Correlation of catecholamine content and clinical influencing factors in depression among psoriasis patients: a case-control study
Our study sought to investigate the clinical influencing factors of psoriasis patients with depression, and analyze whether the content of monoamine neurotransmitters in plasma was correlated with depression i... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - August 10, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Si-Qi Long, Jing Fang, Hui-Ling Shu, Deng-Mei Xia, Zheng-Qun Wang, Wen-Yao Mi, Xue-Li Zhang and Chang-Qiang Li Tags: Research Source Type: research

Ethyl loflazepate as a treatment for patients with idiopathic and psychogenic taste disorder
Ethyl loflazepate (EL) is a benzodiazepine derivative that has been reported to activate the gustatory cortex. Our department routinely uses EL as a first-line treatment for idiopathic and psychogenic taste di... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - August 8, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ken-ichiro Sakata, Hiroyuki Hato, Jun Sato, Takashi Iori, Noritaka Ohga, Haruhisa Watanabe, Yutaka Yamazaki and Yoshimasa Kitagawa Tags: Research Source Type: research

Validity and reliability of the Japanese versions of cognitive and behavioral scales for irritable bowel syndrome
The Cognitive Scale for Functional Bowel Disorders (CS-FBD) and Irritable Bowel Syndrome-Behavioral Responses Questionnaire (IBS-BRQ) are a useful measures to assess cognitive-behavioral aspects in individuals... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - July 23, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nagisa Sugaya, Yoshitoshi Tomita, Misako Funaba, Hiroshi Iida, Kentaro Shirotsuki, Fumiyuki Chin Gardner, Toshinari Odawara, Tetsuya Ando and Masahiko Inamori Tags: Research Source Type: research

Impact of sleep debt, social jetlag, and insomnia symptoms on presenteeism and psychological distress of workers in Japan: a cross-sectional study
Presenteeism is an indicator of productivity loss and the risk of absence from work due to mental health problems. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of sleep debt, social jetlag, and insomn... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - June 3, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Yuta Takano, Rui Ibata, Norihito Nakano and Yuji Sakano Tags: Research Source Type: research

Effects of practicing yoga on alexisomia: an open-label trial
Alexisomia refers to difficulties in the awareness and expression of somatic feelings. This idea was proposed by Dr. Yujiro Ikemi as a characteristic observed in patients with psychosomatic diseases and is bas... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - June 3, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Takakazu Oka and Battuvshin Lkhagvasuren Tags: Research Source Type: research

The effect of cognitive functional therapy for chronic nonspecific low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis
To apply the Bio-Psych-Social (BPS) model into clinical practice, it is important not to focus on psychosocial domains only since biomedical factors can also contribute to chronic pain conditions. The cognitiv... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - May 21, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Takahiro Miki, Yu Kondo, Hiroshi Kurakata, Eva Buzasi, Tsuneo Takebayashi and Hiroshi Takasaki Tags: Research Source Type: research

Roles of childhood maltreatment, personality traits, and life stress in the prediction of severe premenstrual symptoms
About 3% to 8% of women of fertile age are thought to have premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), which is regarded as a serious form of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), although the details of this common condit... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - April 28, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Chihiro Morishita, Takeshi Inoue, Mina Honyashiki, Miki Ono, Yoshio Iwata, Hajime Tanabe, Ichiro Kusumi and Jiro Masuya Tags: Research Source Type: research

Compassion fatigue in a health care worker treating COVID-19 patients: a case report
Doctors treating COVID-19 are under extreme stress. It was reported that healthcare workers providing palliative care could present elevated levels of compassion fatigue. We herein report a case if the attendi... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - April 15, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tomoe Nishihara, Ayako Ohashi, Yuko Nakashima, Takafumi Yamashita, Kazutoshi Hiyama and Mika Kuroiwa Tags: Case report Source Type: research

Psychogenic fever and postural tachycardia syndrome among school-aged children and adolescents with fever of unknown origin
Although fever is a common symptom in pediatric practice, its origin is often unknown in pediatric patients. Psychogenic fever is a stress-related, psychosomatic disease observed especially in young women. Thi... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - March 29, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Yuko Ishizaki, Yoshitoki Yanagimoto, Yuri Fujii, Mana Yamamoto and Kazunari Kaneko Tags: Short report Source Type: research

Background factors involved in the epidemiology of functional constipation in the Japanese population: a cross-sectional study
Functional constipation (FC), a functional bowel disorder with symptoms of constipation, has considerable impact on quality of life. As data regarding its prevalence and epidemiology are lacking, this study ai... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - March 10, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sayuri Yamamoto, Wataru Ohashi, Yoshiharu Yamaguchi, Shunsuke Inamoto, Akira Koshino, Tomoya Sugiyama, Kazuhiro Nagao, Yasuhiro Tamura, Shinya Izawa, Masahide Ebi, Jun Usami, Koichi Hamano, Junko Izumi, Yoshinori Wakita, Yasushi Funaki, Naotaka Ogasawara Tags: Research Source Type: research

The patterns of acceptance, mindfulness, and values for Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a web-based survey
The Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) model of human functioning uses the behavioral processes of acceptance, mindfulness, and values, which together compose psychological flexibility, the ability to contac... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - March 7, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Junichi Saito and Hiroaki Kumano Tags: Research Source Type: research

Effect of central sensitization on dizziness-related symptoms of persistent postural-perceptual dizziness
Persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD) is a chronic functional dizziness symptom triggered by psychological stress, but its pathophysiology is unknown. Central sensitization is considered the cause of... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - March 7, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kazuaki Hashimoto, Takeaki Takeuchi, Takayuki Ueno, Shunsuke Suka, Miki Hiiragi, Maya Yamada, Akiko Koyama, Yuzo Nakamura, Jun Miyakoda and Masahiro Hashizume Tags: Research Source Type: research

The association between dietary phytochemical index with depression and quality of life in iranian adolescent girls
There is increasing evidence that the dietary intake of phytochemicals is inversely associated with severity of depression and positively associated with quality of life (QoL). The present study investigated t... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - February 2, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Abbas Ali Sangouni, Azam Ahmadi Vasmehjani, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan, Gordon A. Ferns and Sayyed Saeid Khayyatzadeh Tags: Research Source Type: research

Correction to: The effectiveness of Pictorial Representation of Illness and Self Measure (PRISM) for the assessment of the suffering and quality of interpersonal relationships of patients with chronic pain
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Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - January 25, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mitsunao Tomioka, Masako Hosoi, Tomona Okuzawa, Kozo Anno, Rie Iwaki, Hiroshi Kawata, Chiharu Kubo and Nobuyuki Sudo Tags: Correction Source Type: research

Descriptive review of internet-based cognitive behavior therapy on anxiety-related problems in children under the circumstances of COVID-19
COVID-19 continues to have a global impact and has yet to converge. Behavioral restrictions in daily life are widespread, forcing changes to the behavioral patterns of people. Significant changes have also occ... (Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine)
Source: BioPsychoSocial Medicine - January 10, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kentaro Shirotsuki, Nagisa Sugaya and Mutsuhiro Nakao Tags: Review Source Type: research