Impact of chronic somatoform and osteoarthritis pain on conscious and preconscious cognitive processing [PDF]
The study investigates the impact of chronic pain (CP) on conscious and preconscious cognitive processes and on guessing behavior, and examines the mediating effect of a depressive state.
Brown +52 more
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Early Maladaptive Schemas in the Patients with Somatoform Disorders
Objective: Somatoform disorders are characterized by physical symptoms that suggest a medical condition but that are not fully explained by a medical condition.
Ýsmet Kýrpýnar +3 more
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Perinatal mental disorders in Switzerland : prevalence estimates and use of mental-health services [PDF]
Background: Perinatal mental disorders (PMDs) are the most common complication of pregnancy and the first postpartum year. Since PMD prevalence and use of mental-health services by perinatal women in Switzerland are unknown, we analysed existing health ...
Bachmann, Nicole +6 more
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Around the world, physical symptoms are the most common manifestation of psychological distress. This seeming contradiction presents a diagnostic challenge for health care professionals who are consulted to provide treatment and illness management. In many situations, it is difficult to clearly identify the psychological cause of physical symptoms, and,
Karl Julian Looper, Laurence J. Kirmayer
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The Relationship between Personality Organization and Psychiatric Classification in Chronic Pain Patients [PDF]
The assessment of PO is a crucial issue for diagnosis and treatment planning in CPPs, since it represents a measure of structural impairment that is to a considerable extent independent of axis I and II diagnoses.
Aigner, Martin +5 more
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Suicidality in somatization and undifferentiated somatoform disorders: A hospital-based study
Aim: The aim of this study is to examine suicidality in patients with somatization and undifferentiated somatoform disorders. Materials and Methods: Suicidality was assessed among 105 consecutive patients diagnosed with somatization disorder or ...
Manoj Shettar +5 more
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Dissociative disorders and other psychopathological groups: exploring the differences through the Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire (SDQ-20) [PDF]
The Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire is a self-report questionnaire that has proven to be a reliable and valid instrument. The objectives of this study were to validate the Portuguese version and to determine its capability to distinguish patients ...
Espirito-Santo, Helena +1 more
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Abstract Background Few studies have used nationwide registry data from both primary and secondary healthcare services to examine the incidence of attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children while accounting for early risk factors. We aimed to investigate trends in ADHD diagnoses and associated risk factors.
Marika Leppänen +8 more
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The relation between the patient health questionnaire-15 and DSM somatic diagnoses
Background Our purpose was to examine the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15) in Taiwan, and to explore its relation to somatoform disorders (DSM-IV) and to somatic symptom and related disorders
Shih-Cheng Liao +6 more
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Somatic symptom disorder in dermatology [PDF]
Somatic symptom disorder (SSD) is defined by the prominence of somatic symptoms associated with abnormal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors related to the symptoms, resulting in significant distress and impairment.
Levenson, James L. +2 more
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