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May 19, 2010

What Is The Desire Behind Binge Eating?

A German study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics explores what is behind binge eating. Several studies have suggested that negative emotions may have a causal impact on the occurrence of binge eating in binge eating disorder (BED)...

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March 4, 2010

Does Inability To Express Emotions Affect Outcome Of Coronary Angioplasty?

A French investigation published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics has explored the outcome in terms of physical functioning of coronary angioplasty...

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March 3, 2010

When Abdominal Pain In Children Has No Apparent Cause: What Is Behind?

A systematic review that is published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics by Schulte and associates (University of Bremen, Germany) analyzes what is the psychosomatic component of abdominal pain with no apparent cause in children...

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Has Exercise Treatment A Role In Improving Mood Swings?

A paper that is published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics analyzes the role of exercise treatment in mood swings. Outcomes are frequently suboptimal for patients with bipolar disorder who are treated with pharmacotherapy alone...

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February 24, 2010

Why Studies Performed In Different Countries Yield Different Rates Of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder?

A study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics provides new insights in the different rates of post-traumatic stress disorder that are found in studies performed in different countries. Recent epidemiological studies using consecutive patients have reported inconsistent findings in the prevalence of accident-related PTSD in developed countries...

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Anxiety And Psychosomatic Symptoms: The German Experience

A study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics reports on a long term extensive experience of treatment of psychosomatic symptoms related to anxiety in German psychosomatic units. This study reports on a long term extensive experience of treatment of psychosomatic symptoms related to anxiety in German psychosomatic units...

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February 9, 2010

Can Memory Be Improved? A Meta-Analysis Suggests It Does

A meta-analysis published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics by Swiss investigators B. Metternich and associates indicates the effectiveness of non pharmacological interventions on memory complaints. Subjective memory complaints (SMC) in the absence of psychiatric or neurological disorders are common among older adults...

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October 29, 2009

Is Childhood Sexual Abuse Linked To Inability To Express Emotions In Adulthood?

An investigation published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics explores the link between child sexual abuse and inability to express emotions in adulthood. Alexithymia, a clinical condition typified by a reported inability to identify or describe one's emotions, is associated with various forms of psychopathology, including depression.

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October 23, 2009

Bulimia Nervosa: Is Inpatient Treatment Better Than Day Treatment?

A German study published in the fifth issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics compares the differences between inpatient and day treatment of bulimia nervosa. The Authors reported in detail on the design and 3-month outcome in a previous article and present the results of the 12-month follow-up in this letter. Fifty-five of 204 patients screened at an outpatient clinic fulfilled the inclusion c

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September 1, 2009

Can Psychosocial Stress At Work Put At Risk Of Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis?

A Swedish study published in one of the latest issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics discloses new relationships between stress at work and development of rheumatoid arthritis. Psychosocial work stress, in terms of high psychological demands, low decision latitude or the combination of these stressors (job strain), is associated with an increased risk of several diseases (e.g. cardiovasc

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