Sentences with word «somatisation»

Randomised controlled trial of disclosure of emotionally important events in somatisation in primary care

Main exclusions: current Axis I disorders (except simple phobia, somatisation disorder, dysthymia, or depression not otherwise...

This is the first direct comparison, conducted in primary care, of the clinical effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy and relaxation training for easing hypochondriacal beliefs and somatisation symptoms.

The psychological symptoms of women requesting implant removal were noted with symptoms of somatisation (pre-occupation with physical sensations / pain) and obsessive - compulsions (ruminations, increased breast checking).

It perpetuates the problem by feeding the fear that gives rise to anxiety and somatisation in susceptible individuals.

The case concerned a 52 - year - old woman with a «dissociative disorder of movement and a somatisation disorder» who was «largely unable to move».

Many patients who experience significant health anxiety and somatisation, and who also over-utilise medical services, are unresponsive to standard medical care.1 Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) has been shown to provide modest reductions in symptomatology and healthcare utilisation in these patients.1 Relaxation training (RT) also has been shown to benefit this population, but has been less widely studied.1

Psychological distress: The BSI 1827 assessed psychological distress through three subscales of depression, anxiety and somatisation, and also yields an overall distress score, the GSI.

Diagnosis of CFS was made according to the UK criteria, 1 but all participants met US consensus criteria as well.2 Patients were excluded from the open trial, but not treatment, if they had life long problems of somatisation, severe depression with suicidal ideation, or self harming behaviour.

Two indices were used to capture child internalising (i.e., somatisation, anxiety, depression) and externalising problem behaviour (i.e., hyperactivity, conduct problems, aggression) producing standardised scores in each domain.