Personality traits and course of symptoms of depression and apathy after stroke: Results of the CASPER study
This study aimed to examine whether personality traits predict the course of PSD and PSA. (Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - May 21, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Elles Douven, Julie Staals, Syenna H.J. Schievink, Robert J. van Oostenbrugge, Frans R.J. Verhey, Sascha Wetzels-Meertens, Sebastian K öhler, Pauline Aalten Source Type: research

A cross-sectional study on preoperative anxiety in adults
The main objective of this study was a detailed comparison of the level of anxiety about surgery and anesthesia. Other objectives included the assessment of the prevalence and intensity of preoperative anxiety. (Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - May 21, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: H. Aust, L. Eberhart, T. Sturm, M. Schuster, Y. Nestoriuc, F. Brehm, D. R üsch Source Type: research

Illness perception in patients with migraine: An exploratory study in a tertiary care headache centre
Illness perception is significantly related to several outcome measures in different medical conditions. However, little is known about headache-related causal attributions and cognitive and emotional representations in patients with migraine. (Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - May 21, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Laura Sirri, Giulia Pierangeli, Sabina Cevoli, Pietro Cortelli, Silvana Grandi, Eliana Tossani Source Type: research

Omega-3 fatty acid: A promising pathway linking personality and health
(Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - May 17, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Antonio Terracciano, Yannick Stephan, Angelina R. Sutin Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Interleukin, tumor necrosis factor- α and C-reactive protein profiles in melancholic and non-melancholic depression: A systematic review
The current diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder (MDD) do not allow prediction of prognosis and therapeutic response. A possible strategy to improve this situation is the identification of depression subtypes on the bases of biomarkers reflecting underlying pathological processes such as neuro-inflammation. (Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - May 14, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Chenghao Yang, Kim M. Tiemessen, Fokko J. Bosker, Klaas J. Wardenaar, Jie Lie, Robert A. Schoevers Tags: Review article Source Type: research

Editorial Board
(Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - May 13, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Psychological functioning in Parkinson's disease post-deep brain stimulation: Self-regulation and executive functioning
This study sought to do so in a sample of patients with PD (N  = 31) who underwent deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery for motor symptom treatment. (Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - May 11, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Hannah L. Combs, Natasha E. Garcia-Willingham, David T.R. Berry, Craig G. van Horne, Suzanne C. Segerstrom Source Type: research

Health in medicine: The lost graal
(Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - May 11, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dmitry M. Davydov Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Impact of psychiatric comorbidities on outcomes of elderly liver transplant recipients
This study evaluated the impact of psychiatric comorbidities in liver transplant (LT) recipients aged ≥65 years (elderly) on length of hospital-stay (LOS), death, and a composite outcome of graft loss or death. (Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - May 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Shehzad K. Niazi, Terry D. Schneekloth, Adriana R. Vasquez, Andrew P. Keaveny, Susan Davis, Melissa Picco, Michael G. Heckman, Nancy N. Diehl, Sheila G. Jowsey-Gregoire, Teresa A. Rummans, C. Burcin Taner Source Type: research

Association between social participation and incident risk of functional disability in elderly Japanese: The Ohsaki Cohort 2006
Although several longitudinal studies have examined the relationship between social participation and incident functional disability, the related mechanisms have remained unclear. The aim of this study was to examine the mechanisms linking social participation to incident functional disability. (Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - May 9, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tatsui Otsuka, Yasutake Tomata, Shu Zhang, Kemmyo Sugiyama, Fumiya Tanji, Yumi Sugawara, Ichiro Tsuji Source Type: research

Organizational justice, justice climate, and somatic complaints: A multilevel investigation
Organizational justice refers to perceived fairness at the workplace. Individual perceptions of injustice have been linked to reduced mental and physical health. However, perceptions of injustice also exist at the aggregate level of departments, reflecting a shared perception, denoted as justice climate. There is evidence that this shared perception independently predicts individual distress levels (e.g., anxiety, depression), which might negatively affect somatic symptom perception and reporting. (Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - May 9, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Raphael M. Herr, Jos A. Bosch, Adrian Loerbroks, Bernd Genser, Christian Almer, Annelies E.M. van Vianen, Joachim E. Fischer Source Type: research

Do we have to rethink Complex Regional Pain Syndrome?
(Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - May 9, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Constanze Hausteiner-Wiehle, Peter Henningsen Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Executive function is associated with diabetes-specific disordered eating in young adults with type 1 diabetes
Disordered eating behavior in young adults with type 1 diabetes is overrepresented and associated with significant negative health consequences. Thus, determining the key correlates of these behaviors is essential. The aim of the present study was to determine the association between executive function and disordered eating in young adults with type 1 diabetes, relative to a control group without diabetes. (Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - May 8, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Melanie M. Broadley, Melanie J. White, Brooke Andrew Source Type: research

Sex and family history of cardiovascular disease influence heart rate variability during stress among healthy adults
This study evaluated sex differences in HRV response to speech stress among men and women (age range 30 –49 years) with and without a documented FH of CVD. (Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - April 28, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Charles F. Emery, Catherine M. Stoney, Julian F. Thayer, DeWayne Williams, Andrew Bodine Source Type: research

Neuroticism predicts all-cause mortality over 19-years: The moderating effects on functional status, and the angiotensin-converting enzyme
To examine if the personality traits neuroticism, extraversion, and openness to experience are related to all-cause mortality in older adults over a follow-up period of 19  years. (Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - April 28, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: P áraic S. O'Súilleabháin, Brian M. Hughes Source Type: research