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Loneliness and Psychological Distress

The Journal of Psychology, 1991
Research on relationships between loneliness and psychological symptoms has generally shown significant positive associations across a wide spectrum of psychopathologies. However, such results may be artificial, to some extent, given the high intercorrelations of typical psychopathology measures.
J, Jackson, S D, Cochran
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The Structure of Psychological Distress

Psychological Reports, 1995
In this study we describe the factor structure of the Psychological Distress Index used in the Quebec Health Survey and compare a model that includes psychophysiologic symptoms (29 items) with a model restricted to cognitive and affective symptoms only (18 items).
M, Préville, L, Potvin, R, Boyer
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Psychological Distress and Bereavement

The Journal of Nervous &amp Mental Disease, 1997
Some 115 bereaved subjects (43 spouses, 39 adult children, and 33 parents) were followed-up prospectively over 12 months following the acute bereavement period. They completed the Zung Depression Scale, Spielberger's State and Trait Anxiety Measure, the GHQ-28, and Eysenck's Personality Inventory at four time points.
Middleton, Warwick, Raphael, Beverley, Burnett, Paul, Martinek, Nada   +3 more
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Psychological Distress and Amniocentesis

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation, 2010
40 women who underwent amniocentesis were administered the Symptom Questionnaire to evaluate changes in psychological distress. Anxiety, depression, somatic symptoms and hostility significantly decreased after the results of the procedure were communicated to the patient, replicating the findings in a previous study.
L, Michelacci, G A, Fava, G, Trombini, M, Zielezny, L, Bovicelli, C, Orlandi   +5 more
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Social Class and Psychological Distress

American Sociological Review, 1980
Although a negative relationship between socioeconomic position and psychological distress has consistently been documented in community surveys, we know very little about the determinants of this relationship. The dominant interpretation argues that distress is caused by exposure to stressful life experiences, that lower status people are highly ...
R C, Kessler, P D, Cleary
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Psychological distress and occupational asthma

Current Opinion in Allergy & Clinical Immunology, 2009
To summarize recent findings on the psychological impact of occupational asthma, on the basis of a review of medical and psychological literature published between 1998 and 2008. For the purposes of this review, 'psychological impacts' are defined as the experience of psychological stress or distress, which refers to the experience of negative emotions
Kim L, Lavoie, Maryann, Joseph, Simon L, Bacon   +2 more
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THE PSYCHOLOGIC DISTRESS IN PATIENTS WITH CANCER

Nursing Clinics of North America, 2001
The psychologic distress in patients with cancer may be divided into three categories; depression, anxiety and neuro-cognitive changes including delirium. The supportive interventions of health care professionals along with the use of psychotropic medications have been shown to relieve depression, anxiety, and states of confusion in oncology patients ...
D, Sivesind, W F, Baile
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Psychological Distress Associated with Algodystrophy

Journal of Hand Surgery, 1997
We have carried out a prospective study of the level of psychological distress in patients with Colles’ fractures. Those who developed algodystrophy did not show increased distress before the onset of the condition.
J, Field, F V, Gardner
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The Assessment of Psychological Distress

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 1992
ABSTRACT. This paper describes the assessment of psychological distress symptoms in the hospitalized physically ill elderly using a screening instrument known as the Comprehensive Psychopathological Rating Scale (CPRS) (Åsberg et al. 1978). The methodological properties of this scale and a subscale known as the Montgomery Åsberg Depression Scale ...
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Psychological distress in patients with hyperprolactinaemia

Clinical Endocrinology, 1997
OBJECTIVEIn addition to the physical symptoms of galactorrhoea and amenorrhoea, hyperprolactinaemia in women is also reported to be associated with psychological symptoms. Previous studies have found an increased incidence of depression, anxiety and hostility in female patients with hyperprolactinaemia.
A, Reavley, A D, Fisher, D, Owen, F H, Creed, J R, Davis   +4 more
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