The Relationship Between Somatic Symptoms, Health Anxiety, and Outcome in Medical Out-Patients

2011 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 545-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis Creed
Keyword(s):  
Health Anxiety ◽  
Somatic Symptoms ◽  
The Relationship

Somatic Symptoms Mediate the Relationship Between Health Anxiety and Health-Related Quality of Life over Eight Weeks

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 244-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karly M. Murphy ◽  
Adam P. McGuire ◽  
Thane M. Erickson ◽  
Amy H. Mezulis
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Anxiety ◽  
Somatic Symptoms ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Relationship

Interpersonal Stress and Poor Health

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mette M. Aanes ◽  
Maurice B. Mittelmark ◽  
Jørn Hetland
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Somatic Symptoms ◽  
Total Effect ◽  
Subjective Feeling ◽  
Interpersonal Stress ◽  
The Relationship

This paper investigated whether the lack of social connectedness, as measured by the subjective feeling of loneliness, mediates the well-known relationship between interpersonal stress and psychological distress. Furthermore, a relationship between interpersonal stress and somatic symptoms was hypothesized. The study sample included 3,268 women and 3,220 men in Western Norway. The main findings were that interpersonal stress was significantly related to psychological distress as well as to somatic symptoms, both directly and indirectly via paths mediated by loneliness. The size of the indirect effects varied, suggesting that the importance of loneliness as a possible mediator differs for depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and somatic symptoms. In the case of depressive symptoms, more than 75% of the total effect was mediated through loneliness, while in the case of somatic symptoms just over 40% of the total effect was mediated through loneliness. This study supports the hypotheses that social connectedness mediates a relationship between interpersonal stress and psychological distress. The study also provides the first link between interpersonal stress, as measured by the Bergen Social Relationships Scale, and somatic symptoms, extending earlier research on the relationship between interpersonal stress and psychological distress.

The role of avoidance coping and illness uncertainty in the relationship between transition readiness and health anxiety

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
pp. 125-130
Author(s):  
Taylor M. Dattilo ◽  
Caroline M. Roberts ◽  
Rachel S. Fisher ◽  
Katherine A. Traino ◽  
Clayton S. Edwards ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Anxiety ◽  
Avoidance Coping ◽  
Illness Uncertainty ◽  
Transition Readiness ◽  
The Relationship

Self-Report Depression Scales in the Elderly: The Relationship between the CES-D and ZUNG

1989 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 325-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce R. Deforge ◽  
Jeffery Sobal
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Somatic Symptoms ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Common Mental Health Problems ◽  
Depression Scales ◽  
The Relationship

Depression is one of the most common mental health problems in the elderly, but there is little consensus about the best way to assess depression in the aged. The relationship between the CES-D and the ZUNG self-report depression scales was investigated in seventy-eight elderly people with osteoarthritis (mean age 71). The correlation between the scales was r = .69, with the CES-D classifying 15 percent of the participants as depressed, as compared to 6 percent by the ZUNG. Psychological symptoms had the strongest relationship with overall depression scores on both scales. No sex differences were found on psychological items on either scale, but females reported more somatic symptoms on the ZUNG. People over age seventy-four reported more psychological symptoms than their younger counterparts.

scholarly journals Usability guidelines for developing and evaluating web-based mental health interventions: Establishing a practical framework

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustav Petersen ◽  
Jakob Hyldig Nielsen ◽  
Johannes Verner Olsen ◽  
Robin Niels Kok
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Health Anxiety ◽  
Health Interventions ◽  
Heuristic Evaluation ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Usability Assessment ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Mental Health Interventions ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Even though problems with usability constitute a major challenge to the implementation of new eHealth technology, the field web-based interventions is lacking usability guidelines for development and evaluation of web-based intervention platforms. Objective: The aim of present study is to create a set of eHealth-specific usability guidelines for the development and evaluation of web-based mental health interventions. Methods: Knowledge about usability was gathered from peripheral fields of e-learning, emotional design, and human-computer interaction in a top-down approach. This knowledge was synthesized into usability guidelines for web-based interventions, which were then case-tested on an existing web-based intervention for patients with health anxiety, using the heuristic evaluation method. Results: Nine broad guidelines were developed. The subsequent case-test of the web-based intervention showed that application of the guidelines was feasible and was able to identify several important usability issues with the intervention. Conclusions: Health professionals should be included in intervention design. Future usability assessment should focus on the different usability attributes. The relationship between usability and adherence needs further investigation.

The relationship between anger management style, mood and somatic symptoms

2006 ◽  
Vol 1287 ◽  
pp. 373
Author(s):  
Kyung Bong Koh ◽  
Dong Kee Kim ◽  
Shin Young Kim ◽  
Joong Kyu Park ◽  
Chan Hyung Kim
Keyword(s):  
Anger Management ◽  
Somatic Symptoms ◽  
Management Style ◽  
Anger Management Style ◽  
The Relationship

Management of Somatic Symptoms

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Schröder ◽  
Joel E Dimsdale
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Health Anxiety ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Somatic Symptoms ◽  
Conversion Disorder ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Patient Interaction ◽  
Step Care ◽  
Physician Patient

Somatic symptoms that cannot be attributed to organic disease account for 15 to 20% of primary care consultations and up to 50% in specialized settings. About 6% of the general population has chronic somatic symptoms that affect functioning and quality of life. This chapter focuses on the recognition and effective management of patients with excessive and disabling somatic symptoms. The clinical presentation of somatic symptoms is categorized into three groups of patients: those with multiple somatic symptoms, those with health anxiety, and those with conversion disorder. The chapter provides information to assist with making a diagnosis and differential diagnosis. Management includes ways to improve the physician–patient interaction that will benefit the patient, a step-care model based on illness severity and complexity, and psychological and pharmacologic treatment. The chapter is enhanced by figures and tables that summarize health anxiety, symptoms, differential diagnoses, and management strategies, as well as by case studies and examples. This review contains  5 highly rendered figures, 10 tables, and 235 references.

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