaints of sleep-related atypical sexual behavior. Complaints included violent masturbation, sexual assaults, and contin...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Guilleminault C,Moscovitch A,Yuen K,Poyares D

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Somatic symptom disorder (SSD) often co-occurs with major depressive disorder (MDD). Both conditions share common psychobiological and biobehavioral characteristics, but little is known about differential patterns in brain function. In this study, we compared resting-state functional brain connectivity betwee...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Ahn J,Han DH,Hong JS,Min KJ,Lee YS,Hahm BJ,Kim SM

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multidimensional behavioral program was developed for the treatment of essential hypertension. Over a course of 6 weeks, 108 patients of a rehabilitation center were treated with this program consisting of health education, self-monitoring of blood pressure, relaxation techniques, and a social skill training in addi...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Lehnert H,Kaluza K,Vetter H,Losse H,Dorst K

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Depression in adults is associated with risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). It is unclear, however, when the association between clinical depression and cardiac risk factors develops or how early in life this association can be detected. METHODS:In an ongoing study of pediatric depression, we comp...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Rottenberg J,Yaroslavsky I,Carney RM,Freedland KE,George CJ,Baji I,Dochnal R,Gádoros J,Halas K,Kapornai K,Kiss E,Osváth V,Varga H,Vetró A,Kovacs M

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To conduct a randomized controlled trial and compare the effects on cancer survivors' quality of life in a 12-week group-based multidisciplinary self-management rehabilitation program, combining physical training (twice weekly) and cognitive-behavioral training (once weekly) with those of a 12-week group-base...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Korstjens I,May AM,van Weert E,Mesters I,Tan F,Ros WJ,Hoekstra-Weebers JE,van der Schans CP,van den Borne B

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The effect of stress exposures and mental health sequelae on health-related outcomes is understudied among older women veterans. We examined a) the impact of wartime stress exposures on later-life functioning and disability in Vietnam-era women veterans and b) the extent to which mental health conditions know...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Smith BN,Spiro A,Frayne SM,Kimerling R,Cypel Y,Reinhard MJ,Kilbourne AM,Magruder KM

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00