Sono fortemente stupito dal tuo duro giudizio sulla psicosomatica.
Dato che gli psicoterapeuti di indirizzo cognitivo hanno, sia pure molto di recente, esplorato con attenzione i legami mente-corpo:
Stress and Chronic Illness: the Case of Diabetes.
By: Morris, Tony; Moore, Melissa; Morris, Felicity. Journal of Adult Development. Jun2011, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p70-80. 11p. Abstract: Globally, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is one of the most prevalent chronic illnesses. Managing T2DM is a major challenge now affecting the lives of around 200 million people. Even when medication, diet, and physical activity regimens are maintained, blood sugar levels might not be effectively controlled because stress triggers the release of sugar into the blood. This makes the management of stress an important adjunct to the treatment of T2DM. Stress includes both life stress, the major issues that people face in their lives, such as job loss, divorce, or death of a loved one, and daily hassles, smaller everyday problems, such as deadlines for work, traffic hold-ups, or family disagreements. The stress levels created by these events are exacerbated by the stress created by the demands of managing diabetes. In this paper, we first examine the evidence for the relationship between stress and poor blood sugar control in people with T2DM. Then, we consider research that has examined the impact of various stress management strategies on blood sugar level. Finally, we discuss some promising psychological techniques for managing stress that could be helpful for people with diabetes or pre-diabetes. We note the double benefit of physical activity, which directly assists in the metabolism of sugar from the blood and indirectly reduces acute stress and chronic stress reactivity, thus providing a buffer against the effects of stress for people with T2DM. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] DOI: 10.1007/s10804-010-9118-3. (AN: 60686565)The Healthy Quality of Mindful Breathing: Associations With Rumination and Depression.
By: Burg, Jan; Michalak, Johannes. Cognitive Therapy & Research. Apr2011, Vol. 35 Issue 2, p179-185. 7p. 1 Chart. Abstract: The present study examines the relationships between mindfulness and rumination, repetitive negative thinking, and depressive symptoms, employing a newly developed paradigm for the assessment of mindfulness. Derived from a central exercise of mindfulness-based interventions, 42 undergraduates were asked to observe their breath for about 18 min. Within this time period, they were prompted 22 times at irregular intervals to indicate whether they had lost mindful contact with their breath as a result of mind wandering. The results show negative correlations between the degree of the ability to stay mindfully in contact with the breath and measures of rumination, repetitive negative thinking, and depression. Moreover, positive associations with self-report data of mindfulness and a negative relationship to fear of bodily sensations support the construct validity of our new approach for the assessment of mindfulness. In summary, findings suggest the healthy quality of mindful breathing regarding depression-related processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] DOI: 10.1007/s10608-010-9343-x. (AN: 59587703)Gods, Men, and Muscle Dysmorphia.
By: Kanayama, Gen; Pope Jr., Harrison G. Harvard Review of Psychiatry. Mar/Apr2011, Vol. 19 Issue 2, p95-98. 4p. Abstract: The article offers information on body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), a psychiatric condition characterized by engrossment with a perceived deficiency in one's appearance. It states that BDD has similar features with the obsessive-compulsive spectrum. It also responds to its treatments such as serotonergic antidepressants and cognitive-behavioral therapy. It adds that muscle dysmorphia is a form of BDD in which males become preoccupied with their insufficient masculine appearance. DOI: 10.3109/10673229.2011.565250. (AN: 59462917)Nonché da approcci che non sono certo psicoanalitici:Alternative Headache Treatments: Nutraceuticals, Behavioral and Physical Treatments.
By: Sun-Edelstein, Christina; Mauskop, Alexander. Headache: The Journal of Head & Face Pain. Mar2011, Vol. 51 Issue 3, p469-483. 15p. Abstract: There is a growing body of evidence supporting the efficacy of various complementary and alternative medicine approaches in the management of headache disorders. These treatment modalities include nutraceutical, physical and behavioral therapies. Nutraceutical options comprise vitamins and supplements (magnesium, riboflavin, coenzyme Q, and alpha lipoic acid) and herbal preparations (feverfew, and butterbur). Although controversial, there are some reports demonstrating the benefit of recreational drugs such as marijuana, lysergic acid diethylamide and psilocybin in headache treatment. Behavioral treatments generally refer to cognitive behavioral therapy and biobehavioral training (biofeedback, relaxation training). Physical treatments in headache management are not as well defined but usually include acupuncture, oxygen therapy, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, occlusal adjustment, cervical manipulation, physical therapy, massage, chiropractic therapy, and osteopathic manipulation. In this review, the available evidence for all these treatments will be discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2011.01846.x. (AN: 58666273)
Medically Unexplained Dyspnea: Partly Moderated by Dysfunctional (Thoracic Dominant) Breathing Pattern.
By: Courtney, Rosalba; van Dixhoorn, Jan; Greenwood, Kenneth Mark; Anthonissen, Els L. M. Journal of Asthma. Apr2011, Vol. 48 Issue 3, p259-265. 7p. Abstract: Background. Dysfunctional breathing (DB) may contribute to disproportionate dyspnea and other medically unexplained symptoms. The extent of dysfunctional breathing is often evaluated using the Nijmegen Questionnaire (NQ) or by the presence of abnormal breathing patterns. The NQ was originally devised to evaluate one form of dysfunctional breathing - hyperventilation syndrome. However, the symptoms identified by the NQ are not primarily due to hypocapnia and may be due to other causes including breathing pattern dysfunction. Objectives. The relationships between breathing pattern abnormalities and the various categories of NQ symptoms including respiratory or dyspnea symptoms have not been investigated. This study investigates these relationships. Method. 62 patients with medically unexplained complaints, that seemed to be associated with tension and breathing dysfunction, were referred, or self-referred, for breathing and relaxation therapy. Dysfunctional breathing symptoms and breathing patterns were assessed at the beginning and end of treatments using the NQ for assessment of DB symptoms, and the Manual Assessment of Respiratory Motion (MARM) to quantify the extent of thoracic dominant breathing. Subscales for the NQ were created in 4 categories, tension, central neurovascular, peripheral neurovascular and dyspnea. Relationships between the NQ (sum scores and subscales) and the MARM were explored. Results. Mean NQ scores were elevated and mean MARM values for thoracic breathing were also elevated. There was a small correlation pre-treatment between MARM and NQ (r=0.26, p<0.05), but classification of subjects as normal/abnormal on both measurements agreed in 74%% (p < 0.001) of patients. From the sub scores of NQ only the respiratory or ''dyspnea'' items correlated with the MARM values. Dyspnea was only elevated for subjects with abnormal MARM. After treatment, both MARM and NQ returned to normal values (p< 0.0001). Changes in NQ were largest for subjects with abnormal MARM pre-treatment. There was a large interaction between the change in the NQ sub score dyspnea and initial MARM values. (p<0.001). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2011.554942. (AN: 59224774)A Longitudinal Test of the Demand–Control Model Using Specific Job Demands and Specific Job Control.
By: de Jonge, Jan; van Vegchel, Natasja; Shimazu, Akihito; Schaufeli, Wilmar; Dormann, Christian. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. Jun2010, Vol. 17 Issue 2, p125-133. 9p. 2 Charts, 5 Graphs. Abstract: Supportive studies of the demand–control (DC) model were more likely to measure specific demands combined with a corresponding aspect of control. A longitudinal test of Karasek’s (Adm Sci Q. 24:285–308, ) job strain hypothesis including specific measures of job demands and job control, and both self-report and objectively recorded well-being. Job strain hypothesis was tested among 267 health care employees from a two-wave Dutch panel survey with a 2-year time lag. Significant demand/control interactions were found for mental and emotional demands, but not for physical demands. The association between job demands and job satisfaction was positive in case of high job control, whereas this association was negative in case of low job control. In addition, the relation between job demands and psychosomatic health symptoms/sickness absence was negative in case of high job control and positive in case of low control. Longitudinal support was found for the core assumption of the DC model with specific measures of job demands and job control as well as self-report and objectively recorded well-being. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] DOI: 10.1007/s12529-010-9081-1. (AN: 50243815)Enuresis in childhood and premature ejaculation in adult life: An enigmatic similarity.
By: Ciftci, Halil; Altindag, Abdurrahman; Savas, Murat; Yeni, Ercan; Verit, Ayhan. International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice. Mar2010, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p3-7. 5p. 2 Charts. Abstract: Objective. To investigate a possible association between enuresis in childhood and premature ejaculation in adult life. Methods. The authors conducted a retrospective study, with two cohorts, consisting of 60 men with premature ejaculation, and 60 comparison subjects who were asked to assess their enuresis in childhood, a history of psychological problems. Results. While 20 (33.3%) subjects with premature ejaculation reported a history of enuresis in childhood, only seven (11.6%) subjects without premature ejaculation had this problem in childhood. Enuresis in childhood was significantly more common in men with a premature ejaculation than controls. While 35 (58.3%) patients with premature ejaculation reported a history of psychological problems, only four (6.6%) controls reported this kind of problems. There was a significant difference between these groups regarding psychological problems. Conclusion. The results of this study suggest that the history of enuresis in childhood seems to increase the risk of having premature ejaculation and psychological problems in adult life. These results lead to a premise that these disorders may share a common etiology and/or neurological pathophysiology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] DOI: 10.3109/13651500903198012. (AN: 48219311)Vorrei comprendere meglio da dove ti viene un giudizio talmente duro, se vuoi.Models of Care for Co-occurring Mental and Medical Disorders.
By: Meyer, Fremonta; Peteet, John; Joseph, Robert. Harvard Review of Psychiatry. Nopv/Dec2009, Vol. 17 Issue 6, p353-360. 8p. 2 Charts. Abstract: In this article we review practice models for treating common mental disorders in primary care. Novel treatment approaches by primary care providers and specialty providers, including collaborative care and telepsychiatric models, show considerable promise. An understanding of remaining barriers to improved care suggests several possible solutions and future directions for outpatient psychosomatic medicine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] DOI: 10.3109/10673220903463325. (AN: 45605294)
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