Illness Anxiety

2018 ◽  
pp. 229-261
Author(s):  
Jennifer LaBuda ◽  
Bradley N. Axelrod ◽  
James Windell
Keyword(s):  
Illness Anxiety

Historische Entwicklung, Diagnostik und Klassifikation der Somatoformen Störungen – Vergleich von ICD-10, DSM-IV-TR und DSM-5

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (03) ◽  
pp. 149-155
Author(s):  
M. Zaudig
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Somatic Symptom ◽  
Somatic Symptom Disorder ◽  
Historische Entwicklung ◽  
Dsm 5 ◽  
Illness Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
Dsm Iv ◽  
Illness Anxiety

ZusammenfassungDer vorliegende Artikel beschreibt die aktuellen diagnostischen Entwicklungen im Bereich der Somatoformen Störung unter Zugrundelegung der aktuellen S3-Leitlinien für „Nichtspezifische funktionelle und somatoforme Körperbeschwerden“ und der historischen Entwicklung der Somatoformen Störungen (einschließlich der Hypochondrie). Neben einem Vergleich von ICD-10 mit DSM-IV-TR und DSM-5 werden die neuen Kriterien für Somatic Symptom Disorder und Illness Anxiety Disorder (vormals Hypochondrie) nach DSM-5 vorgestellt und diskutiert.

ASSESSMENT OF CORRELATION BETWEEN LEUKODERMA AND PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Mukesh Batra
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Illness ◽  
Study Participant ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Common Symptom ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Duration Of Disease ◽  
Illness Anxiety

Background: Leukoderma is an acquired disease of pigmentation which is presented by depigmented areas of different shape and sizes on the skin. In various researches it was reported that these defects in melanocytes occurred due to autoimmune pathway or the complex causation of oxidative stress and genetics. Material & Methods: In the present cross‑sectional prospective study 100 patients who were diagnosed with Leukoderma and controls who were not having depigmentation of skin and without any known clinical disease were enrolled for present study by simple random sampling. Written informed consent was taken from each study participant. Clearance from institutional ethical committee was also taken prior to the study. Results: The prevalence of psychiatric illness among leukoderma group was 22% and among 78% patients we did not found any psychiatric illness. The most common symptom was depression which was present among 22% of patients with Leukoderma and 18% patients with Leukoderma had anxiety symptoms. Among the control group depression was present in 5 % subjects and anxiety symptoms were present in 7% of subjects. The mean WHO-Quality of life scores was low among Leukoderma group in relation to the control group (p value <0.05). On correlation with psychiatric illness, observations were statistically non-significant (p > 0.05) with HAMA-A and HAMA- D. The observations were statistically significant (p < 0.05) with GHQ total and BSA score. Conclusion:  Higher prevalence of psychitric morbidity among patients with leukoderma and it was found associated with duration of disease and BSA scores. The most common symptom was depression which was followed by anxiety symptoms. Key words: Leukoderma, psychiatric illness, anxiety, depression.

Sleep in western culture

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Ekirch
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Sleep Deprivation ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Sleep Onset ◽  
Western Culture ◽  
The Past ◽  
Predominant Form ◽  
Artificial Illumination ◽  
Illness Anxiety

Although a universal necessity, sleep, as the past powerfully indicates, is not a biological constant. Before the Industrial Revolution, sleep in western households differed in a variety of respects from that of today. Arising chiefly from a dearth of artificial illumination, the predominant form of sleep was segmented, consisting of two intervals of roughly 3 hours apiece bridged by up to an hour or so of wakefulness. Notwithstanding steps taken by families to preserve the tranquillity of their slumber, the quality of pre-industrial sleep was poor, owing to illness, anxiety, and environmental vexations. Large portions of the labouring population almost certainly suffered from sleep deprivation. Despite the prevalence of sleep-onset insomnia, awakening in the middle of the night was thought normal. Not until the turn of the nineteenth century and sleep’s consolidation did physicians view segmented sleep as a disorder requiring medication.

scholarly journals Effects of Comorbidities on Asthma Hospitalization and Mortality Rates: A Systematic Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masoud Mahdavian ◽  
Blake H. Power ◽  
Shabnam Asghari ◽  
Jordan C. Pike
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Myocardial Ischemia ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Medical Outcomes ◽  
Asthmatic Patients ◽  
Obstructive Sleep ◽  
Asthma Hospitalization ◽  
Secondary Objective ◽  
Illness Anxiety

Background. Recent studies have shown that patients diagnosed with asthma who have other chronic comorbidities have severely worse medical outcomes. However, the number of available published studies in this field is lacking. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of comorbidities in asthmatic patients based on hospitalization and mortality rates. Methods. A systematic review was conducted. Data were obtained from the electronic databases PubMed, CINAHL, and Cochrane until June 15, 2018. The primary objective of this study was to determine the effects of comorbidities on asthma hospitalization and mortality. The secondary objective was to analyze the effects of asthma comorbidity with certain chronic diseases, including COPD, obesity, obstructive sleep apnea, mental illness (anxiety and depression), diabetes mellitus, hypertension, myocardial ischemia, rhinitis, and sinusitis on asthma hospitalization and mortality. Results. From potential 687 articles, only 9 were chosen based on our study inclusion criteria. Almost half of these articles were related to asthma/COPD comorbidity. There were no articles found for hypertension, myocardial ischemia, rhinitis, or sinusitis based on our inclusion/exclusion factors. Each of these 9 published articles had shown an increase in rates of hospitalization, length of stay, and/or mortality, due to asthma-related symptoms, compared to asthma-only patients. Conclusion. There was determined to be a large discrepancy between the available research for various types of comorbid conditions presenting with asthma that focus on hospitalization and mortality rates. The current available literature suggests a large impact that these comorbid diseases can have on asthma-related symptoms when present together, severely affecting a patient’s quality of life. We propose that further research on the effects of these comorbidities on asthma mortality and hospitalization can yield beneficial results to improve the management of asthmatic patients.

Attentional processing of information related to illness: Biases and associations with emotional response in young adults with different levels of illness anxiety

2020 ◽  
pp. 135910532096743
Author(s):  
Chrysanthi Leonidou ◽  
Georgia Panayiotou
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Emotional Response ◽  
Emotional Reactivity ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Regulation Mechanism ◽  
Attentional Processing ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Free Viewing ◽  
Illness Anxiety ◽  
Different Levels

This study investigated attentional processing of illness-related information and associations with emotional reactivity. 100 young adults with low to high illness anxiety levels underwent free and cued viewing tasks, while eye-tracking and emotional reactivity were recorded. During free viewing, participants showed early orienting bias and sustained vigilance bias toward illness vs neutral pictures. Increased illness anxiety predicted vigilance bias to illness vs fearful pictures. During cued viewing, participants showed avoidance bias for illness vs neutral pictures, predicted by greater cardiac acceleration. Task nature appears to influence attentional processing patterns of illness stimuli. Preliminary evidence supports that attention allocation may be an emotion regulation mechanism.

Mindfulness-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

2022 ◽  
pp. 68-88
Author(s):  
Sindhu B. S.
Keyword(s):  
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy ◽  
Workplace Stress ◽  
Third Wave ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Commitment Therapy ◽  
Acceptance And Commitment ◽  
The World ◽  
Behavioural Therapies ◽  
Illness Anxiety ◽  
Clinical Conditions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is one of the latest mindfulness-based behavior therapies shown to have compelling evidence and efficacy with a wide range of clinical conditions. ACT is so hard to categorize that it is often described as an amalgamation of existential, humanistic, cognitive-behavioural therapy. ACT is often referred as process-based CBT and is one of the ‘third-wave' of behavioural therapies. It is currently the fastest growing evidence-based therapy in the world, with currently at least 304 Randomized Control Trials (RCTs) being recorded all over the world. It has proven effective in different cultural contexts with a diverse set of clinical conditions, from depression, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, chronic pain, grief, loss and terminal illness, anxiety, and workplace stress.

Coping with psychosomatic symptoms: The buffering role of psychological flexibility and impact on quality of life

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chrysanthi Leonidou ◽  
Georgia Panayiotou ◽  
Aspasia Bati ◽  
Maria Karekla
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Psychological Flexibility ◽  
Avoidant Coping ◽  
Screening Criteria ◽  
Illness Anxiety ◽  
The Impact

Individual differences in avoidant coping were hypothesized to exacerbate quality of life impairment associated with somatization and illness anxiety symptoms; psychological flexibility was expected to moderate this impairment. Individuals from a random community sample ( N = 298; 182 females), who met screening criteria for somatization and illness anxiety, reported lower quality of life and psychological flexibility and greater avoidant coping compared to controls. Psychological flexibility significantly moderated the impact of somatization and illness anxiety on quality of life domains. Findings suggest that decreasing avoidant coping through therapy may be promising in mitigating the negative impact of these symptom categories.

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