A case report of brief psychotic disorder with catalepsy associated with sequential life-threatening events in a patient with advanced cancer
Cancer is commonly perceived as life-threatening and universally stressful; however, brief psychotic disorder, which occurs in response to extremely stressful events, has not been reported. (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - April 11, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mayumi Ishida, Satoshi Kawada and Hideki Onishi Source Type: research
The American Psychosomatic Society – integrating mind, brain, body and social context in medicine since 1942
The American Psychosomatic Society is one of the oldest and probably the most influential scientific society in psychosomatic/biopsychosocial research worldwide. The current article delineates the historical d... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - April 8, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Christoph Herrmann-Lingen Source Type: research
Psychometric properties of the eating disorder examination-questionnaire in Japanese adolescents
Although the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire version 6.0 (EDE-Q) is one of the most widely used questionnaires for eating disorders in Western countries, no research has addressed the psychometric pr... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - April 4, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tomoyo Mitsui, Toshiyuki Yoshida and Gen Komaki Source Type: research
Randomized, placebo-controlled, phase IV pilot study of ramosetron to evaluate the co-primary end points in male patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea
Global assessment allows patients to assess improvement in multiple irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms. However, it was deemed important to assess “clinically meaningful improvements, focusing on the pati... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - March 16, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Motoko Ida, Akito Nishida, Hiraku Akiho, Yoshihiro Nakashima, Kei Matsueda and Shin Fukudo Source Type: research
Evaluation of the irritable bowel syndrome severity index in Japanese male patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea
Previous studies have indicated that ramosetron, a 5-hydroxytryptamine-3 receptor antagonist, achieves global improvement in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms in male patients with IBS with diarrhea (IBS... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - March 11, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Motoko Ida, Akito Nishida, Hiraku Akiho, Yoshihiro Nakashima, Kei Matsueda and Shin Fukudo Source Type: research
Development of a recumbent isometric yoga program for patients with severe chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis: A pilot study to assess feasibility and efficacy
Our previous randomized controlled trial demonstrated that isometric yoga in a sitting position reduces fatigue in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME). However, some patie... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - March 3, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Takakazu Oka, Hisako Wakita and Keishin Kimura Source Type: research
Job crafting, work engagement, and psychological distress among Japanese employees: a cross-sectional study
Job crafting, an employee-initiated job design/redesign, has become important for employees ’ well-being. However, most studies on the relationship between job crafting and employees’ well-being have been condu... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - February 10, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Asuka Sakuraya, Akihito Shimazu, Hisashi Eguchi, Kimika Kamiyama, Yujiro Hara, Katsuyuki Namba and Norito Kawakami Source Type: research
Assessing the validity and reliability of the Malagasy version of Oral Impacts on Daily Performance (OIDP): a cross-sectional study
Evaluating health needs includes measures of the impact of state of health on the quality of life. This entails evaluating the psychosocial aspects of health. To achieve this, several tools for measuring the q... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - February 2, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Noeline Razanamihaja and Eva Ranivoharilanto Source Type: research
Tolerable pain reduces gastric fundal accommodation and gastric motility in healthy subjects: a crossover ultrasonographic study
The objective of... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - February 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Hideaki Hasuo, Hiroaki Kusunoki, Kenji Kanbara, Tetsuya Abe, Naoko Yunoki, Ken Haruma and Mikihiko Fukunaga Source Type: research
The European Network on Psychosomatic Medicine (ENPM) – history and future directions
Within national and international societies of psychosomatic medicine the idea has emerged of bringing together and coordinating psychosomatic, behavioural, psychological and medical actions with common intere... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - January 26, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Hans-Christian Deter, Kristina Orth-Gom ér, Bohdan Wasilewski and Ramiro Verissimo Source Type: research
