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:Several somatic illnesses are associated with psychiatric comorbidity. Evidence is provided that availability of the essential amino acid tryptophan, which is the precursor of serotonin, may cause this phenomenon. METHODS:We performed a database search to find relevant articles published between 1966 and 200...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Russo S,Kema IP,Fokkema MR,Boon JC,Willemse PH,de Vries EG,den Boer JA,Korf J

更新日期：2003-07-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Although interleukin (IL)-6 plays a significant role in cardiovascular disease, little is known about its relation to psychological risk factors, such as hostility and severity of depressive symptoms. The current study examined the joint effects of severity of depressive symptoms and hostility on plasma IL-6 ...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Suarez EC

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The influence of low socioeconomic status on cardiovascular disease may be mediated in part by sustained activation of stress-related autonomic and neuroendocrine processes. We hypothesized that low socioeconomic status would be associated with heightened ambulatory blood pressure and cortisol output over th...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Steptoe A,Kunz-Ebrecht S,Owen N,Feldman PJ,Willemsen G,Kirschbaum C,Marmot M

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The protective effects of female gender on the appearance and course of coronary heart disease (CHD) in nondiabetic subjects are diminished in the presence of diabetes. Depression predicts onset of and poor outcome from CHD in nondiabetic populations. We hypothesized that the doubled rates of depression in fe...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Clouse RE,Lustman PJ,Freedland KE,Griffith LS,McGill JB,Carney RM

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ambulatory saliva collections for subsequent analysis of free cortisol levels are now frequently applied to measure adrenocortical activity in healthy subjects and patient populations. Despite the prime importance of accurate timing of saliva collection outside the laboratory, no data are available on the com...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Kudielka BM,Broderick JE,Kirschbaum C

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Depression has been reported to increase cardiac event rates and functional impairment in patients with coronary disease. This article describes the impact of depression on subsequent healthcare utilization for such patients. METHODS:One hundred ninety-eight health maintenance organization patients with stab...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Sullivan MD,LaCroix AZ,Spertus JA,Hecht J,Russo J

更新日期：2003-03-01 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：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：OBJECTIVE:Previous research has suggested a link between chronic anxiety and peptic ulcer disease, though recent evidence documenting an infectious cause (Helicobacter pylori) for ulcer has led to doubt about this association. The goal of the current study was to determine the relationship between generalized anxiety d...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Goodwin RD,Stein MB

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to describe perceived and polysomnograhic (PSG) sleep patterns and determine whether stress exposure, psychological distress, and physiological stress activation differed among midlife women with psychophysiologic-type (PP-type) or subjective only-type (SO-type) insomnia or no ...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Shaver JL,Johnston SK,Lentz MJ,Landis CA

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Depression and coronary heart disease (CHD) are comorbid conditions, and it is thought that depression may increase the risk of CHD. However, the evidence for the latter relationship is sparse and difficult to collect. Cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) have been used effectively as animal models of CHD...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Shively CA,Williams JK,Laber-Laird K,Anton RF

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Fatigue is a common problem among cancer patients and survivors, yet the mechanisms underlying the occurrence and persistence of this symptom are not known. Activation of the immune system may evoke feelings of fatigue, which are mediated by proinflammatory cytokines. We examined whether fatigued breast cance...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Bower JE,Ganz PA,Aziz N,Fahey JL

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aging of the population implies that an increased number of people are going to need some form of care or assistance. Caregiving poses a range of physical, emotional, and financial demands and often causes burden and stress for family members. This article describes how technology can be used to provide s...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Czaja SJ,Rubert MP

更新日期：2002-05-01 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:This study was designed to evaluate the relationship between left ventricular (LV) mass and blood pressure (BP) recorded in the following contexts: in the clinic, using standard auscultatory procedures, during a typical day using ambulatory BP monitoring, and in the laboratory environment during behavioral st...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Sherwood A,Gullette EC,Hinderliter AL,Georgiades A,Babyak M,Waugh RA,Blumenthal JA

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although the association between depression and the incidence of coronary heart disease has been established in many studies, the impact of depression on the incidence of heart failure has not been previously investigated. METHODS:We examined the effect of depression (assessed by means of the Center for Epid...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Williams SA,Kasl SV,Heiat A,Abramson JL,Krumholz HM,Vaccarino V

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Lactation has been associated with attenuated hormonal responses to exercise stress in humans. This study was designed to determine the effect of lactation on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, autonomic nervous system, and anxiety responses to psychological stress. METHOD:The Trier Social Stress Test was ...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Altemus M,Redwine LS,Leong YM,Frye CA,Porges SW,Carter CS

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The goal of the study was to examine the utility of Creamer's cognitive processing theory of trauma in a sample of individuals undergoing treatment for cancer. This theory proposes that avoidance is a maladaptive strategy of dealing with intrusive thoughts about a traumatic experience and suggests that avoida...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Manne S,Glassman M,Du Hamel K

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine whether increased sleep during viral or bacterial infections supports host defense mechanisms. METHODS:To test this assumption in humans, healthy male subjects were assigned either to sleep from 2300 to 0700 hours (n = 10) or to stay awake through the night (n = 10). In the sleeping subjects Salmo...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Haack M,Schuld A,Kraus T,Pollmächer T

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This case report describes the use of sacral neuromodulation to treat urinary retention after sexual abuse. METHODS:Sacral neuromodulation was added to therapeutic regimen of a 38-year-old woman in whom chronic, complete urinary retention developed after psychological and sexual abuse during childhood. RESU...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： von Heyden B,Steinert R,Bothe HW,Hertle L

更新日期：2001-05-01 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 assessed the relation of stressful life events with survival after breast cancer. METHODS:This study was based on women with histologically confirmed, newly diagnosed, localized or regional stage breast cancer first treated in 1 of 11 Quebec City (Canada) hospitals from 1982 through 1984. Among 76...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Maunsell E,Brisson J,Mondor M,Verreault R,Deschcnes L

更新日期：2001-03-01 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:Influenza and pneumonia account for significant morbidity and mortality, particularly in older individuals. Previous studies have shown that spousal caregivers of patients with dementia have poorer antibody and virus specific T cell responses to an influenza virus vaccine relative to noncaregiving control sub...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Glaser R,Sheridan J,Malarkey WB,MacCallum RC,Kiecolt-Glaser JK

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Little is known about how patients who seek medical help for benign palpitations can be distinguished from those with clinically significant arrhythmias. This study tested whether patients with arrhythmia can be distinguished from those who are aware of sinus rhythm or extrasystoles on the basis of sex, preva...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Ehlers A,Mayou RA,Sprigings DC,Birkhead J

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to assess the effects of participation in a mindfulness meditation-based stress reduction program on mood disturbance and symptoms of stress in cancer outpatients. METHODS:A randomized, wait-list controlled design was used. A convenience sample of eligible cancer patients enro...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Speca M,Carlson LE,Goodey E,Angen M

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cardiovascular, neuroendocrine, and psychosocial profiles were investigated in women with eating disorder tendencies, but who had never met clinical criteria for an eating disorder, and in healthy controls. METHODS:Twenty-six women who scored in the highest distribution of the Eating Disorder Inventory bulim...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Koo-Loeb JH,Costello N,Light KC,Girdler SS

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Elective surgery represents a considerable source of stress for the patient. Many attempts have been made to prepare patients before surgery with the aim of reducing stress and improving outcome. This study used a novel approach to fulfill this aim by showing a videotape of a patient undergoing total hip repl...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Doering S,Katzlberger F,Rumpold G,Roessler S,Hofstoetter B,Schatz DS,Behensky H,Krismer M,Luz G,Innerhofer P,Benzer H,Saria A,Schuessler G

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objectives of this study were to test the hypothesis that high job demands and low job control (job strain) are associated with elevated free cortisol levels early in the working day and with reduced variability across the day and to evaluate the contribution of anger expression to this pattern. METHODS:...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Steptoe A,Cropley M,Griffith J,Kirschbaum C

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Biochemical host defenses at mucosal sites, such as the oral cavity, play a key role in the regulation of microbial ecology and the prevention of infectious disease. These biochemical factors have distinct features, some of which benefit the host and some that benefit bacteria. We investigated the effects of ...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Bosch JA,de Geus EJ,Ligtenberg TJ,Nazmi K,Veerman EC,Hoogstraten J,Amerongen AV

更新日期：2000-01-01 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

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objectives of the study described here were to 1) examine the coping style of patients with functional dyspepsia (FD) and 2) adopt a new interview questionnaire to examine the extent of discriminativeness in the use of coping strategies across different stressful situations. METHODS:A matched case-contr...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Cheng C,Hui WM,Lam SK

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This article provides the chemical basis for the molecular modification of H1 antihistamines in the rational development of some antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs. METHODS:A review of the literature and personal experiences have been compiled. CONCLUSIONS:The contributions of many basic scientists, the...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Domino EF

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Two important determinants of physiological stress responses have been identified, uncontrollability of the stressor and amount of effort involved in coping with the stressor. In the present experiment, we tried to identify the specific contributions of effort and uncontrollability to immune system responses ...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Peters ML,Godaert GL,Ballieux RE,Brosschot JF,Sweep FC,Swinkels LM,van Vliet M,Heijnen CJ

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Classical conditioning of insulin effects was examined in healthy humans using a placebo-controlled design. This study examined whether subjects who experienced a conditioned stimulus (CS) paired with insulin in the acquisition phase of a conditioning protocol would show a conditioned decrease of blood glucos...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Stockhorst U,Gritzmann E,Klopp K,Schottenfeld-Naor Y,Hübinger A,Berresheim HW,Steingrüber HJ,Gries FA

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Research suggests that individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are more likely to develop medical conditions and other stress-related psychiatric disorders. Given these findings and others suggesting that PTSD victims may have altered neuroendocrine and immune systems, the hypothesis that Vietn...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Boscarino JA,Chang J

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to describe the sequence of psychosocial events and infections preceding the onset of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). This information was related to the temporal development of crucial symptoms in relation to the onset of, namely, fatigue, sadness, irritability, pain, and feelin...

journal_title：Psychosomatic medicine

authors： Theorell T,Blomkvist V,Lindh G,Evengård B

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00