abstract：OBJECTIVE:This semiprospective case-control study was performed to investigate the relationship between harmony-seeking personality and the occurrence of prostate cancer. METHODS:Out of 217 consecutive participants admitted to hospital for biopsy, 86 and 81 were classified into the case and control groups, respectivel...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Kumano H,Haseme E,Fujimoto H,Matsuoka N,Yoshiuchi K,Uchitomi Y,Akechi T,Nakano T,Kobayashi M,Agari I,Kuboki T

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate coping styles and quality of life in youth with Type 1 diabetes with and without eating disorders and to identify relationships between these variables in each group. METHODS:Adolescents were evaluated for eating disorders with a two-stage diagnostic procedure. Adolescents with and without eatin...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Grylli V,Wagner G,Hafferl-Gattermayer A,Schober E,Karwautz A

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It was examined whether unstimulated salivary cortisol levels as a psychobiological marker of stress reactivity correspond to psychological assessments of pain perception, depressive mood, and anxiety in patients with functional gastrointestinal disorder (FGD). METHODS:A total of 30 patients was diagnosed ac...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Ehlert U,Nater UM,Böhmelt A

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this preliminary study was to characterize the levels of plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and cortisol in adult patients with Asperger syndrome (AS). METHODS:Twenty medication-free individuals with high-functioning AS were recruited from a clinic specialized in autism spectrum disorders. ...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Tani P,Lindberg N,Matto V,Appelberg B,Nieminen-von Wendt T,von Wendt L,Porkka-Heiskanen T

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The lifetime prevalence of DSM-IV traumatic events and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was assessed in outpatients of a tertiary referral mental health center; differences in psychopathology and service utilization between PTSD and non-PTSD patients were evaluated. METHODS:Five hundred eighty-three out...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Tagay S,Herpertz S,Langkafel M,Senf W

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examined women's mood responsiveness on work and off days during different phases of the menstrual cycle. METHODS:Self-reports of negative, positive, and energy dimensions of mood were obtained throughout the day on two work and two off days during the luteal and follicular phases of the menstrual...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Davydov DM,Shapiro D,Goldstein IB,Chicz-DeMet A

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Despite being recognized as an important prognostic factor for the outcome in gender identity disorder (GID), psychiatric comorbidity has rarely been assessed by means of standardized diagnostic instruments. The aim of this study was to assess current and lifetime psychiatric comorbidity in patients with GID....

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Hepp U,Kraemer B,Schnyder U,Miller N,Delsignore A

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to assess the association of psychological, as well as physical and sociodemographic, indicators with patients' ratings of personal health status and diabetes control and to investigate the association of mental health and depression with errors in the perception of diabetes control. ...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Lange LJ,Piette JD

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Electrical injuries can produce physical, neurological, and neuropsychological sequelae that exist even in the total absence of a theoretical current path that includes the brain. Diffuse electrical injury (DEI) is a rarely occurring class of electrical injury (EI) that can occur even after low-voltage contac...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Morse JS,Morse MS

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to examine the illness beliefs and locus of control of patients with recent onset pseudoseizures and to compare these with patients with recent onset epilepsy. METHODS:Twenty consecutive patients with pseudoseizures of recent onset (mean duration 5.4 months) were compared with 20 cons...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Stone J,Binzer M,Sharpe M

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to measure causal beliefs in individuals with psoriasis and to explore their relationship with perceived stress, quality of life, psychological well-being and psoriasis severity. METHODS:This study was cross-sectional in design, and patients were required to complete validated...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： O'Leary CJ,Creamer D,Higgins E,Weinman J

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Early age at menarche has been found to be associated with higher oestrogen levels among girls around the onset of puberty and in early adulthood. The role of oestrogen in depression is not clear, although it affects serotonergic functions in the central nervous system (CNS). We wanted to test the hypothesis ...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Herva A,Jokelainen J,Pouta A,Veijola J,Timonen M,Karvonen JT,Joukamaa M

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the role of undifferentiated and dysregulated affects in somatoform disorders by using a multimethod assessment approach of alexithymia. METHODS:Forty patients with ICD-10 somatoform disorders (SoD) and 20 healthy controls, matched for age, education and sex, were included in the study. Alexithy...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Waller E,Scheidt CE

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the contribution of perceived importance of activities of daily living (ADL) to arthritis-specific helplessness in a sample of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients over a 1-year period. METHOD:Forty-two individuals from an outpatient rheumatology clinic completed measures of ADL importance, helpless...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Hommel KA,Wagner JL,Chaney JM,White MM,Mullins LL

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Glandular fever is associated with an approximate fivefold increase in fatigue at 6 months. Reduced levels of fitness and illness beliefs may be important predictors of fatigue following glandular fever. We therefore developed a brief psycho-educational intervention aimed at improving recovery from infectiou...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Candy B,Chalder T,Cleare AJ,Wessely S,Hotopf M

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aims to explore the prevalence and impact of psychiatric disorders on the likelihood of an organic, neurological explanation for symptoms among neurology referrals. METHODS:Consecutive new adult neurology referrals were screened for psychiatric disorders (PRIME-MD) prior to evaluation by neurolog...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Ekstrand JR,O'Malley PG,Labutta RJ,Jackson JL

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The goal of this investigation was to determine in healthy adults the effect of expectation manipulations on the development of motion sickness, as indicated by abnormal gastric myoelectric activity and subjective reports of symptoms of motion sickness. METHOD:Eighty participants, moderately susceptible to m...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Williamson MJ,Thomas MJ,Stern RM

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficacy of 20 min versus 45 min light exposure for relieving psychophysiological insomnia in the elderly. METHODS:Prospective recruitment of subjects 60 years and older with psychophysiological insomnia. Random distribution to 20 or 45 min of daily exposure to 10,000 lux for 60 days. Sleep la...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Kirisoglu C,Guilleminault C

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This review argues that "subjective health complaints" is a better and neutral term for "unexplained medical symptoms." The most common complaints are musculoskeletal pain, gastrointestinal complaints and "pseudoneurology" (tiredness, sleep problems, fatigue, and mood changes). These complaints are common ...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Eriksen HR,Ursin H

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about how patients rate their health perceptions. Our objectives were to identify systematic multivariate patterns of perceptions using cluster analysis, and to investigate associations among the clusters, psychosocial characteristics and medication nonadherence. METHODS:Demographic, clinica...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Sewitch MJ,Leffondré K,Dobkin PL

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is characterized by profound fatigue accompanied by disturbances of sleep, cognition, mood, and other symptoms. Our objective was to describe sleep architecture in CFS-discordant twin pairs. METHODS:We conducted a co-twin control study of 22 pairs of monozygotic twins where one t...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Ball N,Buchwald DS,Schmidt D,Goldberg J,Ashton S,Armitage R

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Heart failure (HF) markedly diminishes an individual's quality of life. However, little is known about how psychosocial functioning is related to heart failure physical symptom expression (e.g., chest pain or heaviness, shortness of breath) on a day-to-day basis. METHODS:Fifty-eight HF patients completed dai...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Carels RA,Musher-Eizenman D,Cacciapaglia H,Pérez-Benítez CI,Christie S,O'Brien W

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The research findings regarding the role of psychiatric illness in breast cancer are not yet clear. This report investigates the differences between patients with invasive breast carcinoma (IBC) and patients with benign breast disease regarding the psychiatric history and the current prebiopsy psychopathology...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Trikas P,Vlachonikolis I,Askoxilakis I,Sanidas E,Tsiftsis D,Paritsis N

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tricyclic antidepressants have notable cardiac side effects, and this issue has become important due to the recent reports of increased cardiovascular mortality in patients with depression and anxiety. Several previous studies indicate that serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) do not appear to have such adverse effect...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Yeragani VK,Rao R

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In this cross-sectional pilot study of couples in whom the man was diagnosed with prostate cancer or the woman with breast cancer, the purpose was to identify and compare the variables that characterize couples where both spouses are in high psychological distress with couples where the psychological distress...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Baider L,Ever-Hadani P,Goldzweig G,Wygoda MR,Peretz T

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although attempted suicide is one of the strongest predictors of completed suicide, few Japanese studies have described psychiatric differences between those who attempt suicide by overdose (OD) and those who use more violent methods (MV). METHODS:A total of 22 consecutively admitted MVs were compared to 78 ...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Murase S,Ochiai S,Ueyama M,Honjo S,Ohta T

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the strength of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients' negative illness perceptions by comparing illness perceptions and self-reported disability in patients with CFS and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:Seventy-four RA patients and 49 CFS patients completed the Illness Perception Question...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Moss-Morris R,Chalder T

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To administer and validate the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) via the Internet to a sample of persons with tinnitus. METHOD:The HADS was converted into a Web page and administered via the Internet to a sample of 157 persons with tinnitus who were recruited for participation in a treatment trial...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Andersson G,Kaldo-Sandström V,Ström L,Strömgren T

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the role of stressful events, social support, attachment security and alexithymia in triggering or exacerbating psoriasis. METHODS:Outpatients experiencing a recent onset or exacerbation of psoriasis (n=40) were compared with outpatients with skin conditions in which psychosomatic factors are ...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Picardi A,Pasquini P,Cattaruzza MS,Gaetano P,Baliva G,Melchi CF,Tiago A,Camaioni D,Abeni D,Biondi M

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews the evidence published in the English language literature concerning the pharmacological treatment of tics in patients with Tourette Syndrome. The focus is on the efficacy and safety of the current treatments. A clinical approach to pharmacological management of Tourette Syndrome patients is outli...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Sandor P

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the anger levels and their management in obese patients. METHODS:A total of 103 obese women [51 with Binge Eating Disorder (BED) and 52 without BED] were included in the study and compared to 93 healthy controls. They were assessed with the State-Trait Anger Expression I...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Fassino S,Leombruni P,Pierò A,Abbate-Daga G,Giacomo Rovera G

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There are many similarities between chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), the somatoform disorders and problems otherwise known as "medically unexplained symptoms." There is some evidence to suggest that a combination of inadequate parenting and early illness experience may predispose the individual to develop medi...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Fisher L,Chalder T

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anxiety about illness leading to restriction of activity and physical deconditioning has been hypothesized to contribute to the chronicity of fatigue. Pathological symptom attributions, personality traits, and depression have all been hypothesized to contribute to illness worry. METHODS:We compared 45 chron...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Taillefer SS,Kirmayer LJ,Robbins JM,Lasry JC

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Previous research has indicated that the concealment of homosexuality is related to poorer health among gay men with HIV. This study explored mechanisms by which concealment of homosexuality may be related to HIV disease status by examining associations between concealment of homosexuality, social support, so...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Ullrich PM,Lutgendorf SK,Stapleton JT

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A new sleep journal, Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM), will publish its first issue shortly. This journal is interested in the application of behavioral/cognitive science to the study of normal and disordered sleep. I review the historical background leading to the creation of this journal and then focus on t...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Lichstein KL

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The hyperarousal hypothesis is evaluated while controlling the influence of the quality of sleep in the night preceding the evaluation. METHOD:Eleven primary insomniacs and 11 healthy age matched controls participated to the study. Participants filled in 2 weeks of sleep logs and self-monitored their subject...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Devoto A,Violani C,Lucidi F,Lombardo C

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND METHODS:The relationship between psychological distress measured by the General Health Questionnaire 30 (GHQ-30) and risk factors for coronary heart disease, angina, electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities and chronic sputum was modelled using logistic regression on baseline data from a community study of 1...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Rasul F,Stansfeld SA,Hart CL,Gillis C,Smith GD

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objectives were to give an overview of studies on the validity of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) and to present data regarding the validity of the TAS-20. METHODS:The literature on the psychometric properties of the TAS-20 was reviewed and a study was conducted of its psychometric properties in a...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Kooiman CG,Spinhoven P,Trijsburg RW

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent theoretical approaches to the etiology of eating disorders and body image disturbances have begun to focus on multifactorial models. In the current study, the Tripartite Influence model was examined in a large sample of college females (ages 18-22). This model proposes that three primary core sources of influen...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： van den Berg P,Thompson JK,Obremski-Brandon K,Coovert M

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression increases the risk of cardiac mortality and morbidity in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), but the mechanisms that underlie this association remain unclear. This review considers the evidence for several behavioral and physiological mechanisms that might explain how depression increases the risk f...

journal_title：Journal of psychosomatic research

authors： Carney RM,Freedland KE,Miller GE,Jaffe AS

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00