A5021901798- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Infant Health and Development
- Psychoanalysis and Social Critique
- Medical Practices and Rehabilitation
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Health and Medical Studies
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment
Philipps University of Marburg
2010-2024
Aarhus University
2024
Jena University Hospital
2024
Universität Trier
2024
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
2004-2008
Schön Klinik Roseneck
2004
Epidemiologic studies on hypochondriasis are very rare and have not been included in large North American community surveys until now. In order to gain information the prevalence as well socio-demographic characteristics of hypochondriasis, following study was carried out. Analyses based an assessment 1575 subjects selected by representation criteria for German community. All completed Illness Attitude Scales (IAS) responded several additional questions sociodemographics diagnostic...
Background: This study aimed at examining diagnostic concordance between Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD), Major Depressive (MDD), and Posttraumatic Stress (PTSD) among bereaved war survivors who had lost relatives due to war-related violence. Method: We investigated the rates of PGD its association with PTSD MDD 60 people first-degree violence seven years ago also experienced other events. Results: The results indicated that 38.3% sample fulfilled criteria for PGD, 55.0% PTSD, MDD. Thirty per...
Abstract Severe health anxiety (HA) is characterized by excessive worry and about one's health, often accompanied distressing intrusive imagery of signs a serious illness or potentially receiving bad news having life-threatening disease. However, the emotional responses to these illness-related mental images in relation HA have not been fully elucidated. Emotional 142 participants were assessed well-controlled script-driven task, systematically comparing with neutral standard fear imagery....
The Illness Attitude Scales (IAS; Kellner, 1986, 1987) may prove highly useful for the screening of hypochondriasis. We expected IAS subscales to be equally as effective 7-item short version Whiteley Index (Whiteley-7; Fink et al., 1999), which has previously been shown in somatoform disorders. investigated participants a German population (n = 1,575) and 61 patients with Diagnostic Statistical Manual Mental Disorders (4th ed. [DSM-IV]; American Psychiatric Association, 1994) diagnosis...
According to cognitive-behavioral models of hypochondriasis (HYP), biased attentional and memory processes related health threat stimuli are crucial for the development maintenance severe anxiety. Little is known about specificity, temporal stability, modifiability these biases via psychotherapy.In an emotional Stroop subsequent recognition task, authors compared attention health-related words (illnesses, bodily complaints, panic-related words) in patients with HYP (n = 32), other somatoform...
Although in most countries psychotherapy trainings focus on one treatment orientation, such an approach is associated with systematic shortcomings. The priorities from teaching theoretical framework should be moved to a more rigorous orientation science and evidence-based practice, the needs of patients, even if strategies different approaches need combined.
Group Therapy for Somatoform Disorders: Treatment Guidelines, Acceptance, and Process Quality Background: Patients with multiple chronified somatoform symptoms are difficult to treat in psychotherapeutic settings. Therefore a group intervention has been developed. The acceptability parts of the process quality analyzed. Method: 107 patients somatization syndrome (at least 8 physical symptoms) were treated an inpatient setting integrative behavioral-cognitive approach. They received...
Dieser Beitrag befasst sich mit methodischen Fragen, die aus den Prämissen des Qualitätsmanagements (QM) für Evaluation von Psychotherapien unter Routinebedingungen ergeben. Am Beispiel der Poliklinischen Institutsambulanz Universität Mainz wird aufgezeigt, welche Anforderungen an Datenerhebungsprozess zu stellen sind und nach welchen Kennwerten Therapieergebnisse bewertet werden können. Es Qualitätskriterien Datenqualität Erfolgsmaße vorgeschlagen. Die Ergebnisqualität sollte sowohl Hilfe...
The question of whether hypochondriasis (HYP) should be considered a somatoform disorder (SFD) or classified as an anxiety (ANX) has recently been raised. To empirically provide information on this issue, we compared patients with HYP (n = 65) those other SFDs 94) and ANX 224) regarding sociodemographic biographical variables, general psychopathology, naturalistic cognitive-behavioral therapy treatment effects. Compared SFD, were younger had fewer comorbid affective disorders less impaired...
<b><i>Hintergrund:</i></b> Kognitive Verhaltenstherapie (KVT) ist bei Patienten mit multiplen somatoformen Symptomen (MSS) erwiesenermaßen wirksam, bisher jedoch nur moderaten Effekten. Da sich diesen Hinweise für ein Emotionswahrnehmungsdefizit und Regulationsdefizit finden, wurde an der Universität Marburg Behandlungsmanual MSS entwickelt, das KVT-Elemente spezielles Emotionsregulationstraining verbindet. In diesem soll Umgang Emotionen durch Strategien...
Abstract Low motivation for psychotherapy presents a special challenge to effective therapy in patients with multiple somatoform symptoms. As part of controlled treatment study, the authors examined extent which patients' initial level has an effect on long-term outcome. After admission cognitive–behavioral center, 161 inpatients somatization syndrome were diagnosed using structured clinical interview and completed measures symptomatology, general psychopathology, psychotherapy. To test...
The effectiveness of psychotherapy in depression is subject an ongoing debate. mechanisms change are still underexplored. Research tries to find influencing factors fostering the effect psychotherapy. In that context, dose-response relationship should receive more attention. Increasing frequency from one two sessions per week seems be a promising start. Moreover, concept expectations and its influence can another auspicious approach. Dysfunctional lack their modification central symptom...
Zusammenfassung. Theoretischer Hintergrund: Obwohl somatoformen Störungen eine erhebliche klinische und sozioökonomische Relevanz zukommt, liegen bislang nur wenige kontrolliert-randomisierte Therapiestudien vor. Fragestellung: Wir untersuchten daher a.) die kurz- langfristige Effektivität eines stationären verhaltensmedizinischen Behandlungsprogramms überprüften b.) differentielle Wirksamkeit einer begleitenden kognitiv-behavioralen Gruppentherapie für Patienten mit multiplem Syndrom....
Zusammenfassung. Theoretischer Hintergrund: Kognitive Modelle zu Hypochondrie und Krankheitsängsten beschreiben vergangene Erfahrungen mit Krankheiten als einen Risikofaktor für deren Entstehung. Diese Sichtweise wird durch mehrere empirische Untersuchungen gestützt, die jedoch nicht allgemeine Ängstlichkeit der Personen hinreichend berücksichtigten. Fragestellung: Da Krankheitsängste hoch assoziiert sind, stellt sich Frage, ob frühere spezifischen Entstehung von darstellen oder lediglich...