Understanding Veterans’ Causal Attributions of Physical Symptoms
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DOI: 10.1007/s12529-020-09918-0
Abstract: Illness beliefs are significant contributors to health outcomes. Beliefs about the cause of physical symptoms are considered particularly important among those with medically unexplained symptoms and illnesses (MUS); yet little is known about causal beliefs… read more here.
Keywords: physical symptoms; symptom severity; causal attributions; severity ... See more keywords
Mental health, physical symptoms and biomarkers of stress during prolonged exposure to Antarctica's extreme environment
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2021.01.051
Abstract: Abstract The Antarctic environment is characterized by many of the same extreme stressors as long-duration space flight (LDSE), thereby providing a useful earth-based analog for examining changes in and predictors of mental health over time.… read more here.
Keywords: health; physical symptoms; biomarkers stress; prolonged exposure ... See more keywords
Understanding persistent physical symptoms: Conceptual integration of psychological expectation models and predictive processing accounts.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101829
Abstract: Persistent physical symptoms (PPS) are distressing, difficult to treat, and pose a major challenge to health care providers and systems. In this article, we review two disparate bodies of literature on PPS to provide a… read more here.
Keywords: physical symptoms; processing accounts; persistent physical; symptoms conceptual ... See more keywords
Effects of low-power laser auriculotherapy on the physical and emotional aspects in patients with temporomandibular disorders: A blind, randomized, controlled clinical trial.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2018.12.010
Abstract: OBJECTIVES This study evaluated the effects of low-power laser auriculotherapy (LA) on the physical and emotional symptoms of patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), in comparison with occlusal splints (OS). DESIGN Randomized, blinded, prospective, non-inferiority clinical… read more here.
Keywords: physical symptoms; specific physical; non specific; physical emotional ... See more keywords
Estimated prevalence of medically unexplained physical symptoms in the medicine outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in India.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2019.10.006
Abstract: PURPOSE There is a paucity of scientific evidence from the Indian subcontinent regarding the magnitude and burden of Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms (MUPS). This study aims to fill the evidence gap by assessing the prevalence… read more here.
Keywords: physical symptoms; medicine; prevalence; medically unexplained ... See more keywords
The efficacy of cognitive behavioural therapy in somatoform disorders and medically unexplained physical symptoms: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.10.114
Abstract: BACKGROUND This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to update and give an overview of the evidence from published literature that focused on the efficacy of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) in the management of somatoform disorders… read more here.
Keywords: physical symptoms; cbt; analysis; somatoform disorders ... See more keywords
Abnormal fear circuits activities correlated to physical symptoms in somatic anxiety patients.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.05.036
Abstract: BACKGROUND Somatic anxiety patients complain of physical symptoms and exhibit repeated checking behavior. Overgeneralization of fear is a characteristic of anxiety disorders. However, the role of fear in the somatic anxiety patients remains unclear. We… read more here.
Keywords: physical symptoms; fear circuits; anxiety; anxiety patients ... See more keywords
Neuroticism and extraversion are differentially related to between- and within-person variation of daily negative emotion and physical symptoms
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DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2019.01.003
Abstract: Abstract Negative emotion and physical symptoms reciprocally influence each other, and are associated with neuroticism and extraversion. It remains unclear, nevertheless, how they are associated with the daily dynamic links between negative emotion and physical… read more here.
Keywords: physical symptoms; emotion physical; negative emotion; person variation ... See more keywords
Physical effects of daily stressors are psychologically mediated, heterogeneous, and bidirectional.
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DOI: 10.1037/pspp0000396
Abstract: Prior research shows that daily stressors lead to greater psychological distress. A separate body of research links daily stressors to physical symptoms such as backaches and stomach problems. We integrate these literatures by positing an… read more here.
Keywords: physical symptoms; physical effects; daily stressors; effects daily ... See more keywords
Family Conflict, Physical Symptoms, and Post Traumatic Stress among Sexual Minorities during the COVID Pandemic: A Moderated Mediation Model.
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DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2022.2095241
Abstract: Sexual minorities experience health disparities compared to heterosexuals due to their stigmatized identies. The COVID- 19 pandemic has further exacerbated these disparities. Sexual minorities were surveyed about their experiences during the pandemic and asked about… read more here.
Keywords: family conflict; stress; physical symptoms; sexual minorities ... See more keywords
What psychological interventions are effective for the management of persistent physical symptoms (PPS)? A systematic review and meta‐analysis
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DOI: 10.1111/bjhp.12613
Abstract: Abstract Objectives Presentation of persistent physical symptoms is associated with increased health care utilization, yet clinical outcomes often remain suboptimal. This systematic review aimed to determine whether psychological interventions are effective for the management of… read more here.
Keywords: effective management; review; psychological interventions; interventions effective ... See more keywords