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Filter by:This uncontrolled feasibility pilot study explores the acceptability and potential effect of a 14 week, 11-module, therapist-assisted, internet-delivered treatment program, "One step at the time", for patients moderately affected by Bodily Distress Syndrome. The study includes 25 participants aged 18-60 with multiple functional somatic symptoms for a duration of minimum 6 months. The focus of the feasibility trial is evaluation of treatment response, treatment satisfaction, program utility, recruitment and retention rates, data completion rates, and time requirement. The primary feasibility criterion is a +2.0 points change in patient-rated physical health measured by the SF-36 aggregate score physical health from before to after treatment.
With the rapid aging and worsening psychological problems worldwide, the special focus on somatic symptom and other psychological diseases of the older population is needed. However, there is no research comparing the incidence of somatic symptom between elderly and non-elderly, and clinical relevance with somatic symptom is uncertain. The study aims to clarify the prevalence of somatic symptom, depression and anxiety disorders in China, to compare physical and psychological difference between the elderly and non-elderly and to explore risk factors for somatic symptom in the elderly.
About 70-80% of patients with somatic symptom disorder (SSD) visit the general medical hospital instead of psychiatric or other mental health settings. The current self-reporting questionnaires are neither sufficiently considering companioned anxiety or depression nor validated for monitor the treatment efficacy of such group. The Somatic Symptom Scale-China (SSS-CN) is developed due to the urging clinical demanding in general hospital. The study aims to investigate whether the SSS-CN could serve as a timely and practical instrument to detect SSD and assess the severity of the disorder.
The Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15) is a frequently used questionnaire to assess somatic symptom burden. The Somatic Symptom Scale China (SSS-CN) was recently developed as a comprehensive self-report instrument in assessing somatic symptom burden, but its assessment value has not yet been widely tested in a nationwide. The study aims to investigate the reliability of the SSS-CN, to validate discriminate validity and factorial validity, and to investigate its utility in patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) based on multi-centers inpatients.
Background: An increasing number of adolescents report recurrent functional somatic symptoms. Some experience persistent symptoms and may receive functional somatic syndromes (FSS) diagnoses (i.e. symptoms not attributable to any known conventionally defined physical disease), characterised by severe disability and reduced quality of life. The aim of this study is to: 1. Develop an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)-based group intervention for adolescents with severe FSS (conceptualized as Bodily Distress Syndrome (BDS), see detailed description). 2. Examine the efficacy of group based ACT in adolescents (aged 15-19 years) with severe FSS. The ACT-based treatment, with 9 sessions of group therapy and one follow up meeting is compared to standard treatment/enhanced usual care, which is one single advisory consultation. The study includes approximately 120 patients.
The strong demand for primary care (PC) services in Spain exceeds resources. Part of this demand is due to the increasing number of anxiety, depression, and somatization disorders that affect the general population. These disorders, commonly known as emotional disorders, are very common in Spanish PC settings, they are poorly detected by physicians, rarely receive adequate treatment (if they receive treatment it is mostly drugs instead of psychological treatment), they generate a highly frequent use of PC services, a greater burden than physical diseases and tend to become chronic without treatment. Other countries have successfully put psychological techniques in PC into practice (in the United Kingdom the program known as "Improving Access to Psychological Therapies" has obtained very positive results) in order to correctly diagnose and treat emotional disorders. The results obtained in terms of symptoms, quality of life, diagnosis, etc., have been better than the usual treatment offered in PC services, involving no side effects, fewer relapses, and lower costs in the long term. The general aim of this study is to test how well a psychological treatment program for anxiety, depression, and somatization disorders works in PC and to compare the results obtained after seven 90-minute group sessions (every to two to four weeks approximately, for a period of 24 weeks) with the usual treatment offered in Spanish PC services. Similar results to the ones already obtained in other countries are expected to be found. Approximately 1130 adults, regardless of their age and sex, with an anxiety, depression and/or somatization disorder (diagnosed with a simple and short questionnaire) will participate in this study. Participation will be voluntary and confidentiality will be guaranteed. Half of the participants in the study will be randomly assigned to receive their usual care and the other half will receive psychological treatment, within the same health care centre. Since it is a "double-blind" study, neither the health professional nor the patient will know which treatment will be applied. Psychological assessments will be carried out before and after receiving treatment and participants will be followed up at 3, 6 and 12 months. Participation will pose no risks different from the typically present when receiving usual treatment. The aim of this study will be to maximize benefits and reduce potential harms (principle of proportionality).
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of a short-term emotional stimulation on the mood of healthy persons.
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in groups on functional level, emotional problems, and use of health care in patients with severe health anxiety in a randomized, controlled design.
The aim of the study is to examine the efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) in patients with functional disorders defined as severe Bodily Distress Disorder. Hypothesis: MBCT can ameliorate the symptoms of FD defined as severe Bodily Distress Disorder and decrease health care utilization beyond the effect of shared care. Patients treated with MBCT will function better physically and socially than patients treated with shared care at 12 months' follow-up.
This study will examine the long-term effect of cognitive-affective behavior therapy on the physical symptoms, functioning, and health care utilization of people with somatization disorder.