Elevation of tumor necrosis factor alpha levels is associated with restless legs symptoms in clinically depressed patients
Restless legs syndrome is a sensorimotor disorder associated with several mental illnesses particularly depression. (Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - September 21, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Piritta Auvinen, Pekka M äntyselkä, Hannu Koponen, Hannu Kautiainen, Katariina Korniloff, Tiina Ahonen, Mauno Vanhala Source Type: research
Predicting patient reassurance after colonoscopy: The role of illness beliefs
This study investigates demographic and psychological predictors of patient reassurance after receiving normal test results following a colonoscopy. (Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - September 20, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Chiara Gasteiger, Rebekah Sherriff, Alan Fraser, Meike C. Shedden-Mora, Keith J. Petrie, Anna S. Serlachius Tags: Short communication Source Type: research
Mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale: Construct validation in Spanish breast cancer patients
The Mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale (MiniMAC) is widely used to evaluate cancer patients' psychological responses to diagnosis and treatment. Validation studies of the scale have shown inconsistency in the obtained factor structures. The aim of this study was to explore the factor structure, using Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), and other psychometric properties of the MiniMAC in Spanish breast cancer patients. (Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - September 14, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Yolanda Andreu Vaillo, Sergio Murgui P érez, Paula Martínez López, Rocío Romero Retes Source Type: research
Posttraumatic growth among people living with HIV: A systematic review
The aim of this systematic review was to analyse, synthesise and review existing results on posttraumatic growth (PTG) among PLWH. In particular, we investigated the relationship of PTG with sociodemographic, HIV-related clinical variables, positive and negative psychological correlates as well as HIV-related social issues among PLWH. (Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - September 14, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Marcin Rzeszutek, Ewa Gruszczy ńska Tags: Review article Source Type: research
Retrospectively reported childhood adversity is associated with asthma and chronic bronchitis, independent of mental health
Several researchers have raised the concern that the cross-sectional association of retrospectively reported childhood adversity with self-reported onset of asthma and chronic bronchitis in adulthood may be confounded, as well as mediated by an individual's mental health. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of retrospectively-reported childhood adversity on self-reported onset of asthma and chronic bronchitis in adulthood, independent of potential confounding and mediating variables (including respondent's mental health). (Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - September 13, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mashhood Ahmed Sheikh Source Type: research
Self-esteem is related to anxiety in psoriasis patients: A case control study
In this study, the importance of coping strategies and self-esteem as potential targets were tested. (Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - September 11, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Anna S łomian, Patryk Łakuta, Beata Bergler-Czop, Ligia Brzezińska-Wcisło Source Type: research
The target for intervention in psoriasis patients: Self-esteem
In this study, the importance of coping strategies and self-esteem as potential targets were tested. (Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - September 11, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: A. S łomian, P. Łakuta, B. Bergler-Czop, L. Brzezińska-Wcisło Source Type: research
Vital exhaustion and risk of alcohol use disorders: A prospective cohort study
We examined the prospective association between vital exhaustion and risk of alcohol use disorders (AUD). Furthermore, we investigated whether cohabitation status modifies the effect of this potential association. (Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - September 7, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Emilie Just- Østergaard, Erik L. Mortensen, Janne S. Tolstrup, Trine Flensborg-Madsen Source Type: research
Factors associated with fear of progression in chinese cancer patients: sociodemographic, clinical and psychological variables
Fear of progression (FoP) is a widespread problem among cancer patients and is considered to be one of the most distressing psychological consequences of cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of sociodemographic, clinical, and psychological variables to FoP in Chinese cancer patients. (Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - September 7, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Yuan Yang, Hengwen Sun, Ting Liu, Jingying Zhang, Hongmei Wang, Weijiang Liang, Yu Chen, Bin Zhang Source Type: research
Quality of life in drug-resistant epilepsy: relationships with negative affectivity, memory, somatic symptoms and social support
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Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - September 7, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Irene Cano-L ópez, Kevin G. Hampel, Mercedes Garcés, Vicente Villanueva, Esperanza González-Bono Source Type: research
Editorial Board
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Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - September 4, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Validation of the Stanford Proxy Test for Delirium (S-PTD) among critical and noncritical patients
The objective of our study was to validate the S-PTD among a mixed sample of patients in both the intensive care unit (ICU) and non-ICU settings. (Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - August 30, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Fahad D. Alosaimi, Ayedh Alghamdi, Raya Alsuhaibani, Ghadah Alhammad, Amjad Albatili, Latifah Albatly, Bandar Althomali, Fadi Aljamaan, Jos é R. Maldonado Source Type: research
Cognitive and emotional processes influencing patient presentation or non-presentation of oral Cancer symptoms to healthcare professionals
Greater time that patients take to present symptoms to health care providers (HCPs) increases the likelihood of later stage cancer, which increases mortality and morbidity in symptomatic cancers. The common-sense model (CSM) is used to understand time to first consultation with a healthcare provider, but inconsistencies exisy between its current use and important empirical findings. (Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - August 22, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Stephen L. Brown, Juliet Bell, Richard J. Shaw Source Type: research
An experimental litmus test of the emerging hypothesis that persistent physical symptoms can be explained as perceptual dysregulation
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Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - August 22, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: N. Lehnen, P. Henningsen, C. Ramaioli, S. Glasauer Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Investigating post-stroke fatigue: An individual participant data meta-analysis
The prevalence of post-stroke fatigue differs widely across studies, and reasons for such divergence are unclear. We aimed to collate individual data on post-stroke fatigue from multiple studies to facilitate high-powered meta-analysis, thus increasing our understanding of this complex phenomenon. (Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - August 14, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Toby B. Cumming, Ai Beng Yeo, Jodie Marquez, Leonid Churilov, Jean-Marie Annoni, Umaru Badaru, Nastaran Ghotbi, Joe Harbison, Gert Kwakkel, Anners Lerdal, Roger Mills, Halvor Naess, Harald Nyland, Arlene Schmid, Wai Kwong Tang, Benjamin Tseng, Ingrid van Source Type: research
