Balint Groups: A Catalytic Collaboration Between General Practice and Psychoanalysis
International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, Volume 23, Issue 2, June 2026.ABSTRACT This paper explores the foundations of Balint groups, a method for studying clinical relationships and countertransference. Enid and Michael Balint began holding seminars with general practitioners at the Tavistock Clinic in 1950, aiming to apply psychoanalytic principles to understand the doctor‐patient relationship.
Robert V. Dyer +2 more
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Letter to the Editor: On the Critical Nature of Psychosomatics in Clinical Practice. [PDF]
Clin Psychol EurMerlo EM, Myles LAM, Martino G.
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Cancer Medicine, Volume 15, Issue 6, June 2026.ABSTRACT Background The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) is a widely used instrument for assessing anxiety and depression in cancer patients. However, the best factor structure for an oncological setting depending on the time of diagnosis is still unclear. Aim The objective of this study was to investigate the factor structure of the German‐
Thilo Dietz +6 more
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Cancer Medicine, Volume 15, Issue 6, June 2026.ABSTRACT Background At least half of all cancer patients suffer from significant psychological distress, yet despite well‐validated screening procedures, distress often goes unrecognized or untreated. For this reason, a special training (OptiScreen‐Training) on this topic has been developed for oncology nurses and carried out on three visceral oncology
Lara Dreismann, Tanja Zimmermann
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Heatwave-related variations in psychiatric consultations and admissions: a time-series analysis. [PDF]
Front PsychiatryWedmann FM +5 more
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Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.ABSTRACT Hemolacria is a rare condition characterized by bloody tears. Its etiology is often multifactorial, but functional/psychosomatic mechanisms have been proposed when organic causes are excluded. A 48‐year‐old woman with a history of multiple traumatic brain injuries (coma in 2008, car accident in 2017) presented with refractory generalized ...
Roghayeh Mohammadi, Ahmad Alipour
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Virtual Reality Externalization (VR‐E) for Patients With Eating Disorders: A Pilot Study
International Journal of Eating Disorders, Volume 59, Issue 6, Page 1321-1329, June 2026.ABSTRACT Objective Despite significant health and psychosocial impairments, many individuals with eating disorders (ED) view their disorder as an integral part of their identity. Because this “ego‐syntonicity” is associated with low treatment motivation and treatment dropouts, we investigated the acceptability, feasibility, and effects of a newly ...
Samuel P. E. Mehranfar +4 more
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rTMS for the treatment of psychiatric disorders: a review about training courses and materials and the presentation of the training materials of the German Society for Brain Stimulation in Psychiatry. [PDF]
Front PsychiatrySchecklmann M +12 more
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Mechanisms of Gui Zhi Fu Ling Formula in Liver Fibrosis: Metabolomics and Gut Microbiota Analysis
eFood, Volume 7, Issue 3, June 2026.Our study was based on the efficacy of the phenotype in an animal model and used multi‐omics to explore the mechanism of action of the compound. We found that Gui Zhi Fu Ling Formula may ameliorate hepatic fibrosis potentially associated with increased hepatic EPA and the expression of gut Pseudomonas.
Xiaoliang Deng +5 more
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Machine learning models incorporating somatic and mental comorbidities for prolonged length-of-stay prediction in a maximum care university hospital. [PDF]
BMC Med Inform Decis MakStahl-Toyota S +11 more
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