Differentiating Sex and Gender Among Older Men and Women
Conclusions
Calculating a gender score allows for the inclusion of a large number of variables, creating parsimonious models that are adaptable to different data sets and alternative gender definitions. Depending on the research question and the sample properties, the gender score can be used as either an adjustment or a matching variable.
Trial Registration: DRKS—Deutsches Register Klinischer Studien (Study ID: DRKS00016157). (Source: Psychosomatic Medicine)
Source: Psychosomatic Medicine - April 1, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Early Psychological Interventions for Somatic Symptom Disorder and Functional Somatic Syndromes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Conclusions
Our review shows that targeting SSD/FSS at an early stage represents a conceptual and practical challenge. Readily accessible interventions addressing transsymptomatic processes of SSD/FSS development and consolidation are highly needed. Future studies are needed to evaluate individuals with diverse symptoms, examine symptom history thoroughly, use placebo controls, and report outcomes completely to determine the efficacy of early psychological interventions for SSD/FSS.
PROSPERO Registration:CRD42020140122. (Source: Psychosomatic Medicine)
Source: Psychosomatic Medicine - April 1, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW/META-ANALYSIS Source Type: research
The Prevalence and Incidence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Depression and Bipolar Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Conclusions
People with depression are at an increased risk of both having and developing lower gastrointestinal disorders. These findings have important implications for how we understand, manage, and prevent this comorbidity in clinical practice. Further studies are needed to improve our understanding of the relationship between bipolar disorder and bowel disease as well as the role of psychotropic medication, particularly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. (Source: Psychosomatic Medicine)
Source: Psychosomatic Medicine - April 1, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW/META-ANALYSIS Source Type: research
The Interplay Between Stress and Fullness in Patients With Functional Dyspepsia and Healthy Controls: An Exploratory Experience Sampling Method Study
Objective
Fullness is a cardinal symptom in functional dyspepsia (FD). The use of real-time symptom assessment might provide more insight into factors, such as daily stress, that can influence fullness. Therefore, this study aimed to use the experience sampling method (a real-time, repeated-measurement method making use of repeated questionnaires available at random moments for a limited amount of time) to assess the association between stress and fullness in patients with FD and healthy controls (HCs).
Methods
Thirty-five patients with FD (25 female, mean age = 44.7 years) and 34 HCs (24 female, mean age = 44.1...
Source: Psychosomatic Medicine - April 1, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
Effects of Early Life Adversity on Pubertal Timing and Tempo in Black and White Girls: The National Growth and Health Study
Objective
Although exposure to abuse in early life predicts earlier pubertal timing, especially for girls, it is unclear if this association generalizes to nonabuse stressors. In addition, the impact of race on the stress-maturation association remains unknown. To address these issues, we examined whether race moderates the effects of early adversity on pubertal timing and tempo using a longitudinal study design.
Methods
In a cohort of 9- and 10-year-old Black and White girls, pubertal (areolar and pubic hair) maturation was assessed annually for 7 years. In adulthood, 368 participants (186 Black, 182 White) rep...
Source: Psychosomatic Medicine - April 1, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
Associations Between Maternal Distress, Cortisol Levels, and Perinatal Outcomes
Conclusions
We found no association between subjective distress and cortisol measures irrespective of when in pregnancy the measures were taken. Furthermore, we found no evidence for a longitudinal association between psychological measures of stress or cortisol with lower birth weight, birth weight for gestational age, or gestational age. (Source: Psychosomatic Medicine)
Source: Psychosomatic Medicine - April 1, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
The Hippocampal–Ventral Medial Prefrontal Cortex Neurocircuitry Involvement in the Association of Daily Life Stress With Acute Perceived Stress and Cortisol Responses
Conclusions
Taken together, the current study suggested a possible neurocircuitry of the hippocampus and ventral medial prefrontal cortex in the relationship between daily life stress and acute psychosocial stress. (Source: Psychosomatic Medicine)
Source: Psychosomatic Medicine - April 1, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
Stress Measurement in Primary Care: Conceptual Issues, Barriers, Resources, and Recommendations for Study
Conclusions
Although stress is recognized as a key contributor to chronic disease risk and mortality, additional research is needed to determine how and when instruments for assessing life stress might be useful in the primary care setting, and how stress-related data could be integrated into disease prevention and treatment strategies to reduce chronic disease burden and improve human health and well-being. (Source: Psychosomatic Medicine)
Source: Psychosomatic Medicine - April 1, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: REVIEW Source Type: research
Psychosomatic Medicine: Looking Forward
The new Editor-in-Chief of Psychosomatic Medicine thanks the outgoing editorial team, reflects on the longevity and impact of the journal, and looks forward to challenges and opportunities. Science—and scientific publications—must address and embrace reproducibility and replication, inclusivity and diversity, statistical advances, and more. (Source: Psychosomatic Medicine)
Source: Psychosomatic Medicine - April 1, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: EDITORIAL Source Type: research
Article Summaries for April 2022 Psychosomatic Medicine, Volume 84, Issue 3
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Source: Psychosomatic Medicine - April 1, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: IN THIS ISSUE Source Type: research
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Table of Contents
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Editorial Board
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Mind-Body Concept in Ancient Sumer
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Source: Psychosomatic Medicine - February 1, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: LETTER TO THE EDITOR Source Type: research
