То the theory and practice of psychosomatics [PDF]
Саратовский научно-медицинский журнал, 2012 The article considers the main theoretical issues of psychosomatics. It provides an overview of psychosomatic genesis models. The hypotheses of psychobiological nature of cancer and the mechanism of the placebo effect have been under the study.
Khaykin A.V.
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Psychosomatic Assessment [PDF]
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 2009 The primary goal of psychosomatic medicine is the incorporation of its operational strategies into clinical practice. The traditional attitude toward disease and the functional/organic dichotomy were criticized by George Engel in the early sixties. Only recently, however, there has been increasing awareness of the limitations of disease as the primary ...
FAVA, GIOVANNI ANDREA, Sonino N.
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Prevention of major depression in complex medically ill patients: preliminary results from a randomized, controlled trial [PDF]
, 2009 Background: Depression is highly prevalent in patients with physical illness and is associated with a diminished quality of life and poorer medical outcomes.
Alexander So +38 more
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The Dutch language version of the Toronto structured interview for Alexithymia: reliability, concurrent validity, and factor structure [PDF]
, 2013 The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Dutch version of the Toronto Structured Interview for Alexithymia (TSIA) in a clinical sample.
Bagby, Michael +7 more
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The group-based social skills training SOSTA-FRA in children and adolescents with high functioning autism spectrum disorder - study protocol of the randomised, multi-centre controlled SOSTA - net trial [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Group-based social skills training (SST) has repeatedly been recommended as treatment of choice in high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HFASD). To date, no sufficiently powered randomised controlled trial has been performed to establish
Bender, Stephan +6 more
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Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder Not Participating in an RCT: Are They Different? [PDF]
, 2010 Background: Despite the notion that randomized controlled trials are regarded as the gold standard in psychotherapy research, questions about their generalizability have been raised. This paper focuses on the differences between participants and eligible
Buchheim, Peter +5 more
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Predictors of course and outcome in hypochondriasis after cognitive-behavioral treatment [PDF]
, 2002 Background. Predictors of treatment outcome were evaluated in a clinical sample suffering from hypochondriasis. Methods: The sample consisted of 96 patients with hypochondriacal disorder according to DSM-IV or high syndrome scores on the Illness Attitude
Fichter, Manfred M. +3 more
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Parental bonding and alexithymia: A meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2011 Aim: The primary purpose of this meta-analysis was to explore, clarify and report the strength of the relationship between alexithymia, as measured by the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), and parenting style as measured by the Parental Bonding ...
Lyvers, Michael +3 more
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Legal medical consideration of alzheimer’s disease patients’ dysgraphia and cognitive dysfunction: a 6 month follow up [PDF]
, 2016 Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the ability of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients to express intentions and desires, and their decision-making capacity.
Archer T +4 more
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Consultation-liaison psychiatry services: A survey of medical institutes in India
Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2018 Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the consultation-liaison psychiatry (CLP) training and services in India. Methodology: An online survey was conducted involving at least one faculty member from the department of psychiatry working in various ...
Sandeep Grover, Ajit Avasthi
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