Comparing the Patient Health Questionnaire – 15 and the Somatic Symptom Scale – 8 as measures of somatic symptom burden
The Patient Health Questionnaire – 15 (PHQ-15) and the Somatic Symptom Scale – 8 (SSS-8) are self-report measures which assess somatic symptom burden. The present study investigates whether the two measures are comparable in terms of their psychometric properties and estimates of symptom burden. (Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - August 2, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Anne Toussaint, Kurt Kroenke, Fitsum Baye, Spencer Lourens Source Type: research
Predicting grief intensity after recent perinatal loss
This study evaluates the validity of the PGIS via its ability to predict future intense grief based on a PGIS score obtained early after a loss. (Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - August 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Marianne H. Hutti, John Myers, Lynne A. Hall, Barbara J. Polivka, Susan White, Janice Hill, Elizabeth Kloenne, Jaclyn Hayden, Meredith McGrew Grisanti Source Type: research
A comparative prospective cohort study of women following childbirth: Mothers of low birthweight infants at risk for elevated PTSD symptoms
(Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - July 31, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nancy Feeley, Barbara Hayton, Ian Gold, Phyllis Zelkowitz Source Type: research
Increased incidence of psychiatric disorders in immune-mediated inflammatory disease
Although psychiatric comorbidity is known to be more prevalent in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMID) than in the general population, the incidence of psychiatric comorbidity in IMID is less understood, yet incidence is more relevant for understanding etiology. (Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - July 31, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ruth Ann Marrie, Randy Walld, James M. Bolton, Jitender Sareen, John R. Walker, Scott B. Patten, Alexander Singer, Lisa M. Lix, Carol A. Hitchon, Ren ée El-Gabalawy, Alan Katz, John D. Fisk, Charles N. Bernstein, For the CIHR Team in Defining the Burden Source Type: research
Vagal withdrawal and psychological distress during ventilator weaning and the related outcomes
This study investigated the associations between changes in autonomic nervous system (ANS) function, psychological status during the mechanical ventilation (MV) weaning process, and weaning outcomes. (Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - July 29, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Yu-Ju Chen, Shiow-Li Hwang, Chi-Rong Li, Chia-Chen Yang, Kun-Lun Huang, Chih-Yuan Lin, Ching-Yi Lee Source Type: research
