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Four-year follow-up of psychiatric and psychosomatic profile in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Psychological characterization of patients affected by Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) focuses on comorbidity with psychiatric disorders,...
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Stress Response Pattern of Heart Rate Variability in Patients with Functional Somatic Syndromes
Functional somatic syndromes (FSSs) represent a clinically important group of disorders that are often stress-related. Their autonomic...
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The negative association of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic with the health of mother and child considering maternal childhood maltreatment
BackgroundSocial distancing strategies during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic have left families facing a variety of different constraints. Especially in...
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Psychological Approaches to Fostering Positive Emotions in Cultural Context
Cultural belief, syndromes, idioms of distress and culture-based explanatory models play crucial role in emotional and psychological health. This...
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Irritability (Proneness to Anger) in Cancer Patients
Hostility and anger have been examined in oncology through two main approaches. The first, in conformity with the psychosomatic tradition of the last...
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Irritability (Proneness to Anger) in Cancer Patients
Hostility and anger have been examined in oncology through two main approaches. The first, in conformity with the psychosomatic tradition of the last...
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An Integrated General Theory of Psychopathology and Suicide
This article presents biological meta-theory that is intended to serve as a shared key to progress in psychiatry and suicidology. It argues that...
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Culture-Bound Syndromes During Pregnancy and Early Childhood
Culture-bound syndromes or conditions are a universal occurrence. Individuals or families embrace a diagnostic category and an explanation of certain...
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Soy CO-BYD: Proposal for an App to Cope with the Emotional Impact of Confinement During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Mexico
As time progressed, the COVID-19 pandemic, beyond being a public health challenge, became a mental health emergency. Faced with the #StayAtHome...
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Excursus: Psychotherapy for Bullied Teachers
Bullying is directly related to teacher health (Jäger, 2013). The stresses to which teachers are exposed today appear to be manifold. But not only...
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Mass Hysteria and Xenophobia: They’re Not in your Mind, or So Say Two New Books
Two recent books – The Slee** Beauties and other stories of mystery illness by Suzanne O’Sullivan (
2021 , Pantheon Books) and Of fear and strangers –... -
Alexandra Adler (1901–2001)
Alexandra Adler was born in Vienna on 24 September 1901 to Alfred Adler, the founder of individual psychology, and his Russian wife, Raissa...
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A Brief History of Trauma Discourse
The psychological concept of trauma has developed since the nineteenth century from models of traumatic neurosis with the assumption that mental...
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Quality of health care for patients with coronary heart disease and comorbid mental disorders: a prospective cohort study
BackgroundCoronary heart disease (CHD) is often associated with mental disorders (MDs). Comorbid MDs reduce the quality of life and increase cardiac...
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Development and validation of a mandarin version of demoralization scale for adolescents and young adults
The impact of demoralization among the general population has received little attention due to the lack of an appropriate measurement. Three studies...
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Mind–Body Issues in the Consultation-Liaison Service in Pediatric Hospitals
This chapter describes the interaction between mental health professionals and various pediatric services in hospital settings. There are several...
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Embodiment
Intimate partner violence (IPV) impacts both physical and mental health of victims. The embodiment refers to the inner and outer features that...
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Mental Health and Psychiatry During the Maoist Era: 1949–1976
This chapter reviews China’s mental health and psychiatry during the Maoist Era between 1949 and 1976. First, it introduces major historical events,...
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Mechanisms of Action of Mindfulness as a Prerequisite for Mindful Leadership
If one wants to deal in depth with concepts of mindful leadership, the interested person cannot avoid looking at the prehistory and the prerequisite...